Adding preconditioning to your marketing plan
Eric Bailey for Progressive Cattle Weaning is a challenging time for cattle and their owners. Our management decisions affect calves’… read more
5 ways to prevent transportation stress in cattle
Tyler Thomas for Progressive Cattle Transportation stress is an unavoidable factor for any beef operation. The effects of transportation stress… read more
BQA Program Receives ISO Certification
Beef Quality Assurance Program Earns Compliance With International Animal Welfare Standards CENTENNIAL, CO (July 27, 2020) -- The Checkoff-funded National… read more
Creep Feeding Options: Will it Pay?
NATIONAL BEEF WIRE Creep-feeding should be evaluated on yearly basis to determine if it will provide production and economic benefits… read more
Producer-Led Beef Checkoff Committees Explained
The national Beef Checkoff was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill and initiated by beef producers when 79… read more
The Real Cost of Shipping Fever and What You Can Do About It
DULUTH, Ga. (June 2, 2020) National Beef Wire — Shipping fever, or bovine respiratory disease (BRD), costs the cattle industry… read more
Three essential elements of stockmanship
Providing all the needs that define stockmanship Lee Jones for Progressive Cattle Stockmanship, like sustainability, is a commonly used word many… read more
Producers Share How Healthy Animals Produce Healthy Food
The National Livestock Producers Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, in collaboration with the Kentucky Beef Council are working… read more
Hay stocks up, pastures about normal
USDA - Burt Rutherford - Farm Progress Hay stocks up, pastures about normal The hay stocks figure in USDA’s May… read more
Realistic Expectations for Estrus Synchronization and AI Programs
CattleRange.com - Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Producers that are wanting to improve the genetic makeup… read more
