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by Taylor Shackelford There is no right or wrong way to raise livestock. Many would agree, one of the best things you can do is learn from the successes of others. If that doesn’t work, if you don’t learn what you need, or if you see a trending flaw, start back at the basics. Build…
Continue Reading...by Taylor Shackelford How do you stay current? Does anyone read the newspaper for their daily update on the world anymore? Many probably listen to a morning radio broadcast or watch the local evening news. At Starwood Brangus, herd size isn’t everything. Especially if you embrace the shift in mediums toward the internet, a simple…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS The Brangus® cowherd continues to be a great factory driving profitability in many operations. Likewise, the Brangus Built program has been a shining star for the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) the past couple of months. Commercial Brangus® females wearing the Brangus Built eartag have been…
Continue Reading...by John M. Davidson, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Beef Cattle Practice) Beef cattle reproduction is fairly straightforward. What separates the high-achieving producer from those with lesser productivity can often be attention paid to the most basic of details. One of these critical details is the bull breeding soundness examination (BBSE). The breeding evaluation of the bull…
Continue Reading...An overview of beef grading by Loni Lucherk, Texas Tech University When I think of Brangus® cattle, in a meat sense, I think about what the Brahman and Angus breeds bring to the table in terms of carcass characteristics. A combination of yield, growth and quality that results in a consistent product. However, I…
Continue Reading...by Hillary Kvamme, Elgin Breeding Service We see it every day with modern technology: pictures of the newest calf born in a country thousands of miles from the bull that sired it. While this seems to be a rather routine undertaking, after all, we see the pictures and hear the stories constantly, the process it…
Continue Reading...Csonka: His legacy continues to influence the breed, both domestically and internationally. by Martha Hollida Garrett Csonka of Brinks 30R4 was just one of many bulls born in 2005, but perhaps no other bull in the history of the breed has impacted and changed Brangus like he has in terms of producing both extremely popular…
Continue Reading...Attendees at the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) 2017 Annual Meeting and Convention installed newly-elected officers to the board of directors on Feb. 11 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. The newly-elected board members are Vern Suhn, of Suhn Cattle Company in Eureka, Kansas, who will represent IBBA members in…
Continue Reading...by Linda Jordens Galayda, Texas Rancher Girl Many associations, colleges, conventions, and large ranches offer a school curriculum for successful ranching. But did you ever stop to think that your ranch serves up a school of life every single day? Yep, everything from life basics to some pretty advanced do-or-die classes. I thought maybe we…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Field Service Representative Matt Murdoch I would like to introduce myself. My name is Matt Murdoch. I just recently joined the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) in January as a field services representative. I grew up in the small town of Marion, Texas showing American-Cross show steers and judging livestock from the age…
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