
April 2025
Focus on Females
Make the most of your investment in Angus with practical solutions on health, nutrition, marketing, genetics and management.
Angus Beef Bulletin
Sorting GateWhen strategic decisions are crucial, leveraging the resources and insights offered by American Angus Association programs — such as GeneMax Advantage — ensures producers can build resilient, high-performing herds, says AGI President Kelli Retallick-Riley in this edition of “Sorting Gate.”
Angus Beef Bulletin
Controlling Nuisance Insects and Tracking Health from CattleCon25Eric Moore, Norbrook, shares insight on efficient parasite control that won’t harm existing beneficial insects. Jason Nickell, Merck Animal Health, and Ross Havens, Nichols Farms, share the science and the real-world performance of health-monitoring tags.
Angus Beef Bulletin
Capitalizing on Cow PowerMaternalPlus highlights herds focused on females, gathers important data.
Angus Beef Bulletin
SDSU Extension Helps First Responders Train for Crashes Involving LivestockMany first responders are volunteers. Having teams organized and trained in advance makes responses to livestock accidents safer, more efficient and less stressful.
Angus Beef Bulletin
Border Closed to Live Animal ImportsAg Secretary announces suspension of live cattle, horse and bison imports through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border.
Discover how to capitalize on your investment in Angus genetics through the entire beef supply chain in this resource library. 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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Ag Secretary announces suspension of live cattle, horse and bison imports through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border.
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News pertinent to U.S. farmers and ranchers, this edition includes: New World screwworm eradication efforts; Haney named regional manager; gene-editing technology approved; Pfeiffer inducted into Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame; early registration for 2025 BIF symposium; Lallemand offers scholarships; U.S government drops criminal charges against South Dakota ranchers; and Alltech shares global feed production survey data.
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Comparing the relationship between cutting input costs to increasing profits on a cow-calf operation.
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The cattle industry has made huge genetic progress, but has nutrition made the same progress?
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While it’s true — regardless of marketing strategy — most cattlemen are going to receive historical prices for their calves, some are still going to see significant premiums.
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There have been some fluctuations in prices, especially in the futures market, during the last couple of weeks due to tariff announcements and recession fears, but cash fed-cattle prices have rebounded quickly.
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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.