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Products & Services

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A directory to suppliers providing products, services.

Betting On the Future

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Cattlemen across the country share how they plan for drought recovery.

Create Your Herd’s Meal Plan

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What will your cattle eat during the next 12 months? It’s time to make your plan.

A Deeper Dive

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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.

The Digestive Tract

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Preparing to winter the cow herd? Author Dan Shike advises putting nutrition at the top of the list in this month’s column.

The Digestive Tract

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Beef cows experience their greatest nutritional requirement from calving to breeding. That’s also the time when the consequences of not meeting requirements (open cows) will likely be the most detrimental.

Angus Beef Bulletin

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Welcome to the Angus Beef Bulletin, the commercial cattleman’s Angus connection. Find the information you need to make the most of your investment in Angus genetics. The Angus Beef Bulletin provides news and information on health, genetics, nutrition, marketing and management through a variety of media, including the Angus Beef Bulletin magazine, the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA electronic newsletter and the Angus At Work podcast.

Step Down Your New Bull’s Diet

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Bulls are often pushed nutritionally from weaning to sale. Here are tips to transition them to breeding season.

Nutrition

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Angus Beef Bulletin Nutrition topic page providing access to stories on forage, feedstuffs, supplementation, requirements and more.

Stop Reproductive Failure

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Higher input costs, calf prices double incentive to investigate cause of open cows.

What are Alternative Feedstuffs for Cattle?

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K-State extension beef specialist shares tips to feed cattle more sustainably.

Building a Better Cow with David Lalman

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In this episode of Angus At Work, David Lalman of Oklahoma State University discusses research to help build a better cow with host Miranda Reiman. Listen in as they discuss more efficient females and how to build a more self-sufficient herd.

Match Forages to the Need

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Testing forages, whether grazed or harvested, is the first step to assessing winter cow herd nutrition.

Boosting Cow Herd Efficiency with Ionophores

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At #CattleCon24 Elanco’s Frank White sat down with Angus At Work host Shauna Hermel to discuss how adding ionophores to the diet can affect heifer maturity and cyclicity, as well as the overall productivity of your cow herd.

Balancing the Consumer & the Cow

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Today’s Angus At Work host Ron Hayes of the Radio Oklahoma Network sits down with panelists Jesse Luckie and Mark Johnson to discuss balancing consumer demand with a cow that can produce a quality product despite the environment she performs in.

Innovations for Feeding Efficiency with LeMaster and Bondurant

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In today’s episode of Angus At Work, Willard LeMaster and Robbie Bondurant of Furst-McNess share with host Shauna Hermel details about the recently released Legacy Forward Beef line and a product they see having a positive influence on feedlot efficiency.

Caring for Bulls in the Winter

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K-State beef cattle experts share how to best manage bulls during this season.

Alternative Feeds When Traditional Sources are Expensive

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When traditional feeds are in short supply or expensive, stockmen must find cost-effective ways to balance a ration.

Feedstuff Finder Is One-stop Shop for Missouri Buyers and Sellers

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Sourcing feed products is made simple with cutting-edge platform for farmers, ranchers and suppliers.

Many Reasons for Open Cows

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Diseases to test for when cows come in open.

Cotton Byproducts Aid Reproduction in Beef Cows

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Cottonseed and its byproducts contain a high amount of calcium and help fill in nutrient gaps left by other feed ingredients.

Feeding Soybean Hulls to Beef Cattle

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Usually, soyhulls are priced competitively to corn. To determine which is a better buy to feed cattle, compare them on a nutritional basis, especially looking at energy and protein.

Cattle Nutrition is Vital to the Immune System

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How cultivating immunity via nutrition <span class="roman">in utero</span> can influence lifelong health.

Cotton Byproducts in Beef Cattle Rations

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The benefits of cottonseed for cow-calf operations.

Considerations of Urea Use in Cattle Rations

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How to use urea in rations for growing and mature cattle.

