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Jr. Livestock Show concludes with premium sale
Preliminary figures from the premium sale of the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show indicate the totals will be down from last year’s record. Penney Weaver, finance and membership director of the Greater Shawnee Chamber of Commerce, reported the preliminary total figure is $115,020. This is roughly $15,000 off of the record setting $130,000 last year.
8 Mar 2010, 11:42 am | click here to view more
NCBA STRUCTURAL CONCEPT ADOPTED AT CONVENTION
In preparation for key battles it foresees for the beef industry in coming years, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Board of Directors voted to adopt a report and governance structure concept by a Governance Task Force that would guide to significant structural changes to the organization.
2 Mar 2010, 5:42 pm | click here to view more
Hexham YFC calf wintering competition results
The second annual cafl wintering competition held at Hexham Mart last week drew a total of 69 entries from YFC club members in the area, with the aim being to achieve the maximum profit from purchase last autumn to sale this spring.
8 Mar 2010, 8:43 am | click here to view more
TOOLS FOR GENETIC PREDICTION HAVE EXPLODED
If you long for the good old days when a keen eye and perhaps a basic knowledge of cow families was more than enough to sort bulls, you're not alone. Though genetic selection is more accurate than ever, it can also seem more complex than the Tax Code.
3 Mar 2010, 4:01 pm | click here to view more
Chelford British Blues in demand
Saturday's sale of British Blues at Chelford may have lacked a five figure headline sale, but there was a strong demand for the cattle on offer, and, according to the society buyers were attracted by the breed's strong cull values among other attributes.
8 Mar 2010, 8:28 am | click here to view more
SPITZER RANCH MAKES FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR BULL SALE
All performance data from birth through yearling, every gain test data and every Ultrasound Carcass scans have been reported to the Brangus Association on the 101 bulls being developed for the February 2010 bull sale.
23 Feb 2010, 3:28 pm | click here to view more
ADAMS RANCH HOSTS 31ST ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE
The Adams Ranch 31st Annual Production Sale and Field Day were held on November 11th and 12th, in Fort Pierce.
9 Feb 2010, 9:57 am | click here to view more
Beef database will help focus breeding strategies
Gathering statutory phenotypic data on cattle into a central database could help beef producers generate a more focused breeding strategy, said Alistair Carson, AFBI Hillsborough, speaking at the recent Beef Expo Northern Ireland, Dungannon.
6 Mar 2010, 3:13 am | click here to view more
EXTENDING PRODUCTIVE LIFE OF BULLS PAYS DIVIDENDS
Cattlemen have always been interested in one number; in particular with their financial reports, the bottom line. Speculation quickly turns to fact if it is in red or black ink, but how that figure came to be has been a mystery for some.
25 Feb 2010, 5:21 pm | click here to view more
VOLATILITY CAN CREATE PROFITABILITY IN CHAOTIC TIMES
During recent years, beef producers have repeatedly heard market analysts advise careful attention to risk management. The reason cited is market volatility. However, volatility also creates opportunity to improve profitability when savvy producers apply some time-tested business tools.
11 Feb 2010, 4:34 pm | click here to view more
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Ranchers.net has news of interest to commercial cattle producers. If you are a serious cattle producer this is the place for you!
IT'S THE PITTS--THE MISSING MIDDLE
The middle class has gone missing in this country. In America today it seems like we have the super wealthy and we have the needy, with the middle class nowhere to be found.
25 Feb 2010, 5:20 pm | click here to view more
BHSS: Peterson’s L7 Bar Limousin exhibits champion bull
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8 Mar 2010, 1:00 pm | click here to view more
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IT'S THE PITTS - THE VEGETARIAN COWBOY
My grandpa always warned me that before I hired any man I should, “Watch how he eats.” I never understood what grandpa meant until recently.
11 Feb 2010, 3:59 pm | click here to view more
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK--OLD FRIENDS-OLD ACQUAINTANCES
Hooter ran through his mental list one more time as he started his pickup.
24 Feb 2010, 5:06 pm | click here to view more
Full Roscrea Limousin report
The Irish Limousin Society sales for 2010 kicked off on Monday 1 st March with a bumper entry of 137 males and 44 females. Interest was once again high amongst UK breeders with a total of 21 lots selling for export, 15 males and 6 females.
