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Transferring Power

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Customer service is one of the biggest drivers to ensure the future of your Angus operation for generations to come.

Managing & Marketing High-Quality Cattle More Precisely

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The world has changed, cattle have changed, and those managing them must keep up. The 19th annual Certified Angus Beef Feeding Quality Forum in Dodge City, Kan., gave 260 attendees tools and information to do just that.

One-Participant 401(k) as a Tool for Farmers and Ranchers

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No matter your age or employment status, there is a retirement investment option for you.

It’s in the Details

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The sights and sounds at a feedyard are predictable, but you don’t expect to find such pristine facilities and people who care about every aspect of the cattle-feeding business. It’s all there at Magnum Feedyard, just outside Wiggins, Colo.

Keeping the Leading Breed in the Lead

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Innovation at Angus panel features entity leadership.

Biosecurity Basics & Beyond: Ensuring Your Operation’s Future

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A biosecurity plan protects your animals, the industry and your bottom line.

Interest Rate Trends with Don Close

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Don Close, with Terrain explains the mission of their company, what influences interest rates and where those rates are potentially trending in the near future.

Outside the Box

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In this month’s “Outside the Box,” author Tom Field shares lessons learned from a childhood game that apply to today’s beef market.

Linking the Beef Value Chain

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Explore the events of the 2024 Beef Leaders Institute.

Plan for Risk Exposure Related to Forage and Livestock Production

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How to develop and execute a ranch risk management plan.

Market Closeout

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The Nov. 1 Cattle-on-Feed report was a much-anticipated report for the industry, as the Oct. 1 report surprised analysts with a much larger than anticipated placement number. Troy Marshall reviews the Nov. 1 report.

Calf Lost, Dollars Lost

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What is the cost of a failed pregnancy to a beef producer?

When the Dust Settles

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Oregon Angus breeder Randy Kessler showcases a lifetime of love for the breed.

Get More Out of Your Membership

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The long-range objectives of the American Angus Association are a great way for us to make sure we as an organization are on the correct path for the membership.

Jumping In

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Bruner, Hall join The Angus Conversation to share direct-to-consumer beef marketing journey and experience with CAB’s Ranch to Table pilot project.

Market Closeout

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Ranching isn’t a job.

Sale Day Prep Starts Now

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Long, Harsh talk marketing strategies and to-do lists on The Angus Conversation.

'Where's the Beef?' Program Expands Outreach to Direct Beef Sales Industry

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Videos add unique, personal perspectives to AgriLife Extension program.

How Many Pounds of Meat Can We Expect From A Beef Animal?

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Customers who buy a live animal for custom processing are often surprised by the amount of beef it yields.

The Angus Conversation: Building a Brand and Cattle That Match With Kelly Schaff 

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When Kelly Schaff’s Grandpa Paul surveyed his pairs on his North Dakota pastures, that’s the criteria the patriarch applied to select his next sires.

Outside the Box

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Columnist Tom Field discusses the power of the words “no” and “go” in this edition of “Outside the Box,” a regular column in both the Angus Journal and the Angus Beef Bulletin.

Reviewing Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements

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Cow-calf share leases or cash leases should be reviewed for the upcoming year.

Producers to be paid Grid Premiums for AngusLink beef scores

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The American Angus Association; National Beef Packing Co., LLC; IMI Global; and U.S. Premium Beef, LLC, announce new grid premiums to take effect in August and December, based on genetic merit data.

What does winning look like?

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Regardless if you are an Olympic athlete or a fourth-generation rancher, a relentless pursuit of winning is probably in your DNA — and the Angus breed is committed to helping you reach your goals.

Always Connecting

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The Angus team works hard to provide world-class customer service and is continually looking for ways to improve the experience you have when working with the American Angus Association.

Making Life Easier for Everybody

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McCully shares how being helpful is a sound business model.

Market Closeout: December 2023

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The future is bright.

Access is Key

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A strong breed association allows members to operate independently but take advantage of the scale and power that comes with working together.

Most Consumers Are Unfamiliar, or Only Slightly Familiar, with Regenerative Agriculture

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Survey finds consumers are unfamiliar with regenerative agriculture, increasing importance of food affordability.

Cattle Economics: Pasture Rental Rates

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How to create a pasture rental agreement.

Looking Ahead: Supporting Tomorrow's Leaders

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Three ways Certified Angus Beef promotes leadership and growth for the next generation within the beef industry.

Cattle Feeders Share Their Wishlist, Predictions

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Kee Jim and Mike Thoren join The Angus Conversation.

Don’t Drown

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Make your marketing tasks a steady flow vs. a flash flood.

The Link

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Troy Marshall shares a lesson that extends beyond cattle marketing in this edition of “The Link.”

Become a Better Client for Your Veterinarian in Five Steps

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Veterinarians typically have a deep desire to help both animals and people; sometimes that makes their job stressful.

Operating Independently, Working Together

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Holt, Brown join The Angus Conversation to talk partnership, inventory reporting and more.

Effects of Lower Corn Prices on Feeding Cost of Gain for Cattle Finishing

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What to expect from corn prices through the first half of 2024.

How Long Will High Prices Last?

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Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, says the increase in cattle prices this year actually started last year, as cattle numbers dropped. The midyear 2023 cattle inventory report showed the national cow herd is still getting smaller, he says..

Meet the Meat Cutting School: UK Teaches Skills to Improve Industry

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Meat Cutting School offers fun and impactful hands-on workshops, adding valuable skills to the labor force in Kentucky’s meat-processing industry.

Paying Family Members on the Farm or Ranch

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Considerations to make before paying a wage or salary to a family member.

Charting the Course for the Cattle Cycle

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The U.S. cattle industry has followed a cyclical pattern for well over a century, even throughout the many shocks and changes that have occurred over the decades. As the saying goes, history rarely repeats itself, but it does often rhyme. That is especially true when it comes to cattle cycles, which gives us a guide for market expectations in the years ahead. CattleFax Market Analyst Patrick Linnell shares how.

Future-Focused Business

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Direct-to-consumer beef business, Dakota Angus, earns CAB Progressive Partner Award.

In the Driver's Seat

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How Angus breeders will maintain the lead, improve margin.

What Did Higher-profit Cow-calf Producers Do to Be More Profitable?

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High-profit operations do these things differently from low-profit operations.

Trend in Breakeven Prices for Cattle Finishing

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Fed-cattle prices increased from an average price of $161 per hundredweight in the first quarter of 2023 to $180 per cwt. in the third quarter, or 12%. Moreover, feeding cost of gain had declined from its peak earlier this year.

Keeping Young Producers in the Business

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In this episode of Angus At Work, host Shauna Hermel discusses with Livestock Marketing Association President Mark Barnett the Producer Profitability Initiative LMA is launching and the importance of enticing the next generation back to the farm.

Factors Affecting Succession Planning

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Succession plans ensure continuation of the farm business. Without succession plans, the next generation is left in limbo, unsure of how to split the farm, and may be forced to sell because an agreement can’t be reached.

Remaining Relevant: Access to Data, Coordination and Competition

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Stucky, Yon join The Angus Conversation.

Successful National Angus Bull Sale, Bright Outlook for 2023

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Thirty-four Angus bulls sold in Oklahoma City for an average of more than $15,500.

Build Your Transition Team

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Recruit professionals for your farm/ranch transition advisory team.