Archive for April, 2007
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter April 2007
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter
April 2007
Volume 9, Number 4
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Read on to find out the latest cattle news, useful tips,
and what’s happening on the ‘net.
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I N T E R E S T I N G S T U F F
DON’T FORGET MOM!
Mother’s Day is May 13th. Don’t forget to let your Mother
know how special she is! Send her an online greeting card!
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EARLY DETECTION OF PREGNANCY PROBLEMS IMPORTANT
There are a number of things that can go wrong during the
last phase of pregnancy. Some of these problems can be
resolved or dealt with rather easily, and others are more
serious — and can be life threatening to the cow or fetus.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT906.shtml
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT BUILD BULL POWER
Today, satisfied commercial customers set the standard in
the purebred beef business, not the blue ribbons of the past
generation. With modern tools of production, breeders can
fine tune their bull development program to build a customer
base.
cattletoday.com/archive/2005/April/CT387.shtml
NEW PARASITIC DISEASE CAN CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE
Neospora is a parasitic disease of cattle that causes
reproductive failure, primarily abortion.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT907.shtml
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CLONING ALLOWS BREEDERS TO CAPITALIZE ON ELITE GENETICS
The competitive edge always brings an eye to the future.
“Status quo” or standing still is usually not too profitable
in the beef business. As breeders take the next step with
identical genetic replicas or clones, is this cutting edge
or Star Wars?
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT919.shtml
BLOAT EFFECTS CAN BE REDUCED THROUGH MANAGEMENT
Every year about now, thousands of head of cattle are
turned out on lush, green pastures that have sprung up
after a long hard winter. Endemic with the growth of
these pastures is a condition most cattle producers are
familiar with to at least some degree, that of bloat.
cattletoday.com/archive/2003/March/CT260.shtml
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THE ETHANOL QUESTION?
For Dick Carlson, the rise of the ethanol business – and the
increased availability of distillers grain (DG) for feeding
livestock – is ultimately a good thing for the cattle
business. But there are also questions about the impacts of
feeding DG on beef quality and feed efficiency – and the
quicker the industry answers them, the better off it will be.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT921.shtml
NON-BUYING BIDDERS
Believe it or not, there are situations in an auction when a
bidder is totally ignored. Maybe it’s because their last
check is still bouncing or perhaps it’s because they belong
to one of the following species of non-buying bidders.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT924.shtml
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PARASITES ARE AN ONGOING EVIL THAT MUST BE CONTROLLED
Some regions of the country present a unique set of
challenges when it comes to managing livestock. Different
areas afford various limiting factors that affect overall
performance. Parasites are an ongoing evil and must be
strategically dealt with for cattlemen to make the most of
their efforts when dealing with these profit-robbing vermin.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT925.shtml
CATTLEMEN ASK CONGRESS TO REFORM MARKET STRUCTURE
U.S. cattle producers asked Congress to correct the
deficiencies in the U.S. livestock market that presently
give the nation’s largest meatpackers a distinct pricing
advantage over domestic cattle prices and have resulted in
an erosion of competition for livestock producers.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT936.shtml
FEEDING RECORD CATTLE PRICES
A dollar per pound. A hundred bucks per hundredweight. The
week of April 10 prices for fed cattle across the
nation—217,000 head—charged to and a little past that
magical century mark.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT943.shtml
EXPERTS PREDICT DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN NATURAL BEEF
Speaking at the Ivy Natural Solutions Marketing Forum during
the recent NCBA convention, Erica Kuhlmann, managing
director and head of BMO Capital Markets’ Food Group, and
John Stika, president of Certified Angus Beef,© both
predicted double-digit growth in the natural beef segment.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT948.shtml
MARKETING TOOLBOX CONTAINS MANY USEFUL COMPONENTS
The marketing model has been created for seedstock
producers. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel. Tailor
the marketing program to your strengths and borrow ideas
from colleagues in the business. Sure differences exist, but
the fundamentals are the same.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/April/CT953.shtml
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S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
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M A Y S A L E D A T E S
Cattle Today will be at the following sales in May:
May 5 — Spring in the East Fleckvieh & Fullblood Simmental Sale,
Calhoun GA
May 5 — West Central Arkansas Angus Assoc. Sale, Caulksville AR
May 12 — Lena Farms Angus Sale, Lena MS
May 12 — One Way Angus & Commercial Simmental Dispersion, Elba AL
May 12 — Sweet Georgia Peaches Classic Beefmaster Sale, Covington GA
May 17 — Peck Land & Cattle Beefmaster Dispersal, Raymond MS
May 19 — Monroe County HERD Sale, Thomaston GA
May 19 — Southeast Angus Classic, Opelika AL
May 19 — Whitley Red Angus “Share the Herd” Sale, Horton AL
May 26 — Morgan Cattle Co. Complete Dispersion & Guests Sale,
Sylvania GA
May 26 — Southern Heritage Angus Sale, Holly Springs MS
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Q U O T E O F T H E M O N T H
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the
hell you’re doing.” — Peyton Manning
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