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/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/topics/genetics
Angus Beef Bulletin Genetics topic page providing selection, genomics, the latest tools and more.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/topics/management
Angus Beef Bulletin Management topic page providing access to stories on business planning, herd management, land stewardship, facilities solutions and more.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin
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.
/njaa
National Junior Angus Association members are our strong foundation for expansion and improvement for the Angus breed in the future. Find your voice. Find your spot in the NJAA.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/09/mtk_market-closeout
Commercial cattlemen succeed when they build cow herds that work for them and create calf crops that work for their customers. Genetics and marketing matter, but the real key is alignment.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2026/q3/foundation-females
American Angus Association Regional Managers Radale Tiner, Alex Tolbert and Reese Tuckwiller call in from the road to explore how to select commercial females that will pull their weight in your herd.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2026/09/higher-stakes-better-tools
Herd Intelligence Report, Parent Match give producers more insights into what bulls best fit their breeding objective.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2026/09/common-ground
Commercial producers want a female that works. She must calve unassisted, breed back on time, stay in the herd and wean a valuable calf every year. That’s where the Angus female shines.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2026/07/fp_build-cows-that-stay
Use smarter heifer development for long-term productivity. Nebraska Extension educators share tips.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/04/sorting-gate
When 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-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/sorting-gate
Author Kelli Retallick-Riley shares insight to the genetic tools available to help navigate the future beef industry in this issue’s “Sorting Gate.”
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/03/from-the-editor
Editor Shauna Hermel shares why it is important to keep accuracies and associated possible change in mind when evaluating expected progeny differences.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/01/fp_planning-and-self-evaluation-are-key-to-sire-selection
Select sires that complement a cow herd and contribute to the goals of the operation. NDSU Extension specialist offers tips for using the numbers and and other traits to consider.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/03/sorting-gate
AGI President Kelli Retallick-Riley dives into three critical aspects of GeneMax Advantage that drive its value for producers: Total Advantage, the Combined Value ($C) dollar value index, and the return on investment you can achieve by integrating GeneMax into your operation.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/seedstock-suppliers
A directory to producers supplying registered Angus.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/10/mkt_consumer-demand-and-the-power-of-quality
At the 2025 Feeding Quality Forum, David O’Diam of Certified Angus Beef addressed the current retail beef environment, highlighting both opportunities and challenges in today’s marketplace.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2026/03/hn-health-considerations-for-beef-heifers-transitioning-to-the-breeding-herd
Start your heifers’ health program before they are selected as replacements to give them the best chance of staying in the herd.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/04/female-foundations/genemax-advantage
Genetic testing can give commercial cattlemen more certainty on what your herd’s really made of, and what it can be. GeneMax® Advantage™ is the only test exclusively designed for high-percentage Angus females, and it’s the only test that delivers the Angus dollar value indexes ($Values) — the gold standard in beef cattle genetic selection.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/03/from-the-field
Bull-buying tips from your Association regional managers.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/03/mg_selection-of-replacement-heifers
Low cow herd inventories, historically high calf prices, looking for the first hollow stem, breeding season just a month or two away, and the recent USDA Cattle Inventory report shows a tight supply of beef replacement heifers. This leads us to the topic of selection criteria for replacement heifers.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/our-media/female-foundations
Female Foundations is a special advertising section within the Angus Beef Bulletin featuring seedstock providers who focus on delivering their customers maternal excellence.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/01/fp_from-the-field
Bull-buying tips from American Angus Association regional managers Reese Tuckwiller, Casey Jentz and Radale Tiner.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2026/01/fp_from-the-field
Notes from your regional managers on what to keep in mind when selecting your next bull and seedstock supplier.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/11/mg_data-make-the-difference
Using eIDs and TSUs, commercial producers get solid, accurate data for herd improvement.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2026/01/move-forward-with-breeding-objectives
DNA testing helps keep breeding objectives in sight.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/10/mg_purchasing-bred-females
With herd rebuilding seemingly delayed another year, there is an opportunity in bred and replacement heifers.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/04/fp_building-better-cattle
