Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
There are many aspects of a producer’s day-to-day life that are out of their control. The weather, including precipitation, winds and plummeting temperatures, can test the best-made plans in the most organized of operations.
Producers...
Source: USDA news release
Rotational grazing is a management practice in which ranchers rotate cattle through a series of paddocks. It is an alternative to continuous grazing in which cattle stay on a single pasture. About 40 percent of all...
Source: USDA
Rotational grazing is a management practice in which ranchers rotate cattle through a series of paddocks. It is an alternative to continuous grazing in which cattle stay on a single pasture. About 40 percent of all cow-calf operations...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“In Alberta, cull cow revenue has typically made up over 17% of the total value of production on cow-calf operations, as reported by AgriProfit$ for 2016 to 2020,” says Ann Boyda, livestock economist with the...
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Connor Biehler, Nebraska Extension Educator
Hannah Greenwell, Nebraska Extension Educator
A main economic driver of a cow-calf operation is the number of calves weaned per cow exposed. Two subsequent drivers are weight and phenotype. For these reasons, outstanding...
Source: The University of Georgia
Most cattle produced in Georgia come from cow-calf farms and ranches. With cow-calf operations, as with other farm enterprises, making a profit is the only thing that will keep you in business. How much profit you make...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
“AgriProfit$ is a cost of production benchmarking program operated by Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, or AFRED,” says ML Manglai, senior livestock economist with AFRED. “This unique program has been offered for over...
Source: Translational Animal Science
Jennifer M Pearson, Edmond A Pajor, Nigel A Caulkett, Michel Levy, John R Campbell, M Claire Windeyer
Abstract:
Benchmarking current calving management practices and herd demographics in the western Canadian cow–calf production system helps to fill the gap in knowledge and understanding of...
Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator, Kacie McCarthy, UNL Cow-Calf Specialist
The long, hot days of summer are a stark contrast from the cold nights of calving season. However, now is the time to start...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Accurate cost of production (COP) figures have been notoriously difficult to nail down for Ontario’s beef farmers. With the wide variety of production practices employed, and the incredible complexity of raising cattle, modeling costs for...