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The Road To Retirement
Brent and Sheri Kuehny begin building a cow herd in order to better achieve their goals.
It Takes Confidence
Dave Wingo turns a hobby into an integral part of his farming and ranching operations.
5 Noble Researchers, Consultants Share Their Personal Ag Stories
Many at the Noble Research Institute raise cattle and are otherwise engaged in production agriculture outside of their full-time jobs. Others grew up on farms and ranches. These are their stories.
'Normal' Hard to Define When it Comes to Rain
We lived through a significant drought in 2006. Some much-needed winter precipitation has lessened our fears, but some forecasts still call for drier than "normal" weather starting in May. Normal? Who knows what "normal" is?
Integrity Beef preconditioning creates financial advantage
The Integrity Beef Alliance is a Noble Research Institute-sponsored, cow/calf program that standardizes management decisions and supports value-added production practices. Producers in this program are already committed to retaining ownership of calves through a 45-day preconditioning program.
Hay analysis provides value
As you are looking for next winter's hay, you should take a sample of each lot before committing to purchase. A hay analysis prior to purchase offers one of the greatest returns on investment in the ranching business.
7 Guidelines to Help Cattle Producers Manage Through Drought Conditions
There is a common denominator for producers who cope with drought better than others - they all have active drought management plans.
Alternative culling method increases profits
To help provide producers options for managing and marketing cull cows, researchers at the Noble Research Institute and Oklahoma State University teamed up and conducted a study that evaluated the economics of two alternative management and marketing systems for retaining open beef cows.
Cow-calf operations benefit from timely BCS evaluation
Body condition score (BCS) is a proven tool to determine nutritional status of an animal.
Making More With Fewer Cows
Cattle producers in the Southern Great Plains had to reduce cow numbers in 2011 due to the most severe drought in decades. Replacement cow prices are at an all-time high in 2012, and most pastures are still in poor condition, making it difficult for many producers to restock to former levels.