Strategic Planning for the Ranch |
By Burke Teichert After a lifetime of working very hard at trying to make ranching profitable, you learn a few things. Here’s a collection of the very best ranching wisdom from BEEF columnist Burke Teichert. |
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| By Bryan Weech Did you know that doing the right thing and doing things right is the essence of sustainability? Here’s the business case for ranch-level sustainability. |
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| By Nevil Speer March may shape up to be an influential month from a number of perspectives. Here’s a look at what you might see this spring from the beef business. |
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| Heifers born in the spring of 2014 and developed and bred in 2015 are probably going to hold the record for all-time high costs for years to come. What’s the outlook for this year? |
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| By Troy Marshall With the primaries now shaping up and providing a somewhat less murky picture of the 2016 presidential election, the question arises about how agriculture, and particularly the cattle business, will fare under a new president. |
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| By Wes Ishmael No matter the particular market, the top calves — those that pose buyers the least risk, the most market opportunity and usually a combination of the two — typically sell at the top of the market. |
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| By Nevil Speer Beef is back in the saddle, and the shopping cart, after recapturing market share from pork and poultry. Can beef hold that position? |
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| We worm both cows and calves before turn-out. We only worm the calves before we turn out on grass. We don’t worm our cattle before they go out on pasture. |
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| Our March issue of BEEF is now online! This month's edition features our annual feed composition tables, the 2016 weather and market outlook from CattleFax and tips on how to solve "winter pinkeye." |
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