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West: Evaluating feet and leg structure

June 21, 2024

While the exact cost of developing heifers on your farm or ranch may vary, heifer development is very expensive, so being selective with which heifers we keep on the operation is critical.

Genetic testing benefits from a commercial cattleman’s point of view

Three commercial cattlemen share their experiences with genomic testing and how it has benefited their cattle individually and collectively.

August 2, 2023

Allyson Dalton

Over the past few years, genetic testing has become more readily available and used by commercial cattlemen. Information that was once used mainly by registered cattle producers is being utilized to make improvements on commercial operations and produce higher-performing cattle by making decisions with more information.

South-Central: Top traits for replacement heifer selection

June 26, 2023

Jason Banta

Heifer selection is important because of the long-term impacts it can have on an operation.

What type of cows should be in your robotic milking system?

With the advent of robotics and their associated data, producers have greater access to high-quality metrics allowing them to create more efficient breeding programs and traits specific to robot cows, which are likely the next evolution in dairy cattle genetics.

April 24, 2023

Dan Meihak

Should this cow stay in the herd or should she find a new career? Robots don’t lie. Let their data help you decide.

All they’re cracked up to be

The folks at Lazy JB Angus know there’s more to producing quality cattle than looking good in a show ring.

February 7, 2023

Tyrell Marchant

Kathi Creamer remembers it like it was yesterday – the moment she knew she’d found her life’s calling. She was 9 years old, following her 4-H club as they made their rounds of the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

Check the ‘engine and transmission’ when bull buying

January 10, 2022

Kalyn Waters

Whenever someone gets a new truck, there are always two questions you have for them: 1. What engine does it have in it? 2. What transmission did you get?