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2 weeks ago | 
drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton
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2 weeks ago | 
drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton
Using technology and data-driven solutions to enhance herd performance, optimize feed efficiency and scale marketing efforts is a key strategy for the Mertz family of River Creek Farms. A seedstock cattle operation located in the heart of the Kansas Flint Hills, River Creek Farms was established in 1890. The farm has deep agricultural roots spanning multiple generations and a reputation for producing high-quality SimAngus genetics built to work in real-world conditions.
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2 weeks ago | 
m.farms.com | Angie Stump Denton
By Angie Stump DentonChecking water is a time- and labor-intensive job. Water worry leads to increased labor, fuel and vehicle maintenance costs and ultimately can lead to animal health and welfare concerns. Growing up checking water on cattle ranches in Australia, Andrew Coppin saw these challenges first-hand. He realized 95% of the time the water didn’t need checking and was frustrated that, despite checking, the minute you leave — you don’t know what is happening.
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2 weeks ago | 
bovinevetonline.com | Angie Stump Denton
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2 weeks ago | 
drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton
What started in 2013 with the purpose of determining parentage has transitioned to a key tool in selecting the next generation of the Rosebrook Farms’ cow herd. “Genomic testing is really working for us,” Dan Rosebrook says. “We have more and more heifers meeting our DNA target because of multiple generations of testing and selection.”Rosebrook Farms is a multigenerational cattle and crop farm located near Lincoln in north-central Kansas.
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2 weeks ago | 
bovinevetonline.com | Angie Stump Denton
Cargill plans to invest nearly $90 million in automation and technology at its Fort Morgan, Colo., beef plant over the next several years as part of its broader Factory of the Future initiative aimed at improving operational efficiency, yield and worker safety, the company announced Thursday. “We’re at an extremely challenging point in the cattle cycle for packers with tight supplies and margins,” says Jarrod Gillig, senior vice president of Cargill’s North American beef business.
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3 weeks ago | 
drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton
“We collectively have three objectives in our ranching business,” says South Dakota cattle producer Ken Odde. “No. 1 is to build a profitable business. The second objective is evaluating new technologies and incorporating new technologies when we deem those appropriate. And our last objective is educating young people.”A DVM, Odde had a distinguished career in education and animal health before retiring to his ranch near Pollock in 2022.
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3 weeks ago | 
drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton
Cargill plans to invest nearly $90 million in automation and technology at its Fort Morgan, Colo., beef plant over the next several years as part of its broader Factory of the Future initiative aimed at improving operational efficiency, yield and worker safety, the company announced Thursday. “We’re at an extremely challenging point in the cattle cycle for packers with tight supplies and margins,” says Jarrod Gillig, senior vice president of Cargill’s North American beef business.
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3 weeks ago | 
drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton
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3 weeks ago | 
bovinevetonline.com | Angie Stump Denton
New World screwworm (NWS) continues to threaten the U.S. cattle industry. The potential impact is devastating — the larvae can kill an animal in just four to seven days if not quickly detected and treated. Colin Woodall, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO, discussed the hurdles of controlling the spread of NSW on the latest episode of the “Unscripted” podcast. “We have to eradicate it from here,” Woodall stresses. “We need to eradicate it from Mexico.
