The Cattle Business Weekly
For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
The Cattle Business Weekly
Pick Your Herd
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It’s 2 a.m. and you are in the calving barn with a newly minted mother cow. She was your favorite heifer replacement pick two years ago and now as she fails to clean off her calf and eyes you intensely you wonder if you chose wrong. Many a cattle producer have been in this situation, and while there are no fool proof selection criteria for picking the next generation of your cowherd, there are priorities to consider. Back in November, B.W. Ochsner of Torrington, Wyo. gave attendees of the Range Beef Cow Symposium his selection considerations for replacement females....