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Profit Tips: Equipment - Portable calf hut

05/15/2012 6:05:00 AM
Rancher Phillip Hofer converted a salvaged water tank into a portable shelter for newborn calves. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Genetics - Seek simplicity in genetic selection

05/15/2012 6:00:00 AM
With the availability of expected progeny differences, selection indexes and genomic ratings for a wide range of traits, genetic decisions can become complex and intimidating. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Animal Health - Prevent anaplasmosis

05/15/2012 6:00:00 AM
The mild winter and early spring in many parts of the country created favorable conditions for insects and other vectors of disease such as anaplasmosis, specialists warn. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Forage Management - Don’t rush to restock

05/15/2012 6:00:00 AM
Experts with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are advising beef cattle producers to use caution and strategic planning when thinking about restocking herds after drought. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Cow-calf management - Breed heifers early

05/15/2012 6:00:00 AM
A variety of estrus-synchronization programs help get the heifers bred in a timely manner, including simple estrus detection, estrus detection with timed AI and fixed-timed AI protocols. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Cow-calf management - Implants in nursing calves

04/12/2012 6:00:00 AM
As ranchers think about vaccination programs they’ll use at branding, University of Nebraska cow-calf and range-management specialist Karla Jenkins, PhD, says only a few consider how growth implants could be used as a management tool for the nursing calf. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Equipment - Fencing organizer

04/12/2012 6:00:00 AM
Management-intensive grazing practices usually require moving electric fences regularly. That means keeping a supply of replacement posts and wire at the ready. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Cow-calf management - Selecting replacement heifers

04/12/2012 6:00:00 AM
Several years of herd liquidation, compounded by severe drought, make replacement heifers a valuable commodity as ranchers seek to add numbers. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Finance - Lease or own cows and bulls?

04/12/2012 6:00:00 AM
In several situations, ranchers might want to consider leasing arrangements for establishing or expanding a beef herd. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Equipment - Durable mineral feeder

03/14/2012 6:05:00 AM
Commercial mineral and salt feeders are one expense Richard Roth eliminates on the IX Ranch, Big Sandy, Mont. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Marketing - Traits that add value to calves

03/14/2012 6:00:00 AM
Calving season is still underway for many ranches, but this is a good time to begin planning and preparing to receive top prices when those calves go to market. ... Full story.

Profit Tips: Pasture Management - 300 days of grazing

03/14/2012 6:00:00 AM
As prices for harvested feeds, fuel and fertilizer continue to rise, cow-calf and stocker operators recognize that more grazing and less feeding can reduce production costs and improve profits. With that in mind, specialists at the University of Arkansas have developed a “300 Day Grazing Program.” ... Full story.
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