Market demand backs quality cattle
The only new money in the beef industry is in consumers’ pockets. When they demand more premium quality beef and producers adapt to provide it.
Grid marketing could reward your herd
Most cattle feeders are pretty shrewd businessmen and women. They don’t just know how to run a break-even.
They live and breathe them. They study...
You can’t judge a cow by its ‘cover’
Some presents were wrapped in gold paper with a big red bow. Others were less elegant, but showed they were packaged with love. Some...
Pick new technologies most applicable to you
Miranda Reiman encourages Black Ink readers tomake the changes that are most applicable to their farm and stand to do the most good.
Stay on track through the ups and downs
Cattlemen will never be able to control the weather, but they can prepare to weather the storms.
Multitask or multi-plan
Critics are coming down on multitasking as a robber of focus, especially when it calls for complex interactions that distract from the primary task.
Careful decision making can position your herd for success
When making decisions, weigh the evidence carefully.
Generally speaking cows… not!
A manager of the smallest herd can still use most of the science and animal husbandry of a large, commercial ranch.
Top grades and relationships: You have to work at it in farming, too
Nobody likes to be told that they’ve done a bad job. Think of the situation-comedy or movie scene: A junior high student has worked...
Picking genetics may save time sorting
Low-stress cattle handling is becoming a mainstream practice, but have you ever thought about the ultimate low-stress sorting system -- right from your computer?...
