Date: Nov 02 2012
Hot topicsYesterday I said being a seedstock producer takes wit, patience, an affinity for numbers and courage. Of course I didn’t mention a whole host of other traits that would be underscored by good old-fashioned hard work. So who are these people who typically work all year for one major payday (sale day)? Who are the ones setting […]
Date: Nov 01 2012
Hot topicsIt may seem simple: you put a frisky female with a bull and let nature take its course. Any seedstock cattle producer will tell you there’s more to the story. Today we kick off our month-long “Beef’s a Trip” blog series right where the magic all starts. And I use the term magic loosely, in […]
Date: Nov 21 2011
Blog & Hot topicsDavid makes connections, educates and is the go-to guy for anything CAB Prime or CAB Natural. He also watches the markets, both live cattle and boxed beef, like a hawk. He keeps our sales and supply development staff updated on markets as well.
Date: Oct 06 2011
Blog & Hot topicsWhen you look at the personnel mix, most ranches and feedlots blend several different generations into one, so that creates some challenges. How can you make the cattle and your personnel happy and trickle that attitude down the line?
Date: Apr 09 2011
Hot topics & ResearchLast time, I walked through the breakeven calculator for all those who want to dive deeper into the impact of carcass merit on feeder calf values. Now I want to plug in some real-world scenarios to show how this thing works. If you need to, catch up on Parts I & II of this series […]
Date: Apr 07 2011
Hot topics & ResearchOn Tuesday Laura shared a video on the breakeven calculator we created to help you estimate the value of your high-quality feeder cattle. You can download it for free here, then follow along as I walk through it. A breakeven calculator is not a new tool and every feedlot manager uses one. It takes expected selling price […]
Date: Mar 02 2011
Hot topics & ResearchI’ll start this post by getting one thing clear: I am NOT a morning person. I never have been. My family knows this better than anyone, which is why it shocked me so much to receive a 6 a.m. phone call from my father the other day. He called just to chat – it was […]
Date: Feb 25 2011
Hot topics & ResearchMy recent feedlot visits in western Nebraska brought about several frank discussions with feedlot managers facing increasing costs of production. If “efficiency” was the word of the day, then we might as well just write it on the board with permanent marker.
