retained ownership

Choosing the best bull for your operation and environment

Genetic improvement looks different on different operations, and the surest way to achieve it is to develop a breeding plan and understand your environment before choosing a bull.

February 21, 2024

Patrick Wall and Randie Culbertson

When selecting a bull, you want a bull who will add value to your operation, but the bull and his progeny must also be able to survive and thrive in the environment within your fences. So how do you choose the right bull?

Generational nutrition: The key to building your beef herd

Nutrition is about more than an animal’s present health and efficiency. What a cow eats can impact generations down the road, and producers have the power to help their cattle unlock their fullest genetic potential.

May 17, 2023

Jason Russell

Every cow and calf in your herd is a representation of hard work and calculated management decisions. Each new generation has the ability to serve as a building block for future performance and profitability.

3 marketing decisions to increase profitability this fall

Tight margins point the spotlight on a variety of important marketing considerations, including adding value to cattle, market timing and risk management.

September 30, 2022

Meranda Small and Brett Wilder

Cattle markets continue to be strong, with all classes of cattle trading above year-ago and five-year average historical prices. High farm gate prices can lead to exciting marketing opportunities across the value chain, but they can also lead to complacency.

Putting a pencil to retained ownership this spring

Even though most with cattle to sell may have already made that choice, it’s worth considering the outcomes if you do still have cattle you have the option to retain.

April 25, 2022

Justin Benavidez

This year is relatively unique for wheat calves. Very little wheat is available on the Southern Plains. Even where irrigated wheat has come up, the current value of wheat sent many winter stocker calves through the sale barn relatively early this year.

How to pick a feedyard

September 17, 2021

Abbie Burnett

Have cattle to feed? Avoid the cookie-cutter plans, says Warren Rusche, extension feedlot specialist at South Dakota State University. Not every ranch, pen or feedlot is alike or ideally suited to handle the same class of cattle.

Considering retaining ownership? Bolster calves with a strong mineral program

September 3, 2021

Mark Robbins

We often hear about the pros and cons of retained ownership of calves post-weaning. I Googled it and got 1.5 million hits, so it is a popular subject. Much of the debate revolves around the following:

Strategies to market calf-feds earlier

August 24, 2021

Garrett Preedy

Every year, around the end of fall harvest, cattle producers contemplate what to do with their freshly weaned calves: either hold ’em or sell ’em.

Midwest/North: Collecting the right records

August 25, 2020

Erika Lundy-Woolfolk

Many spring-calving cows and calves will go through the working facilities this time of year for annual pregnancy checks and weaning vaccinations, so fall provides a good opportunity to compile data and evaluate how the production cycle went.

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ARTICLES

Choosing the best bull for your operation and environment

Generational nutrition: The key to building your beef herd

3 marketing decisions to increase profitability this fall

Putting a pencil to retained ownership this spring

How to pick a feedyard

Considering retaining ownership? Bolster calves with a strong mineral program

Strategies to market calf-feds earlier

Midwest/North: Collecting the right records

West: The value of records

South Central: Heifer development from weaning to breeding

Southeast: BCS – one of the best tools you have

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