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October 1, 2008

Stock Features

National Stocker Survey is a First

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

Stocker operators involved only in that segment of the cattle business are a rare breed. Those among that group who generate a majority of their income...

Flexibility Is Everything

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael

Pendergrass Cattle CompanyNational Stocker Award Winner and Backgrounding Division Winner Too much death loss, too many sick cattle, too much wear and...

Self-Service

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael

Howard RanchesFall/Winter Division Winner A cow will eat grass all summer long and gain 300 lbs. Feed her all winter and she'll lose 300 lbs., says Jim...

New old ways

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael

S&M Cattle CompanySummer Division Winner These sprawling plains in southeast Colorado can be barren, tough country. With just a little moisture, though,...

Features

Help Is On The Way

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

Get Dave Baker talking about getting new blood into agriculture, and he's a fountain of optimism. It's necessary for his job as a farm-transition specialist...

10 Cost Cutters

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Kindra Gordon

With escalating costs facing all segments of the beef industry, trimming costs is on everyone's mind. But Nebraskan Jay Wolf of Wagonhammer Cattle Co....

McCain Has The Mo

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

If BEEF magazine readers had their say, John McCain would win the Nov. 4 election for U.S. president rather handily. By a margin of 81.5% to 9.9%, respondents...

Growing Plans

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Steve Kay

JBS isn't like any other U.S. beef packer. For starters, it's Brazilian and is owned and run by a family, the Batistas. Also, the family has a long history...

Long-Distance Blues

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Becky Mills

It's hard to say who is the most stressed by the 1,200-mile ride to feedlot country, the calves or the person paying the shipping bill. While exorbitant...

A Lousy Deal

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

Now you see 'em. But mostly you don't. And that makes diagnosing a lice problem in your cattle a bit challenging. However, says Jack Lloyd, professor...

Prime Is The Word

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

It's a world-class institution that hosts royalty, high-finance movers and shakers and entertainment's elite. And John Doherty's challenge is to ensure...

Bud Box

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

Bowie, TX, stockman Bud Williams says he hopes to live long enough to see his animal-handling brainstorm put to use in every U.S. feedlot and ranch. At...

Sustainability Showdown

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Loretta Sorensen

Even though there's a demand for grass-finished and organic grass-finished beef, is it cost effective for beef producers to provide that kind of product?...

Editor's Roundup

A doozy is coming

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

Our third annual BEEF Quality Summit is just a month away Nov. 6-7 in Colorado Springs, CO and this year's program promises to be a doozy. The theme is...

BEEF XPress

This month in brief

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Benchmarking is among the most powerful ranch-management tools available to ranch managers and one of the least used. One reason is the general lack of...

Now showing

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Check out the lineup of short videos available at BEEF TV beefmagazine.com/beeftv/. Available for quick viewing are profiles on five operations toured...

Fire-ant sham

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Don't believe the story that pouring two cups of club soda directly in the center of a fire ant mound will eliminate the pests. The treatment is based...

15 for Canada

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) last month confirmed another case of BSE in a six-year-old beef cow in Alberta. The infected cow, detected...

Carcass irradiation

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

USDA says there's merit to an American Meat Institute (AMI) petition filed in 2005 that calls for the use of low-penetration, low-dose, electron-beam...

Great Ranches of the West

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

In Great Ranches of the West, author and photographer Jim Keen provides a beautiful chronicling of 30 family-owned and -run ranches in the 17 western...

Corrections

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

The write-up for Breeds of Cattle, 2nd Edition that appeared in BEEF September issue (page 6) inadvertently omitted Bob Hough as among the contributors...

Reader's Viewpoint

Get on with irradiation

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM

I applaud BEEF magazine's continuing crusade (Do the right thing, August BEEF, page 4) to promote acceptance, if not a mandate, from consumers and regulatory...

Market Advisor

Lowering your breakeven calf price

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

Benchmarking is among the most powerful ranch-management tools available to ranch managers, and one of the least used. A key reason for its lack of use...

Cattle Economics

Lessons learned

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

The money runs out before the cattle do. Sure seems like it. Every head walking will find a home at some price. Usually. Stocker operators buy other producers'...

Grazier's Page

The tail that wags the dog

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jim Gerrish contributing editor

Sometimes we need to forget what everyone tells us and, in the context of the broader world, look at things through different eyes. I think the beef industry's...

Vets' Opinion

Another change in antibiotic use

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mike Apley contributing editor

There are some changes coming in our industry's ability to use antibiotics. Since the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA) went into effect...

Research Roundup

Pasture vs. lot backgrounding

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Compiled by Alaina Burt managing editor

Backgrounding calves on pasture garners more dollars, New Mexico State University researchers find. Scientists conducted a three-year study involving...

Meat Matters

Every breed must keep value in mind

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Steve Kay contributing editor

The moderator at a recent symposium for West Coast Wagyu breeders started the event by posing a question: how do we make Wagyu a sustainable breed and...

BEEF Tech

Beef Tech

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Compiled by Alaina Burt managing editor

Rodent-proof feed box Universal Package Systems introduces two plastic, rodent-proof feed containers: a hopper style and pallet size top-dipping style....

BEEF Basics

Biosecurity Basics

Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Clint Peck contributing editor

Biosecurity, biocontainment, biological risk management. To the beef producer, these new buzzwords essentially mean the same thing addressing the possibility...