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📈 Maximizing Electronic ID Value
Practical Wins, Navigating Whats Ahead, Cattle Handling Facility, Overeating Disease and The Impact of Flies from Ranching.com by CattleMax.
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📈 Maximizing Electronic ID Value - Electronic ID (EID) tags do more than track an animal—they can streamline your record-keeping, improve traceability, and support herd health decisions. This article explains how to fully leverage EID tags to boost operational efficiency and meet evolving industry standards.
🏆 Practical Wins - Striving for excellence is common in cattle production—but is aiming for “good enough” sometimes the smarter path? This article explores why consistency, practicality, and profitability might matter more than chasing perfection in today’s market.
💉 Pounds Through Prevention - Small herd health tweaks can mean big gains at weaning. This article covers three key areas—timely vaccinations, parasite control, and mineral access—that can help your calves reach their weight potential.
🧭 Navigating What’s Ahead - 2025 may be filled with unknowns in the cattle market, but producers who stay flexible and informed can still find success. Learn what key trends to watch and how to prepare for whatever the year throws your way.
💡 Feed Smarter, Not Harder - What’s in the manure can tell you more than you think. This article explores how monitoring manure scores can help fine-tune your feeding program and boost nutrition efficiency.
VIDEOS FROM AROUND THE WEB
RANCHING KNOW-HOW
Kansas State University - Beef Magazine
Overeating disease (enterotoxemia) can strike quickly and fatally, especially in fast-growing calves. Learn what causes it, how to recognize early warning signs, and practical steps you can take to prevent losses in your herd.
BEHIND THE MIC
CATTLE COMMUNITY
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Every sunrise is a new beginning. Embrace it.”
— Unknown
READER POLL
How are you currently using electronic ID (EID) tags on your operation? |
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Which input has increased the most in your cow-calf operation over the past few years? | 34.62%: Feed 15.38%: Labor 30.77%: Equipment & Fuel 16.66%: Land or Rent 2.56%: Health & Vet Cost |
THOUGHTS FROM VOTERS
Equipment & Fuel
“We have watched our farm delivered fuel increase in price over the last year which in turn also has increased our feed prices since we purchase our grain from a local Farm Coop, which has also incurred fuel increases for their feed deliveries. We really feel it during our hay season where we go through a lot of fuel.”
“Equipment costs for fuel, repairs, depreciation and interest are high and getting higher. We run a cow/calf operation and do custom hay work whichrequires a lot of expensive equipment, a lot of fuel and necessary repairs and maintenance. At this time cattle prices are at all time highs which helps with overhead costs but it has been my experience that costs don’t ever decrease significantly after going up. Cattle prices will decrease again when herd expansion returns and equipment and fuel costs won’t decrease. My question is who has bought a new truck that was cheaper than the one you bought 5 years ago?”
“Land in the area has approached the ridiculous ”
Labor
“Getting older need more help and rising hourly wage mainly over time”
