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Pounds Combat Lower Prices
The repercussions of high-priced corn are on everyone's mind these days. Not only are many wondering about the supply of corn, but also how the price...
Take off the blinders
More profitability is a constant quest for beef-cattle producers. There are two basic ways to increase profit get paid more for the product you're marketing,...
States Report Easter Freeze Effects On Hay Stands
Here's a rundown of reports on hay-stand conditions following the Easter weekend cold snap...
Moving Cattle Safely From Ranch To Rail
"Master Cattle Transporter Guide" is a new checkoff-funded training program (DVD and print manual) that aims to minimize injury to cattle during transportation....
Consider Price Protection On Your Fall Calves
With the unheard-of volatility in corn prices and a virtual guarantee that high-cost feed won't go away, cow-calf producers might be wise to consider some sort of price protection to ensure against a wreck waiting to happen. ...
Third-Party Verification Boosts Calf Premiums
Better prices are available for calves and yearlings with third-party verification of solid preconditioning and age and source verification...
Combat Lower Calf Prices With More Pounds
With today's high-dollar corn, growth implants may be an efficient and economic strategy for ranchers to add pounds to their calves and...
A financial early-warning system
Like canaries placed in a mine to provide early warning of danger to workers, there are three herd business management tools that ranchers should consider...
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From Our Columnists
Top 5 moves for getting out of the hay-feeding rut
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all of us...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007...
Planning for successful breeding
What tasks need to be done to help assure a successful breeding season this year? Let’s start with the bulls. Nationally, about 10% of all bulls fail...
