CALF_News_Feb_March_2019

4 CALF News • February | March 2019 • www.calfnews.net  FEBRUARY | MARCH 2019 Highlights On the Web www.calfnews.net Highlights  Original, informative content  Cattle industry news updates Go Mobile Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/ calfnews/ Twitter  https://twitter.com/calfnews YouTube  www.youtube.com/CALFnews Advertising Jessica Ebert National Account Manager (785) 477-1941 jebert@blueprintma.com Features In Every Issue 5 Gypsy Wagon 22 Chuteside Manner 47 Where’s the Really Exceptional Beef? 41 Recollections 45 Baxter Black 46 Index of Advertisers Subscription Request Form  New  Renewal  Address Change Domestic  1 Yr $40  2 Yrs $70  3 Yrs $90 New Foreign (Send U.S. funds—U.S. Bank only)  1 Yr $50  2 Yrs $90  3 Yrs $120 Name Firm Name Street City State Zip Phone No. e-mail  Commercial Feeder 1,000 to 5,000 head annual marketings  5,000 to 10,000 head annually  10,000 to 20,000 head annually  20,000 to 40,000 head annually  40,000 plus head annually  Stocker/Feeder operator  Cow/Calf operator  Other Please enclose old magazine label. Send check, money order or U.S. funds BluePrint Media P.O. Box 292, Lodi, WI 53555 Opinions 8 Rumblings From the Great White North 10 Looking Ahead 11 All In 12 Whitt & Wisdom 42 Beyond the Ranch Gate 6 Where From Here? From diversifying a business to developing innovative traceability solutions and planning for the next generation, the future is bright for those who continue to push themselves, and the industry, forward, asking "Where from here?" Cover Story 36 F Troop Feeders Friemel family makes feedyard a family business, where everyone contributes to its success and has some fun in the process. 28 Mesquite Cattle Feeders Feeding high-performing cattle in a harsh desert climate is no easy task, but Mesquite Cattle Feeders has done it successfully for three generations. 24 Considering Sustainability from a Global Perspective Responding to consumer questions and addressing misinformation has never been more important. A recent Beef Sustainability Ag Media Workshop provides tools and factual information to help producers and media respond. 8 % 18 % of Beef Farms and Ranches are Family Owned OTHER % 9 % Typical U.S. C attl e Lifec ycle Cow-calf DIET WHAT’S SUSTA INABILITY? Producing safe, nutritious beef while balancing environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic viability. Improved e ciency and animal well-being mean a 16% lower carbon footprint and fewer natural resources used for every pound of beef produced. 6 - 10 Months Grass Other Human- inedible Plants DURATION 1977 NOW Stocker/ba ckgrounder 2 - 6 Months DIET Finishing Grain Other Human- inedible Plants Mostly Grass Other H uman- inedibl e Plants DURATION 4 - 6 Mos. Grain - Or - 6 - 10 Mos. Grass DURATION How’d they do it? Compared to 1977, today’s beef farmers and ranchers produce the same amount of beef with 33% fewer cattle. Better Animal Health & Welfare Better Animal Genetics Better Animal Nutrition of U.S. Farms and Ranches Own Beef Cattle Same Beef, Fewer Cattle 33 % Fewer Cattle DIET More with Less U.S. farmers and ran chers produce 18% of the world’s beef with only 8% o f the world’s cattle. Fewer Cattle, BEEF SUSTAINABILITY FACTS C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Sustainability_FactSheet_Ver3.pdf 1 4/27/18 10:33 AM