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Create The Future You Desire

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This article will come out in early 2010. Times have been difficult in the cattle business. There are some indicators of better times ahead but no one knows how long before things improve, how large the improvement will be or how long the improvement will last. I believe we are masters of our own future. […] Read more
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Do More With Less

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A North American view of the meat industry. Steve Kay is publisher and editor of Cattle Buyers Weekly Declining cattle numbers is the most serious structural issue facing the North American industry. Without sufficient cattle, feedlots and packing plants cannot operate efficiently The U.S. cattle industry is getting smaller and will do so again in […] Read more
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Fight Johne’s

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It could be our next BSE It is time to take what we have learned from BSE and apply it to Johne’s disease (JD). Johne’s is different from BSE. It is caused by a bacteria, Mycobacterium avium, subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), not a lifeless prion, so it can be killed. Rather than attack the brain JD […] Read more
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Learning To Live With Less

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Assessing the impact of Alberta’s refundable checkoff Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is as ready as can be expected for April 1, the day when Alberta’s $3 checkoff becomes refundable. ABP delegates endorsed their refund plan at their annual meeting in Calgary last month. But it has yet to be approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products […] Read more
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Feed Efficiency

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David P. Price is a consulting nutritionist specializing in feedlot and range cattle Last time we talked about bull-test feedlots. The point of these facilities has been to provide data on the gaining ability of breeding stock. But while gain has been the Holy Grail of cattle promotion, I think we all know feed efficiency […] Read more
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Profit Before Production

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I will begin this article with a saying an old rancher shared with me. YOU NEVER GO BROKE MAKING A PROFIT. I think there is some wisdom here. Times are difficult. We need to focus on profit. If your operation is profitable I congratulate you. I encourage you to continue what you are doing and […] Read more
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CCA Reports – for Jan. 4, 2010

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Brad Wildeman is president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association At the time of writing, the 15th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference is taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark. Officials are working to agree to a new climate treaty as a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Though the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by […] Read more
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Industry Has Big Four

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A North American view of the meat industry. Steve Kay is publisher and editor of Cattle Buyers Weekly The beef industry slightly breaks the Rule of Three by having a strong fourth player, National Beef Packing, which has grown considerably A Wall Street Journal article in 1998 opined that only the Big Three companies in […] Read more
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Supplementing Energy On Pasture

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David P. Price is a consulting nutritionist specializing in feedlot and range cattle www.cattleandwildlifenutrition.com Last time we discussed substituting straw for hay. We can do that, but it will require supplemental energy to offset what is not contained in the straw (as well as protein, vitamin A and minerals). If we are growing heifers on […] Read more
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Cows Are A Tool

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As you increase production on a set land base without increasing the costs you are more likely to be profitable in the short term and sustainable in the long term In Holistic Management we tend to see our cows as a tool. There are two primary functions that this tool must perform. One is to […] Read more

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