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TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT SCOURS IN CALVES
Many ranchers experience a few cases of diarrhea in young calves, and some years are worse than others. Scours can be caused by certain kinds of bacteria, viruses or protozoa.
23 Jan 2012, 5:44 pm | click here to view more
SOUTHEASTERN CATTLE PRODUCERS COULD MAKE MONEY WITH STOCKERS
“Rain or shine, wet or dry, do you want to make more money from your cows next year?” asks a Texas AgriLife Research forage scientist.
25 Jan 2012, 5:43 pm | click here to view more
Santa Gertrudis: A true American breed
A true American breed They are the product of east meeting west in Texas.Santa Gertrudis cattle
14 Jan 2012, 11:42 pm | click here to view more
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
Lonnie Johnson had plenty of phobias if you paid close attention, or if you'd known him since he was a kid like Hooter and the gang had.
23 Jan 2012, 5:44 pm | click here to view more
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2012 National Santa Gertrudis junior show
THE national Santa Gertrudis junior show was held at Morgan Park, Warwick, from January 10- 14, much to the pleasure of entrants and visitors same.
19 Jan 2012, 1:19 pm | click here to view more
REPOPULATION AFTER DROUGHT SPAWNS NEW RULES
Looking into the future has always been somewhat tricky in the beef business. Far sighted visions or crystal ball predictions stemming around what next year's calf crop is going to look like or where future prices will be are often put on hold by more immediate tasks at hand. Planning ahead can often be tied to the immediacy of mom Nature.
25 Jan 2012, 5:43 pm | click here to view more
STUDY CONFIRMS BEEF'S ROLE IN A HEART-HEALTHY DIET
In a first of its nice study, researchers at The Pennsylvania State University demonstrated that eating beef everyday as part of a heart-healthy diet can improve cholesterol levels.
18 Jan 2012, 5:33 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- CATTLE ON A CLOUD
“What are you doing here?” I asked a farmer neighbor who looked as out of place sitting by himself at the auction market cafe as a Nevada cowpoke at the opera. He made his living farming but kept a fancy herd of cattle on his more marginal ground.
14 Dec 2011, 5:24 pm | click here to view more
ENERGY REQUIREMENTS IN FEED NOT AS CLEARLY DEFINED
Over the last few weeks we've been discussing supplementation basics and economics – and how these can be applied by the cattle producer. Up to this point we have largely focused on meeting the protein needs of the animal, the different forms and some of the costs.
16 Dec 2011, 10:45 am | click here to view more
WATER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENT FOR CATTLE
Many producers take water for granted. They have ponds in many pastures or they make sure the float valve in the metal stock tank is working properly, keeping the tank full. But what happens if the pond is low or dry or if the flow to the stock tank is interrupted?
24 Jan 2012, 4:26 pm | click here to view more
SOUTHERN CONNECTION CHAROLAIS SALE AVERAGES $2,286
The Southern Connection Charolais Sale was held October 22, 2011, in Calhoun, GA.
17 Jan 2012, 5:00 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- FROM LEEUARY TO PITTSTOBER
Whenever I receive the much-appreciated free calendars at the start of every year there are a few months I'd like to tear out right then and there and be done with them. Sadly, I have to go through the process of living through these much-dreaded months.
11 Jan 2012, 5:51 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
Did you read where scientists have been successful in implanting human genes into cows? This is no joke. It seems that scientists wanted to make cow's milk more like human milk so that soccer moms will never have to be inconvenienced to nurse their young.
24 Jan 2012, 4:25 pm | click here to view more
Fellow cattle exhibitors create a Stock Show memory for ailing Bonham woman
A 23-year-old from Bonham gets a welcome surprise at the Santa Gertrudis auction.
16 Jan 2012, 12:17 am | click here to view more
BUSINESS PLAN IS CRUCIAL TO AVOID IRS PENALTIES
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kahla of Tomball, Texas were denied farm deductions of $2,658,774 for their cattle and deer ranches, even though Mr. Kahla was knowledgeable about livestock farming and was highly successful in other businesses. They owned 300 head of cattle.
14 Dec 2011, 5:24 pm | click here to view more
ADAMS RANCH 33RD ANNUAL SALE AVERAGES $3,100
Adams Ranch held their 33rd Annual Cattle Sale on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the home ranch in Fort Pierce, Fla.
25 Jan 2012, 5:44 pm | click here to view more
Tolar does well in cattle show
Sixteen-year-old Jordan Tolar of Cadet cannot wait until cattle show season begins. She hopes to do at least as well as she did in 2011.
24 Jan 2012, 7:34 am | click here to view more
PROPER NUTRITION REQUIRES RESEARCH AND PLANNING
This article is the fifth and final installment of a series discussing supplementation options, considerations and strategies. Given the challenges that 2011 “enjoyed” every producer is looking for a bit of breathing room in the coming year.
11 Jan 2012, 5:51 pm | click here to view more
Burnett girls win Santa awards
THE major awards offered at the national Santa Gertrudis junior show have been presented to two girls from the Burnett region: Alexis Hindmarsh, Eidsvold, and Prue Jensen, Monto.
20 Jan 2012, 1:19 pm | click here to view more
Beef's ups and downs
BEEF producers may well head into 2012 with an uncomfortable sense of vertigo as they bid farewell to 2011, a year of soaring highs too often punctuated with disasters both natural and man-made that at times took the industry to the depths of despair.
29 Dec 2011, 1:33 pm | click here to view more
Stock Show schedule, Jan. 13-15
The Stock Show begins today and continues through Feb. 4 at the Will Rogers Memorial middle at West Lancaster Avenue and University steer .
13 Jan 2012, 12:23 am | click here to view more
Ranchers.net... for serious cattle producers!
Ranchers.net has news of interest to commercial cattle producers. If you are a serious cattle producer this is the place for you!
I AM ANGUS AIRS TONIGHT AT 6 PM CENTRAL ON RFD-TV
A special Christmas edition of the American Angus Association®'s popular I Am Angus television series will air at a new time, Monday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Central) on RFD-TV.
19 Dec 2011, 12:04 pm | click here to view more
Love of country defines Pfizer Medal finalists
SARAH Fawcett, a pen rider from the Kerwee Feedlot at Jondaryan was recently a finalist in the 2011 Pfizer Medal, awarded each year to a person in the feedlot industry who has demonstrated excellence in operational skills.
1 Jan 2012, 1:16 pm | click here to view more
BLACK INK -- COMMON GROUND
They say it takes every kinds to make the world, and the adage is every about people. Look around the mall, watch TV or check out the Internet and you find ready evidence of the individuality of individuals.
9 Jan 2012, 12:13 pm | click here to view more
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- TIME TO PATCH THE ROOF
By every reckoning, 2012 is going to be one of those years when cow-calf producers will have the economic opportunity to fix what needs fixing, be it genetics, management, facilities and whatnot.
9 Jan 2012, 12:13 pm | click here to view more