2 Mar 2010, 11:43 am | click here to view more
PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF REPLACEMENTS SETS THE TONE
Producers hit the bull sale scene looking for that next generation sire that will help advance the herd. Most are looking for a certain combination of traits that will receive the job done.
9 Feb 2010, 9:53 am | click here to view more
EXPORT MARKETS OPEN UP NEW MARKETING POSSIBILITIES
Marketing plans often take many shapes or forms depending on the firm's overall goals. Developing untapped resources often adds another option for these outfits to make a profit. As production costs continue to rise, market diversity will sometimes help defray expense.
23 Feb 2010, 3:29 pm | click here to view more
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS OFFER PRODUCERS MOST FLEXIBILITY
At one point or another, most cattle operations form a partnership with another person or entity. Perhaps it is a partnership on a single head of cattle (e.g., a flush cow, a bull in a stud, a show heifer) or perhaps it is a more long-term partnership where profits and losses will be shared among family members or cattle operations.
24 Feb 2010, 5:05 pm | click here to view more
CARCASS DATA MAINTAINS PRODUCER FOCUS
The humbling nature of the beef business has changed more than one rugged, tough cowboy. As cattlemen work away from authoritarian into more of a listening mode, most try to soak up each nugget of information that may help establish future production parameters. The elusive word profitability always tied to most of this information.
19 Feb 2010, 1:04 pm | click here to view more
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT - CORN WILL CONTINUE TO SURPRISE
When profit is plentiful, making as much as you can via the aspects you control only makes sense. When the bottom line is running red, survival depends on such exploitation.
9 Feb 2010, 9:55 am | click here to view more
Ag notebook for March 7
Member auction ... The Valley FFA Chapter at Gilcrest will conduct its annual Member Auction March 18. It will start with a banquet at 5:30 p.m. in the Valley High School cafeteria. Members will then be sold for eight hours of labor, which is one of the chapter's biggest fundraisers. Proceeds are used to help finance leadership and other events for members, including the state FFA Convention ...
7 Mar 2010, 3:08 am | click here to view more
Blogs Last updated: February 27, 10:37
Hello, and welcome back to Paris-Nice. Today we take on 203.5 kilometres from Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines to Contres. It is more flat than not, and we expect a mass sprint at the end.
8 Mar 2010, 10:40 am | click here to view more
HEREFORD FEMALE SELLS FOR $38,000 TO BENEFIT YOUTH FOUNDATION
A big supporter of youth in the beef industry made a sizeable contribution to the future of the Hereford breed Jan. 16 in the Beef Palace Auction Arena at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.
26 Feb 2010, 4:30 pm | click here to view more
A.I. IS BEEF INDUSTRY'S MOST UNDERUSED TOOL
This article will review the value that AI has to offer to the beef cattle producer and attempt to illustrate some of the production and economic benefits of this powerful resource. Hopefully we'll look some converts.
3 Mar 2010, 4:01 pm | click here to view more
LITTLE CREEK FARM HOSTS MAGNOLIA CLASSIC SALE
The winter storm that rolled through the South in early January brought rain, snow, ice, blustery winds and tem¬peratures that dropped into the teens in Starkville, Miss. In spite of the conditions, a good crowd arrived at the Little Creek Farms Sale Facility on January 9 to appraise the offering of Full Fleckvieh Simmental and Red Angus cattle.
26 Feb 2010, 5:03 pm | click here to view more
Scottish Limousin embryos head to Norway
High health status embryos from one of Scotland 's leading Limousin herds have been exported to Norway in what is hoped to be the first of many such deals.
2 Mar 2010, 10:13 am | click here to view more
Sydney import tries her hand at Beef Spectacular
A 17-year-old who runs her possess cattle stud was part of the serious preparations taking place at the Beef Spectacular and Trade Expo yesterday.
5 Mar 2010, 1:28 pm | click here to view more
RIDGEFIELD FARM NAMED BREEDER OF THE YEAR
Ridgefield Farm, Brasstown, N.C. was selected as the 2009 Braunvieh Association of America (BAA) Breeder of the Year at the BAA 25th anniversary annual meeting, national show and sale in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show, Denver Colo., January 13-15.
2 Mar 2010, 5:43 pm | click here to view more
BE AWARE OF BREEDING GUARANTEES WHEN BUYING BULLS
Run enough bulls long enough and it's not a matter of whether one will become unusable; it's a matter of when and how many.
23 Feb 2010, 3:30 pm | click here to view more