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April 1, 2008

Cover Story

South American Sojourn

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Joe Roybal

Thirty-four U.S. beef-industry travelers took an up-close look at the beef industries of Argentina and Brazil in January. Over a 14-day period, participants...

Ten Years Later

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Clint Peck Contributing Editor

The past decade has brought tremendous change to beef-production systems across the world. Nowhere is this more true than in South America. It's these...

Features

Is Your Dewormer WORKING?

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Roybal Editor

Anthelmintics (dewormers) are among history's miracle drugs. Since first introduced in the 1960s, these products have literally helped feed a growing...

Pinkeye Problems

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Alaina Burt Managing Editor

We've all seen it. That white spot on a calf's eye that sticks out like a sore thumb in the cowherd. A quick scan of others includes a mental inventory...

Don't Stress

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Boone Carter

Stress plays a major part in the development of respiratory disease, as well as an important role in herd health for the period of time right after calves...

Where's The (quality) Beef?

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Roybal Editor

Are we filling the demand for quality beef today? The answer depends on with whom you talk, according to lead speakers of BEEF magazine's 2007 BEEF Quality...

Quest For Quality

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

When you come to a fork in the road, observed the legendary Yogi Berra, take it. Reeves and Betsy Brown can appreciate that advice, because that's exactly...

Getting Better

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Larry Stalcup

Manage. Monitor. Market. That's the best advice Dan Hale gives producers eager to enhance the quality and value of culled cows and bulls they send to...

Ethanol Speed Bump

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael Contributing Editor

Usage mandates will drive the ethanol industry, even though profit margins have been narrow, says James Mintert, Kansas State University agricultural...

The Other Red Meat

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

Ask nearly any kid in nearly any elementary school to draw a cow, and what do you get? A Holstein. With a nod to Chick-fil-A for that circumstance, the...

BEEF Feeder

An Ounce Of Prevention

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

The reverberations of the Hallmark/Westland fiasco are still rippling through the industry. Amidst the fallout, cattlemen are asking themselves how they...

News Makers

USDA looks to relax Argentina rule

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, compiled by BEEF staff

Sen. John Tester (D-MT) and seven other U.S. Senators sent a letter to USDA Secretary Ed Schafer in March stating their strong concerns about USDA relaxing...

What's New?

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Larry Stalcup

Technology in today's world of nano-this and wireless-that is tough to tame, especially if most of the day is spent at the pasture or pen working all...

Editor's Roundup

Chino fallout continues

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Joe Roybal editor

At press time, four U.S. Senators had introduced bipartisan legislation seeking tougher penalties, including permanent closure, for firms that process...

BEEF XPress

This month in brief

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM

With spring here, many producers are dreaming about green grass and licking winter wounds. For some producers, those wounds include the effects of at...

Hot Shots

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Wildfire survival tips Texas A&M University offers these tips for preventing and surviving wildfires: Be extremely cautious about outdoor activities that...

Cattle Economics

Lessons in consolidation

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Wes Ishmael contributing editor

You likely cringed upon first hearing last month that Brazil-based JBS S.A. (JBS) acquired National Beef and Smithfield Beef Group (SBG) the nation's...

Market Advisor

2008 grass cattle planning prices

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Harlan Hughes contributing editor

After 30 years of government-supported and stabilized corn markets, the new biofuels era features no government- or farmer-held corn reserves and highly...

Reader's Viewpoint

Reader's Viewpoint: No voice, no power

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM

In response to Troy Marshall's article on accepting ethanol (February 2008, Should we just accept and adapt?), I absolutely agree. While I know...

Vets' Opinion

Twelve truths about BRD wrecks

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Mike Apley contributing editor

See what you think about these observations regarding bovine respiratory disease (BRD) wrecks. Morbidity will vary even within the same source of cattle....

Grazier's Page

Fall calving with tall fescue

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

Spring may not seem the right time to be thinking about the virtues of fall calving, but if you live in the tall-fescue zone of the U.S., you should be...

Research Roundup

Transportation effect on calves

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, compiled by Alaina Burt managing editor

Calf management before transport influences later performance under stress, Canadian researchers say. Behavioral and physiological indicators of stress,...

BEEF Tech

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, compiled by Alaina Burt managing editor

Electric livestock waterer SPi Livestock Waterers' EE10NG is a double-walled, molded-polyethylene unit that can be wall or floor mounted. Suitable for...

BEEF Basics

Body condition scoring

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Clint Peck contributing editor

The practice of assigning a body condition score (BCS) to a cow is a great management tool for identifying nutritional needs in a beef cowherd. There's...

Articles

Cow-Calf Management Guide

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM

If you're looking for a solid resource manual on cow-calf production, consider the Cow-Calf Management Guide and Cattle Producer's Library. Boasting more...