Florida Bull Test Sale January 18

L & L Cattle Company, Marianna, consigned the top performing bull in the 2013 Florida Bull Test. Their Simmental bull, LLCC Big Jake Z211, gained 5.31 pounds per day on the 112 day test.

The 14th annual Florida Bull Test was conducted at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education center near Marianna.  There were 126 bulls consigned from 40 ranches located in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina.  There were 67 Angus, 7 Charolais, 2 Hereford, 3 Red Angus, 33 SimAngus, and 14 Simmental bulls […]

BCS Rankings and Your Cowherd

Red Angus Heifer

Body Condition Scoring (BCS) is in the vocabulary of many cattlemen, nutritionists and veterinarians to describe the nutritional status of cows.  Research has clearly correlated the influence of body condition at calving time and breeding time on the overall reproductive function. Body Condition Scoring (BCS) is an on-the-hoof visual appraisal using numbers (1-9) to suggest […]

Herd Expansion, Beef Cow Slaughter, and Projected Inventory Numbers for January 1

Historical and Projected January 1 Beef Cow Numbers, US.  Sources: USDA-NASS and UGA.

Herd expansion is a thought that is on many cattlemen’s minds.  Most are considering if they should expand and by how much.  Others are questioning if expansion has already begun, and if it hasn’t, when it will. In recent weeks beef cow slaughter as compared to last year has dramatically fallen.  In fact, when compared […]

The AI Cowculator smart phone app assists producers to determine whether to purchase bulls or use artificial insemination

UF AI Cowculator

The utilization of estrous synchronization and fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) has potential to influence the economic efficiency of cow/calf enterprises by improving a producer’s opportunity to shorten the calving season, increase calf uniformity, have earlier births during the calving season, enhance preweaning growth, and heavier calves at weaning. However, beef producers have been slow to […]

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