Angus at Work

Metaphylaxis, or the process of treating an entire pen of high-risk cattle to prevent disease, is a pretty common practice in the feeding industry. It works. But with the advent of new technologies, and growing concern over antibiotic use in the industry, could targeted metaphylaxis become the new norm? Enjoyed the podcast? Get more by reading “To Treat or Not to Treat” here. Want to get stories l...

There’s no doubt that the supply chain has been under stress the last two years. But what does that mean moving forward? What does that mean for cattlemen now? Listen to Don Close's solutions to the supply chain stress and what that means for cattle prices.    2022 Feeder-Calf Marketing Guide Subscribe to the Angus Beef Bulletin and the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA .  Have questions or comments?...

Get ready for an episode on solutions to the supply chain stressors from Don Close, and insight on how that all affects the price you get for your calves.  Have questions or comments? We'd love to hear from you! Find more information to make Angus work for you in the Angus Beef Bulletin and ABB EXTRA . Make sure you're subscribed! Sign up here to the print Angus Beef Bulletin and the digi...

A quick fix rarely fixes anything the way we want it to. Any decision on the ranch has potential to have both short- and long-term effects on production and profitability. The trick is to make decisions that prevent unintended consequences. Ryan Rhoades, Colorado State University, and Hector Menendez, South Dakota State University, help us avoid those unintended consequences by thinking in a syste...

One of the beauties of ruminant animals is their ability to use forages, but it's our job to manage those forages for the best use possible. Managing forages well increases dry-matter intake,  decreases the need and expense of supplemental feed, and even improves herd health. However, weeds — especially toxic weeds — throw a huge wrench in all of that. Learn from Jeff Clark with Corteva AgriS...

More time spent preventing disease could lead to less time and money treating it. Ron Scott, Purina Animal Nutrition, joins us on the podcast to talk immunity and ways that your cattle nutritional strategy could double as an animal health game plan.   Enjoyed the podcast? Get more by reading, “Feed the Immune System,” in the Angus Beef Bulletin here: https://bit.ly/FeedImmunity . Check out the art...

Quality pays. It’s been the Certified Angus Beef brand’s motto for some time, but many a producer has wondered over the years…does it really? Results of an ongoing survey say a resounding yes. CAB's Paul Dykstra shares with both Kasey and Miranda that CAB recently crunched the numbers and tallied the premiums to find not only does quality still pay, it is paying even more these days. Have que...

A tool to prevent scours, improve weaning weights and increase feedlot performance — Kasey learned more about this science-backed, natural product at the Range Beef Cow Symposium. Listen in as she chats with the Farmatan team about the importance of gut health. Have questions or comments? We'd love to hear from you! Find more information to make Angus work for you in the Angus Beef Bulletin an...

Welcome to our new podcast! We are starting this new frontier with a topic that affects every single cattle operation — calf health. It doesn’t matter if you’re a seedstock or a commercial operator, you need to have live, healthy calves. We know it’s not all rainbows and sunshine after a calf is born. Kasey sat down with veterinarian Halden Clark to talk about blind spots in calf health, and what...

Kasey chats with SDSU meat scientists and ranchers Amanda Blair and Christina Bakker about the intricacies of direct marketing beef well. There are plenty of things to think about before starting a direct marketing venture — genetics, nutrition, facilities, marketing and more.  Have questions or comments? We'd love to hear from you! Find more information to make Angus work for you in the Angus...

Replacement heifers are an incredibly important, yet expensive part of our operations. Wouldn't it be great if we could program fertility in our replacement heifers? Shelby Rosasco from the University of Wyoming tells us that nutritional management of weaned heifers can help program puberty attainment, fertility, and the ovarian reserve.  Have questions or comments? We'd love to hear from...

Why should you listen to Angus at Work? For practical information on management, health and nutrition, marketing, and industry news from the Angus Beef Bulletin team. You'll hear conversations with industry leaders and hosts Kasey Brown, Miranda Reiman and Shauna Hermel.  Have questions or comments? We'd love to hear from you! Find more information to make Angus work for you in the Angus...

We know no two days look the same for you, so you need a variety of ways to get information on management, marketing, health & nutrition, and industry news. We're launching a new podcast, Angus at Work, March 2, anywhere you subscribe to podcasts.  We have topics that are important for your operation, and you’ll hear from thought leaders themselves.    So, join us and let’s get to work, s...