Genetics for Marbling

Genetics for Marbling

You might have noticed that all three of the front-page articles in the December edition of the Stockman Grass Farmer involve grass-feeding or grass-finishing cattle.   In Anibal Pordomingo’s article “Fat is the Critical Element in a Good Eating Grass-fed Beef...
Genetics for Marbling

New Year’s Resolutions

Most people don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they never keep them.   They view them as a waste of time.   On top of that, it is discouraging and depressing when they realize they failed to keep the resolutions they made. However, some people have a very good...
Genetics for Marbling

Goodbye 2016

This past year had a humbling effect on many cow-calf producers.   Calf prices steadily declined until 500-pound steers were worth $500 less than they were just one year ago – and $750 less than they were two years ago.   In this business, that is a HUGE change – in...
Genetics for Marbling

Create the Future of Your Dreams

If success was easy, everyone would be remarkably successful.   Unfortunately, very few people can be classified as remarkably successful.   Success, however, does appear to be easy for some people.   If you look closer, you will discover that those people are...
Genetics for Marbling

From Expense to Profit

I was recently conversing with a gentleman who has managed a lot of cattle in his lifetime.  He looked over at a small outfit with tons of equipment in the yard, and slowly shook his head.  “Why do people invest so much money in equipment, when cattle can do the...