BRD Management Programs Aren’t One Size Fits All

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Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) can be a challenge for all stocker operations as they try to raise healthy productive calves. However, there is no one magic solution for minimizing BRD that works across all herds. Jerry Armstrong, a stocker producer near Dime Box, Texas, recently saw that idea in action. Armstrong has two stocker operations: one in Texas and one […]

Shorthorns Win “Best of the Barn” in Two Categories

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The most prestigious awards in the livestock industry, the Best of the Barns, recognizes the American Junior Shorthorn Association (AJSA) in two 2021 award categories.  The National Junior Shorthorn Show held in Louisville, Kentucky received 10,735 votes, winning the “Most Enjoyable Junior Nationals” award for the second year in a row. This past National Junior Shorthorn Show set records for […]

The Contribution of Heifer’s Placed in Feedlots Towards Estimated National Herd Contraction

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From the Livestock Marketing Information Center

A significant amount of attention has been given to the accelerated pace of cow slaughter in the United States, and rightfully so. The pace of beef cow slaughter in 2021 finished with approximately 10 percent more beef cows harvested in 2021 than in 2020 and 12 percent more than in 2019. This is the most aggressive year-over-year beef cow slaughter […]