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BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly

  BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly    

My View From The Country

GIPSA rule bites the dust, but will the dust-up continue?

While the GIPSA rule is now dead, it revealed how vulnerable the beef business is to being regulated by outside forces. 

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Market Advisor

Economic projections for 2017 spring-born calves

There's positive news on the horizon. The current projection is that fall 2017 weaning prices will be higher than fall 2016 weaning prices.

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Watch as Mike Coggins of Blackwater Cattle Co in Georgia explains how VitaFerm Concept•Aid® Mineral helped his herd's performance and pregnancy rate.
 

Exclusive Survey

Value-added calves? Extra effort is worth it

A survey of BEEF readers show that many are taking advantage of value-added marketing opportunities.    

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Get to know the ranching operations who made BEEF's Seedstock 100 listing, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
 

Cattle Market Wrap Up

Market Audio from Ed Czerwien

Wrap Up: More cows and feeder cattle come to town

As with the typical fall run, there was a very big 10,000 head jump in feeder cattle numbers with 36,600 head at the test auctions, but prices dropped midweek.

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Commentary

My View From The Country

The DNA conundrum

Technology, from the way we communicate to the way we improve our herd’s genetics, is changing at a startling rate. That can be good, and that can be very bad.

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Genetics

Fetal programming research reveals interesting results

Does restricting certain nutrients in the dam, such as protein, affect the calf? Research reveals some interesting answers.

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Industry At A Glance

Premium beef in demand; CAB monthly sales hit record

Both domestically and internationally, top quality U.S. beef is commanding consumer attention. Certified Angus Beef year-end results bear this trend out.

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Industry Voice

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Newly available device helps feedyards confirm BRD diagnosis

How many undiagnosed cases of BRD do you have in your herd? The hard truth is that many cattle with BRD are never identified, reducing performance and increasing mortality in herds or are misdiagnosed. New technology from Merck could change that.

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Photo Contest

Top 20 ranch work photos from BEEF readers

We had almost 200 readers submit photos for our fall photo contest and we narrowed it down to 20 finalists. Voting has now closed, but browse through the photos and stop back on Monday to find out who won top prizes.

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Digital Edition

October BEEF Magazine

The latest issue of BEEF magazine is available to browse online. Read it here.

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