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Playing The Hand 

May 1, 2008 - By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

As a cattle feeder, observes Alan Janzen, I have to look at what I'm faced with; what is the practical issue here? It's always been thus in a business...

Violative residues 

May 1, 2008 - by Clint Peck contributing editor

The elimination of violative residues in beef is one of the most important elements facing ranchers and cattle feeders in producing safe food products....

Reality Check 

Mar 1, 2008 - By Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor

A survey of consulting nutritionists reveals emerging trends and concerns of feedyard managers...

Beyond The Pond 

Feb 1, 2008 - By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

If you manage a feedyard, you manage runoff. Historically, a retention pond that captures and holds runoff from feedyard pens has been the way managers...

Competing with the Big Boys 

Nov 1, 2007 - By Larry Stalcup

Gerald Scheckel the farmer added more corn acres this year. An ethanol-fueled price near $4 will do that for a Midwest grower with about 5,000 tillable...

Talking The Talk 

Nov 1, 2007 - By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

Isaias Delgado walks into the processing barn at Garden City Feedyard and smiles. He's in his element, and he's among friends. The processing crew looks...

There's Only One Cure To Excess Feeding Capacity 

Sep 14, 2007

Talk to almost any cattle feeder for very long and he'll express dismay at the cost of feeder cattle and calves. Despite a fed market averaging...

A Matter Of Size 

Aug 1, 2007 - By Larry Stalcup

Should you pick a small feedyard over a large one to obtain the best quality-grading carcass? If you consider summarized data compiled by Certified Angus...

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