September 22, 2023 | Vol. 15 : No. 9-B
Some progress can be seen: replacing old barns with new ones, buying a hydraulic chute or those first calves after investing in genetics. Other progress is invisible because it happens internally, in the way you think.
A little over a year ago, David Gazda (then director of field services) called to offer me the regional manager position for Region 12. When I answered the phone, I had to throttle down the feed wagon to make sure I heard him right. I thought, “Of course! What an opportunity!” I don’t think I was able to contain my excitement very well. I’ve never really had a poker face.
Do you have a small number of cattle, but want to experience feeding cattle in a feedyard to evaluate their performance and determine whether they meet certain targets at slaughter that influence their profitability? Or, are you interested in learning the benefits of heifer development through a unique research program administered by South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension and University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Extension?
September 7, 2023 | Vol. 15 : No. 9-A
As a whole, U.S. farmers will make less money than they did last year — unless they have cattle. That’s according to Dan Basse, president, AgResource Co., who spoke at the 2023 Feeding Quality Forum in Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22-23. USDA projects farm income down 16%, or $151 billion, this year, with cattle and wheat the only two commodities increasing compared to the prior year.
Read this month’s “News & Notes” to learn more about the 2023 Angus Convention, the new regional manager for Region 11, Beef Improvement Federation award winners and leadership, this year’s Saddle & Sirloin Club inductee and the 2024 Angus Foundation Heifer Package.
“Drought-affected pastures and native ranges generally do not produce adequate forage to maintain normal stocking rates,” says Miranda Meehan, NDSU Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. “Farmers and ranchers must make the decision to sell cattle, relocate cattle to a drylot, or provide supplemental feed to offset nutrient deficiencies in the forage or replace a portion of pasture or range intake.”
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