Angus at Work

It would be nice to know you're making the right decisions, but there's always risk. Usually, only hindsight tells us whether it was the right decision or not. However, in making genetic selection decisions, there are tools from the American Angus Association that are designed to help. 

The Association's Performance Programs Department helps take large data sets and turn them into usable information to help move your operation forward. 

In today's episode, Kasey chats with Esther Tarpoff, director of Performance Programs, about:

• How the Performance Programs department is relevant to commercial cattlemen
• How phenotypic data adds accuracy to genetic selection tools
• How recordkeeping helps save you money
• How to find high-performing maternal genetics
• Questions you should ask your seedstock supplier 
• Much more!

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Calving season is a beautiful thing, but there's no doubt it's tiring and stressful. That can negatively affect other aspects of your operation if you're exhausted. 

Dr. Brad White, Angus Beef Bulletin Health & Husbandry column author, chats with Kasey about how to make calving season easier on everyone involved.

Listen in for considerations on:

• New items to keep in your calving kits
• A time limit to put on yourself if intervening during a calving
• How recommendations for newborn calf care have changed
• The timeline for vaccinating mamas to set up calves for success
• The importance of a veterinary-client relationship, and how it's not hard to start one
• The importance of and tips on preventing issues

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"When you buy Angus, you’re buying a lot of accuracy and a lot consistency because of our seedstock members and how committed they’ve been to data reporting."  — Kelli Retallick-Riley, Angus Genetics Inc. president. 

A lot of commercial cattlemen have told us they chose Angus because of the breed's marketability. There's more benefit to Angus than just premium prices, though — the genetic database and the multitude of tools available to seedstock and commercial cattlemen alike.

In today's episode, AGI president Kelli Retallick-Riley and Kasey chat about:

• Why using only genetics or phenotypes alone in selection is leaving money on the table. 
• How do you decide which of the many genetic tools to use?
• What questions you should ask your seedstock supplier.
• What does accuracy mean on EPDS?
• Why can full siblings differ so much?
• New tools available for commercial cattlemen.
• Why do EPD percent ranks matter?
• How do you set an optimum threshold? 

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If you've ever found yourself saying, “Stop blaming cows,” then this episode is for you! 

With all the climate discussion in the news and legislation, Kasey wanted to learn more about something touted as a way for farmers and ranchers to be an active part of the solution. So, she sat down with Ashley Bruner with Agoro Carbon Alliance to ask some questions about the carbon market. 

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We are heading into bull sale season, so today’s episode is geared to give you some bull selection criteria — but with the perspective of the end product. Miranda Reiman caught up with Brian Bertelsen, vice president of field operations at U.S. Premium Beef, at the Feeding Quality Forum. He gave some great insight into ways to make the most money off your feeder cattle, and how your bull selection plays into that. 

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Every cattleman and woman we've ever met wants to take care of their land and their cattle to the best of their ability. Effective land management saves money, retains water, produces more grass, and thus can increase stocking density. So to learn more about tips to consider for improving land management, ABB intern Lindsey Sawin and host Kasey Brown sat down with Hugh Aljoe, with the Noble Research Institute. Regenerative ranching isn’t necessarily new, but it’s certainly become a more popular topic, and as we learned, for good reason. 

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How can you get better prices for your feeder calves? Hear directly from cattle buyer Don Graham with Crossroads Cattle Co., what he looks for, what his customers need and ways you can set your calves up for success. The American Angus Association's Troy Marshall gives insight on how verification programs help give more valuable information to cattle buyers, and ways to set up your marketing plan.

Find more information to getting the best prices for your calves in the Angus Beef Bulletin's Feeder-Calf Marketing Guide.

Check out our sister podcast The Angus Conversation put on the by the Angus Journal, anywhere you like to listen to podcasts.

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There are SO many job opportunities in agriculture that it's a little mind blowing. If you've ever been a high school senior, you've been asked what you're going to do with the rest of your life. As this episode shows, you don't have to know the answer! A lot of successful folks in agriculture took interesting ways to get to their current positions. Share this episode with any young aspiring cattleman you know.

The October Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA is also full of opportunities in agriculture, so check it out! Sign up here to the print Angus Beef Bulletin and the digital Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA.

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Flexibility offers a lot of options, and today Karla Wilke, associate professor of range management and cow-calf specialist, offers options in income generation and enterprises. She also shares some really cool research about smart supplementation, and how the timing of it affects growth while saving you some money.

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Have questions or comments?  We'd love to hear from you! Contact our team at [email protected]. 

Have questions or comments? We'd love to hear from you!

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Volatility just isn't going away — a theme that was emphasized at the 2023 Feeding Quality Forum. Boots on the ground host Miranda Reiman caught up with FQF speakers Dan Basse with Ag Resource Co. for a great market overview and Ryan Turner with StoneX group for tactics on how to shift volatility into opportunity.

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Have questions or comments?  We'd love to hear from you! Contact our team at [email protected]. 

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 digital Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA. Have questions or comments? We'd love to hear from you! Contact our team at [email protected].