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🐂 Create A Uniform Calf Crop
Cattle Fraud Case, Protecting Your Herd, Finding the Best Tags for Your Cattle and a Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe from Ranching.com by CattleMax.
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🐂 Create A Uniform Calf Crop
Casual Cattle - Drovers
🐂 Create A Uniform Calf Crop - Creating a more uniform calf crop starts with tight breeding windows and good bull fertility, which help calves hit the ground closer together. Planning checks, nutrition and environment around your goals makes it easier to manage calves and can improve marketing opportunities.
🧬 Embryo Use in Beef - Embryo products can make sense for commercial cattle operations by helping capture specific genetics and move a herd toward defined goals faster. While not a fit for every ranch, producers who use them strategically can improve uniformity and performance in their calf crops.
🛡️ Risk Protection Matters - Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) gives producers a safety net when cattle prices suddenly weaken, helping protect revenue without locking you into a fixed price. Considering LRP now can help ranchers manage uncertainty as market conditions shift in 2026.
💰 Cattle Fraud Case - Five people have been indicted in an alleged $220 million cattle fraud scheme involving phony invoices and shell companies. The case serves as a stark reminder to double-check buyer and seller credibility and protect your operation from scams.
🐄 Supplementing Heifers - Supplementing bred heifers can improve body condition and support fetal development, but it doesn’t necessarily increase calving difficulty on its own. Ranchers should match nutrition to forage quality and monitor condition to help heifers calve smoothly.
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RANCHING KNOW-HOW
Protect Your Herd
 Kansas State University - Beef Magazine | Thinking ahead and planning for herd risks like weather, disease and market swings can save time and money down the road. Putting simple protocols in place now makes it easier to respond when challenges arise. |
BEHIND THE MIC
Finding the Best Tags for Your Cattle
NATURAL DISASTERS
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CATTLE COMMUNITY
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs
This classic meatball recipe will never let you down! Make this a family favorite dinner staple in your house. |
READER POLL
What’s your biggest focus for creating a uniform calf crop? |
LAST WEEK’S POLL RESULTS
What helps your operation stay profitable the most? | 34%: Lowering input costs 18%: Marketing calves differently 29%: Improving genetics and performance 19%: Diversifying income |
