Tag: Management
It’s All About Efficiency
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor As we sit at a point of very low numbers in our national cow herd, it is time to get
Managing Variability
By Shawn Walter, Data Scientist, AgStrata, LLC It’s no big surprise that there’s a lot of variation between one lot and the next. For that
Bradley 3 Angus Ranch Enters 60th Year
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor
Some argue that the Texas drought of 2011-2014 was worse than the herd-killing one in the 1950s. Minnie Lou Bradley has survived both. Her daughter Mary Lou and son-in-law James Henderson braved the most recent drought with her. Together, the trio is into the ranch’s 60th year of selling prime Angus bulls.
Blue Gold – When planning your operation’s future, water conservation is just as important as financial stability
By Ally McClure, Contributing Editor
In true western Kansas fashion, the wind was blowing a breezy 50 miles per hour during a water conservation meeting Dec. 8, 2017, at the new Hy-Plains Education and Research Center.
Angus Genetics Help Keep the Olsons in the Black
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor
In early January, Steve Olson delivered 55 steers to a local feedyard. It’s something he does nearly every year. Of course, his goal is to profit from added weight when the cattle finish. But he’s also eager to see carcass data