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BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly

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Ranch Management

Ready to transition the ranch? Slow and steady wins the race

Too few family businesses survive into the second and third generations of ownership. Here's what you can do to successfully pass on your ranch.

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Animal Health

Why even have the VFD?

Whether or not beef producers a hundred years from now will be able to use antibiotics in feed, or for anything else, depends on whether or not beef producers today choose to use antibiotics judiciously and in moderation.

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Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 38th Annual Production Sale

April 1

Selling approx. 1,200 head. View video of sale offering, sale book and more. Watch the sale and bid live online at LiveAuctions.tv.
 

Genetics Commentary

Do indexes, EPDs and genomics really work?

Much has been said and written over the years about EPDs and the indexes that followed. Then along came genomics. What do all these things tell us?

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Solutions Simplified on April 8

10th Annual Angus Female Sale

Selling 120 lots of registered Angus females.

Check out the Southern Synergy of CAM Ranches and Ogeechee Angus.

Bid live online at LiveAuctions.tv.
 

Commentary

Is it time to send a message to Washington or to the country?

The political class and media may be involved in their cultural wars and political posturing, but we have to come to grips with the fact that we are the enablers.

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Open for business every day except Sunday.

We keep your bull at no charge until you need them.

Pay for your bull when you pick them up.

Call Ross or Dave to visit about bulls (641) 369-2829

 

Beef Quality

What makes a fed cattle qualify for Certified Angus Beef?

There’s been a lot of misunderstanding about how fed cattle qualify for the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand. Here’s the lowdown on what makes CAB-quality animals.

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Industry At A Glance

2017 corn crop production potential

Warm spring weather could mean corn can gain ground from soybeans.

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Commentary

The bull sale mystique

What is it about a bull auction that is so fascinating and wonderful?

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See fewer horn flies biting into your business with Purina® Wind And Rain® Mineral with Fly Control. It also nearly eliminates clumping for less waste. 
 

Industry Voice

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Are you optimizing gut health in your calves?

Because a calf’s job is to become a healthy, adult animal, gut health is key. And on a microscopic level, a battle is going on inside the calf’s gut. Here's what you can do. 

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Steve Riley switched to the Vermeer 504 PRO baler. Designed for silage baling, Steve now bales at speeds up to 8.3 MPH with no plugging. 
 

Digital Edition

March Digital Edition

Check out the latest issue of BEEF now available online.

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