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June 1, 2008

State of the Industry

'08 and Beyond

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

What a difference a year makes. Livestock Marketing Information Center data shows that last year at this time, Omaha corn was pricing at $3.46/bu., compared...

The Prediction Is Pain

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Roybal Editor

In the film Rocky III, champion Rocky Balboa's nemesis is the fearsome contender Clubber Lang, convincingly played by Mr. T. When asked in a pre-fight...

Between Hard Spots

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael Contributing Editor

Summing up the state of the cattle business has never been easier: input costs are historically high and likely to climb higher, in a volatile manner...

The Toughening Of America

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Alaina Burt Managing Editor

Let's face it for the last decade it's been pretty fun to be in the cow-calf business, says Tom Field, Colorado State University professor of beef cattle...

Time To Pull Leather?

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

It doesn't take Bill Mies long to roll out his best-case scenario for the next 18 months. That's because the beef management consultant with Elanco Animal...

Features

Cattlemen SPEAK

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Roybal Editor

While U.S. beef producers are worried in the short term, they're mostly optimistic in the long-term about the future of the industry. The majority also...

Sufferin' Summer Sulfates

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford & Lance Nixon

Connee Quinn's terse note to herself from summer 2002 is as searing as the drought that withered that year's shortgrass prairie: Hot and dry, she wrote....

Editor's Roundup

Silver linings

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Joe Roybal editor

It seems tough to find upbeat aspects in media reports about the economy these days, but even a tougher economy may sport a silver lining or two for beef...

Market Advisor

The changing corn environment

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Harlan Hughes contributing editor

Part II: Short-term management implications The bottom line to the changing corn environment is that feedlot costs of gain (COG) will increase substantially...

Reader's Viewpoint

Lose the hot-shots

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

While Boone Carter's Don't Stress article in your April issue (p. 32) was interesting and informative, the paragraph referring to the use of electric...

Cattle Economics

Money talks

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Wes Ishmael contributing editor

A sage once told me that if you want to know what the government is thinking, don't listen to what it's saying; look at what it's doing. The same applies...

My Perspective

This election could devastate us

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Troy Marshall contributing editor

Don't get excited, I won't give my opinion of the candidates or look at how they stand on issues important to the cattle industry and agriculture in general....

Vets' Opinion

Preventing pasture bloat

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by W. Mark Hilton contributing editor

Pasture bloat is primarily a disease of cattle that graze pastures where legumes make up greater than 50% of the total forage. You may hear pasture bloat...

BEEF Tech

Beef Tech

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM, compiled by Alaina Burt managing editor

Portable load chute The WW Portable Load Chute from WW Livestock loads at ground level or 24, 36 and 48 in. Total chute length is 14 ft. with a 12-ft....