Study Looks at Ingested Net Wrap in Cattle

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Usually, cattle eat the hay or straw and leave the twines/wrap, which can be gathered later. In some instances, however, cattle have become fatally impacted after ingesting twines or net wrap. Net wrap seems to be the most hazardous of the two.

Winter Cow Syndrome

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Who is vulnerable, and how to remedy the situation when cows lose weight due to Winter Syndrome during winter.

Backgrounding Calves

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Managing a backgrounding operation may offer an easier way to get started in the cattle business.

Where’s the Ka-ching?

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High fed-cattle prices but narrow margins — a few strategies to consider to protect your bottom line.

Gizmos & Gadgets

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Products and services for the farm and ranch, including a vertical tillage tool from Case IH, winter grain and forage seed varieties from Millborn, a reproduction-focused mineral from BioZyme, and a canine flue vaccine from Merck Animal Health.

Understand Forage Quality Analysis

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How to read a forage analysis. Definitions explained.

Winter Cereal Crops Provide Forage for Livestock, Health Benefits for Soil

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Winter cereals can be grazed or hayed to provide excellent roughage source for livestock.

Help Transform Nutrition into Profit in Today’s Robust Cattle Market

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Calves fed quality nutrition help meet the needs of cattle buyers, allowing you to generate additional value.

Feeding Weaned Calves This Winter

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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.

Supplement Delivery Methods for Weaned Calves

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Researchers compared calf gain and health response between three supplement delivery methods.

Program Your Calves for Success

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By changing the nutrition of the cow during pregnancy, you can change how her calf develops throughout its life. Steps you can take to make your calves the best they can be.

Care & Feeding of Young Bulls After Breeding Season

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Proper management of young bulls can help keep them in top form.

If You’ve Never Tested Forages, This is the Year to Start

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Unusual weather patterns prompt concern forages may not meet nutrient requirements.

Your Cattle Forage Analysis Results Are In. Now What?

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Harvested forages, like hay, are a significant investment for cattle nutrition programs. The USDA currently estimates hay to cost $209 per ton as of September 2023, up 28.3% from 2011. These prices can vary widely depending on your location and the demand for forage.

Capitalize on Strong Calf Markets with Quality Weaning Nutrition

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The beef industry is beaming with optimism as cattle markets continue to climb, creating a prime opportunity to capture value. USDA projects cattle prices to rise into 2024 as fed-cattle supplies remain tight.

Nutritional Development of Bulls for Breeding Programs

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Proper bull development is key to a successful beef cattle breeding season. Many factors play a role in bull development, including nutrition and daily gain.

Helping Your Child Feed Their 4-H or FFA Market Steer

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Now that fall is here, and most spring-born calves are being weaned, 4-Hers and FFA students are looking over the calf crops and picking out market steer prospects for the 2024 county fair. Here are some tips for feeding them.

Backgrounded Cattle are a Special Breed

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As young calves begin to enter backgrounding programs, it’s time to consider your management protocols for incoming calves. Upon arrival, you need to ascertain a few things about these incoming calves: where they came from, if they were properly weaned/preconditioned and how they were transported, to name a few.

Backgrounding at Different Rates of Gain

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Backgrounding at a high rate of gain produces cattle with higher gains and ending weights.

Limit-feeding Cows Corn as Alternative to Hay

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Corn can provide cost-competitive means of supplying energy to the beef herd.

Mycotoxins Steal Profits

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Why mycotoxins are more prevalent today than ever before.

Are Your Cows Running Out of Vitamin A?

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Months from green grass, stores in the liver may be running low.

Managing Cow Body Condition is Critical for Profitability

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Body condition of cows during calving affects open rates in the upcoming breeding season.

Will Your Bulls Be Ready Come Turnout Time?

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When it comes to winter bull care, proper management can avoid heartache. Veterinarian Jeff Erquiaga shares advice in this Angus At Work feature.