ANGUS BEEF BULLETIN EXTRA

October 20, 2022 | Vol. 15 : No. 10

Management


Tax question

Family’s Forward Thinking Earns 2022 Progressive Partner Award

Detailed recordkeeping and selective genetic decision-making set this ranch apart.

For many, progress is hard to define. Not so for Debbie Lyons-Blythe, whose family was named Certified Angus Beef’s 2022 Progressive Partner.



Labor of Love

Podcast episode highlights various job opportunities in agriculture.

There are SO many job opportunities in agriculture that it’s a little mind-blowing. If you’ve ever been a high school senior, you’ve been asked what you’re going to do with the rest of your life. As this episode shows, you don’t have to know the answer!

Gizmos & Gadgets

Products for use on farms, ranches and feedlots.

This month’s new product features include FDA approval for combined use in feeding cattle, a forage inoculant, a new line of center-pivot disc mower-conditioners, a line of self-propelled forage harvesters, and the agriculture industry’s first autonomous spreader.



October 4, 2022 | Vol. 15 : No. 9

A Unique Way to Enable Young People to Get Started in the Beef Industry

Drylotting cow-calf pairs and grazing crop aftermath offer opportunities for the eager.

The late Terry Klopfenstein, who was a professor at the University of Nebraska for many years, started a program to help prepare graduates for their future roles in the beef industry by providing hands-on experience, as well as classroom work.



Aiming for Excellence

Targeting the Brand helps identify quality herd sires.

With more data than ever on today’s sire prospects, bull customers expect progress. Decisions Angus breeders made long before the gavel drops provide confidence and deliver on those anticipations.

Rejuvenating Depleted Soil With Cover Crops and Livestock

Tips to increase pasture and cropland productivity.

When you want to rejuvenate tired fields and restore balance to the soil biology, you need to put more carbohydrates back into the soil to “wake up” the soil microorganisms. This results in healthier soil and more forage.