Four Beef Quality Assurance Awards presented

Larry Schnell of North Dakota honored

This week, two producers were honored with the checkoff’s annual national Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) award and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance (DBQA) award, created to recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers from across the country who incorporate BQA principles as part of the day-to-day activities on their operations. One individual was also recognized with the BQA Marketer Award, and one […]

Anaplasmosis: a re-emerging cattle disease in California



Dr. John Maas with Veterinary Medicine Extension and UC Cooperative Extension, provides a review of this cattle disease and what steps can be taken to prevent losses to a herd.What is Anaplasmosis? This is a cattle disease caused by an organism called Anaplasma marginale. This organism is a rickettsia-halfway between the viruses and the bacteria. It cannot grow without living […]

Boone will be missed on Mont. Board of Livestock



Stan Boone will miss the camaraderie and being involved, but not the 10-hour round-trip drive from his ranch near Ingomar, Mont.So said Boone in January after travelling to Helena for his final meeting as a member of the Montana Board of Livestock.”I never liked the drive, but I’ll miss being involved and interacting with the board and livestock community,” said […]

Bovine TB ‘undetectable’ in Minnesota deer



Wildlife managers are claiming success in the effort to eliminate bovine tuberculosis from northwestern Minnesota.The Department of Natural Resources says bovine TB is now “undetectable” in wild deer in northwestern Minnesota. For the third straight year, none of the deer killed there during the firearms hunting season tested positive for the disease. DNR officials said in a statement Monday that […]

CattleFax projects decline in supply, rising prices in 2013



Nearly 6,500 cattlemen and women gathered Feb. 6-9 at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show to hear CattleFax market analysts’ projections for the year ahead. Creighton University Professor Emeritus Art Douglas told the audience that there is a chance some regions of the United States – primarily in the Corn Belt and east – will see a […]

Colorado addressing future water shortage issues



By 2040, Colorado is expected to grow to eight million people, which is nearly a 200 percent increase in population. At the current rate of usage, the Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture said the state will need an additional 190,000 to 630,000 acre feet of water to meet the needs of municipal and industrial users by 2050. At the high end, […]

Feeder & Stocker cattle, Feb. 8



Compared to last week, feeder cattle immediately bound for feedlots sold weak to 3.00 lower with the full decline on weights over 800 lbs. Middle-weight calves and feeders weighing 500-700 lbs with an average to fleshy condition that forces them into some kind of confined feeding facility sold largely steady. Meanwhile, stocker cattle and all calves weighing under 500 lbs […]

Field vs. Feild: It’s no contest



FORT WORTH, Texas – It’s just about at the point where taking the bareback riding field to beat Kaycee Feild in the Will Rogers Coliseum is a fool’s bet.The two-time reigning world champion has won the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo three of the last four years with a stunning bit of consistency.He put up a score of 334 points […]

Figure costs before deciding nitrogen rates for cool-season pastures



Much of the nitrogen applied to tall fescue and smooth bromegrass hay meadows and pastures goes on in January or February in eastern Kansas. The amount and timing of nitrogen depends on whether the field is hayed or grazed; how much, if any nitrogen was applied in the fall; the price of nitrogen and hay; and the growing conditions since […]

Hay Summary Feb. 8



Northeast/Central Nebraska: Alfalfa: Supreme large squares 300.00, Good large squares 240.00-255.00. Good large rounds 200.00-240.00. Grass Hay: Good large rounds 200.00-225.00. Cornstalks round bales 70.00-90.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent protein: 340.00-350.00; alfalfa meal 345.00-350.00Platte Valley area of Nebraska: Alfalfa: Supreme large squares 300.00; Premium small squares bales 350.00. Good large rounds 230.00. Grass Hay: Good large rounds 200.00-230.00. Corn […]