Minnesota cattleman Don Schiefelbein encourages cattlemen to put the best inputs into the product to ensure a profitable outcome.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/08/fp_current-value-of-replacement-heifers
If feed resources allow, here’s why today may be the best time from a breakeven perspective to expand by adding new females to the herd.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/09/fp_breeding-soundness-exams
A true breeding soundness exam is more than a semen test. It's an examination of physical and reproductive ability.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2026/01/mg_what-is-a-good-bull-worth-in-2026
As the 2026 bull-buying season kicks off, Mark Johnson estimates what a bull should be worth and the factors to consider.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/03/bull-test-center
Angus Media monitors central bull test stations around the country, reporting performance leaders as test coordinators provide progress reports.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/03/common-ground
In this edition of “Common Ground,” Mark McCully shares that when evaluating animals, “better” means different things to different environments, but focusing on what is best for the beef industry is a common goal.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/09/sortinggate
AGI President Kelli Retallick-Riley explains how to utilize the diversity of the breed using tools available through the American Angus Association.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/01/producers-discuss-tools-genetic-progress
Commercial cattlemen share lessons learned from data, genetic tools at 2024 Angus Convention.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/08/mg_tips-for-selecting-replacement-heifers
Selecting heifers should begin Day 1, according to South Dakota rancher John Sides.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/03/fp_bull-selection---the-options-are-endless
Focusing on the long-term needs of your herd will make the bull-buying process much simpler.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/what-feeders-want
Information to make informed decisions sets the stage for profit at the feedyard.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2026/09/a-rock-solid-foundation
Tips to select females that will pull their weight in your herd.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/06/fp_from-the-field
To keep or not to keep: Things to consider when retaining heifer calves.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/old-most-accessed/0619mg_heiferbulls
It is important to select specific bulls when breeding heifers so the heifer’s first calf can be born easily. While using the birth weight EPD for selection is popular, the calving ease EPD is more important, says Travis Olson at Ole Farms Athabasca, Alta., Canada.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/02/mkt_market-closeout
With value differences between pens of cattle routinely exceeding $600, a low-cost, highly fertile cow herd is not the guarantee of success it once was.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2023/q2/keep-the-best-genetics-in-your-herd-with-heifer-development
Heifers are a big investment, so you want to set them up for success. With such a low cow herd number, heifer development is a big part of herd profitability. Miranda Reiman chatted with Joe Gillespie about sound heifer development to keep the best genetics in your herd for a long time. In this episode, learn about the three buckets of heifer development, the best timing of vaccinations for heifers, when heifers usually fall out of the herd, how to avoid that loss and more!
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/01/mkt_branding-excellence---red-raider-meats
Meat market provides training opportunity for students, including winners of the 2025 Cattlemen’s Congress Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/12/fp_helping-others-succeed-with-angus
Steve and Joy Zybach, Zybach Angus, were honored with the CAB Progressive Partner Award at the brand’s 2025 Annual Conference in September.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/04/digestive-tract
With high heifer prices, selection and development of heifers should focus on cost-effective gains to achieve your target prior to breeding and on increasing longevity, says Travis Mulliniks.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2024/q4/comparing-epds-across-breeds
On this episode of Angus At Work, Miranda Reiman visits with Esther Tarpoff, director of performance programs for the American Angus Association, regarding across-breed EPDs and how they’re calculated; the revolutionary nature of having data comparing multiple breeds; the role the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center plays in strengthening the U.S. cattle herd; and much more. Tune in for discussion of across-breed EPD adjustment factors, making comparisons across breeds, and USMARC.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/09/sorting-gate
In this edition of “Sorting Gate,” AGI Geneticist Rafael Medeiros shares real-world results of the ramifications of selecting commercial females based on GeneMax Advantage.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/03/fp_angus-talks-quality-targets---commercial-strategies-for-how-to-cash-in
AGI President Kelli Retallick-Riley and Certified Angus Beef’s Paul Dykstra speak about the market signals for quality beef and how cattlemen can profit from them.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/01/mg_older-cows-require-a-little-more-attention
K-State’s Brian Lubbers and Phillip Lancaster offered management tips for caring for older cows and factors that should be considered in making a culling decision.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/10/fp_association-perspective
What a summer video run! All major video companies saw record prices in all classes of cattle selling. When the June sales wrapped up, there were some producers thinking they should have taken the chance to market their calves because they felt the markets couldn’t get that much higher.
