Angus at Work

Flies and ticks are certainly getting their time in the spotlight, aren’t they? Whether you’re following the daily newsbytes related to New World screwworm’s march north or the recent announcements regarding Lyme disease or Alpha-gal syndrome, insect-focused news is everywhere. One critter getting a little less attention outside agricultural journalism? The Asian longhorned tick. 

On this episode of Angus at Work, we welcome you to listen in as we visit with Kansas State University’s Cassandra Olds, assistant professor of veterinary entomology, and A.J. Tarpoff, associate professor and beef extension veterinarian, regarding this eight-legged foe and the protozoan parasite it carries known as Theileria orientalis.

Additional Resources:

• Asian longhorned tick | USDA APHIS
• Story map | USDA APHIS
• Bovine Theileriosis | USDA APHIS
• Subscribe to the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA

Thank you to Superior Livestock Auctions for their sponsorship of this episode.

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Technology has a funny way of either streamlining your workflow or throwing a major kink in the process. Don’t be alarmed! When it comes to purchasing Angus bulls or replacement females, there are some exciting tools available through Angus.org that allow cattlemen to put sale book data to work.

In Part One of a two-part series focused on Angus.org and the updated Angus app, we welcome you to listen in as we visit with Rachel Hunter, senior print services coordinator for Angus Media, about some of the web-based tools – including searchable sale books with the option to export data or set up watchlists – available to commercial cattlemen. 

Thank you to Superior Livestock Auctions for their sponsorship of this episode.

Additional Resources:

• Five Tips to Find a Bull
• Angus.org current sale books
• Subscribe to the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA

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]. 

The cattle market has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the years. Despite ever changing circumstances, many cattlemen are currently enjoying satisfying prices and investing in their operations — whether that’s by paying down debt, building facilities or seeking out even better genetics. 

On this episode, Shauna Hermel visited with Trent Stewart, auctioneer and sales representative with Superior Livestock, and Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations for the American Angus Association, about the state of the cattle market, where to begin when looking to market your cattle and how your Angus genetics can pay off on sale day. 

Thank you to GeneMax® Advantage™ for sponsoring this episode. 

Additional Resources:

• Commercial Programs at the American Angus Association
• AngusLink program information
• Subscribe to the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA

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]. 

April is quickly approaching and that means we are probably all spending a little time preparing for tax season. While the Angus Beef Bulletin team has devoted an episode or two to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act previously, we’re taking the opportunity to dive deeper into what effect this bill will have on taxes for farmers and ranchers. 

On this episode, our host Chelsea Good sat down with Roger McEowen, professor of agricultural law and taxation at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kan., to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, its tax implications, a little something called hobby loss rules, planning for transition and taxes down the line, and more. 

Thank you to Superior Livestock Auctions for their sponsorship of this episode.

Additional resources: 

• The One Big Beautiful Bill with Chelsea Good
• The Estate Planning Stuff You Need with Shannon Ferrell
• Policy Matters

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]. 

As the weather begins to warm up and insects return, ranchers will again face the challenge of managing insect pressure as well as concerns associated with complications caused by these tiny nuisances.

Our host, Shauna Hermel, was joined at CattleCon 2026 by Deana Hardee, veterinarian with Merck Animal Health, and Megan Silveira, managing editor with the Angus Journal, regarding New World screwworm, cattle fever ticks, the Asian Longhorned Tick and a conditionally approved product from Merck that could help protect U.S. cattle from future threats. 

Thank you to Superior Livestock for their sponsorship of this episode.

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]. 

Seeing healthy cattle grazing on even healthier pastures does something to the heart of beef producers. Fixing fence and moving hot wire to rotational graze? That doesn’t give us quite the same rush of serotonin. 

Here at the Angus Beef Bulletin, our team is in the thick of all topics grazing and pasture management. On this episode of Angus at Work, Editor Shauna Hermel sat down at CattleCon 2026 in Nashville, Tenn., with Andrew Fraser, president of virtual fencing provider Halter, to learn:

• The ins and outs of the Halter system
• How this virtual fencing platform is working for producers
• Where Halter is looking to expand (regionally as well as their offerings)
• And more!

 
A big thank you to Tech Mix Global for their sponsorship of this episode. 

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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]. 

Stress is a major player when it comes to reducing performance both on the ranch and in the feedlot. While many cattle producers focus on decreasing stress to the benefit of their herd, there could be a new addition to your lineup when it comes to combating the effect of stress on the rumen.
 
 Our team recently had a chance to visit with Kip Karges, a technical services ruminant team member at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, regarding:

• How gut health can help cattle combat stress,
• How live yeast plays a part in building a healthy digestive tract,
• What research studies related to yeast products are saying about reducing the number of sick animals,
• The safety of yeast and MOS products in rations,
• And more!

But, before we jump in, we just want to say a quick thank you to Superior Livestock for their sponsorship of this episode.

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]. 

With fed cattle size continuing to rise, how can commercial cattlemen balance females optimized for their environment with the terminal traits feeders are looking for?

On this episode, our host Miranda Reimann visited with Ryan Rathmann of Texas Tech University regarding: 

• Cow herd efficiency research
• How cattlemen can identify smaller females who are curve benders
• Tools producers have at their disposal to maximize potential
• And more! 

A huge thank you to Purina for their sponsorship of this episode.

Additional Resources:

• Subscribe to the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA

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]. 

With the current price of replacement females reaching eye-watering levels, producers are more inclined than even to push for perfection when it comes to developing their replacements. 

Interested in additional details for how exactly to ensure success for your heifers? On this episode, Angus Beef Bulletin Editor Shauna Hermel sat down with Jordan Thomas, an assistant professor in the Division of Animal Sciences at the University of Missouri to discuss: 

• Current price trends of replacement females 
• Rules for maturity and timing when it comes to breeding first calf heifers
• Why nutrition plays a critical role for the heifer and her first calf
• New research related to both cows and heifers
• And more! 

A huge thank you to Purina for their sponsorship of this episode.

Additional Resources:

• Missouri Beef Cow-Calf Planning Budget
• Subscribe to the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA

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]. 

Bull buying season is upon us! Whether you have already identified the sale and lot number you're going after or you're in the beginning stages of researching the advantages of Angus bulls, this episode is for you. Listen in as we visit with Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations with the American Angus Association, regarding: 

• Making an Angus bull pencil out in your operation,
• Programs (and marketing opportunities) that calves sired by Angus bulls are eligible for, 
• How additional data can help you make decisions in your cow herd,
• And more!

A huge thank you to Purina for their sponsorship of this episode.

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].