Features
Can sustainability become the new ‘green’?
As a business initiative, sustainability’s hotter than global warming. But how do retailers sell shoppers on its importance for the meat they buy? An elite panel shares some savvy insights.
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Good for cattle, good for people
Handling practices that minimize stress in cattle can also improve worker efficiency and safety.
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Calf marketing 2010: Is retaining ownership worth the risk?
Higher calf and stocker prices put ranchers in an enviable position this fall.
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Wetlands Reserve Program
The Wetlands Reserve Program adds value to enrolled acreage.
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Gentle giant of the beef industry
Kenny Monfort: remembered as a businessman and a gentleman.
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One man’s vision for No Man’s Land
Ladd Hitch was a pioneer cattle feeder, rancher and agricultural entre-preneur.
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Plan now, graze later
Preparation during the growing season can extend grazing and reduce winter feed expenses.
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Surveys identify priorities
Calving ease remains a priority, but disposition, maternal traits and carcass value are becoming more important.
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Calf nutrition: value-added attribute?
Producers hope to attract buyers by improving feeder-calf health.
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Accelerated growth curve
More producers using genomic-enhanced selection as information expands.
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Humane handling
Can we ever agree on what it means?
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- Cattle producers turn to MSU for reproduction class
- NCBA Op-Ed: EPA’s data sharing incident a debacle
- Cow-calf corner: Review calving season and make improvements
- Feeder cattle review: Feed report neutral to slightly bearish
- Cattle Outlook: Retail choice beef up 9% over past 2 years
- United States Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
- Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
