October 2024
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Angus Beef Bulletin
Reimaging Red Meat Yield with Dale WoernerThe current red meat yield equation was rolled out in 1962. Cattle have changed, but calculations to compensate producers haven’t. At Feeding Quality Forum, Dale Woerner of shared technology to calculate a more accurate assessment of red meat yield.
Angus Beef Bulletin
The Role of Longevity and Maternal PerformanceInsights on the economic effects and sustainability of cow-calf operations.
Angus Beef Bulletin
Sorting GateAGI President Kelli Retallick-Riley explains how $M provides a more holistic approach to maternal selection, considering a wider array of traits and focusing on long-term maternal efficiency.
Angus Beef Bulletin
Back to BasicsWhile reproductive technologies are a great thing, Virginia Tech reproductive specialist Vitor Mercadante says reproductive efficiency goes back to management.
Discover how to capitalize on your investment in Angus genetics through the entire beef supply chain in this annual resource edition. Articles focus on raising quality calves, leveraging commercial Angus programs and services, and navigating today’s feeder-calf market. Directories will connect you to seedstock providers, feedlots, auction markets, and products and services.
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Certified Angus Beef closed its 2024 fiscal year with one of its strongest sales years in the company’s history. With marked growth both domestically and internationally, the global beef brand sold 1.237 billion pounds and recorded a 37.4% CAB acceptance rate.
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Feed prices indicate that feeding calves through winter may be profitable. Here are some tips for putting cheap gain on weaned calves.
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Featuring “Angus At Work” episodes worth a revisit. Topics include using performance decisions to make better decisions, using ionophores to increase herd efficiency and starting discussions on succession planning.
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We’re always busy, but this Nov. 5 it’s imperative you make your voice heard — and that we make agriculture’s voice heard — by getting out to vote.
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Cattle producers large and small suffer shortages of time and labor. They need cattle-handling systems allowing them to work faster and more efficiently.
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Members have made “Fostering the profitability of commercial cattle producers” their central long-range objective.
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of feeders pay a premium for cattle with potential to qualify for CAB, and 42% of them expect that premium to increase in the future.
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of feeders say the role of genetics will grow in importance in their purchasing decisions.
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Angus bulls sold at auction in FY2023 — and more by private treaty.