Farm & Ranch
Connecting the Numbers
By contributing writer Rayford Pullen
As we continue to get calves on the ground and pray for rain, I often get to tinkering with our numbers to see how we have been doing regarding our birth weights and weaning weights. In 2013, our average birth weight for all calves was 81 pounds. Broken down, it was a 77 pound average for heifers and an 84 pound average
for bull calves. Our average weaning weight for all calves was 612 pounds with heifers averaging 600 pounds and bulls averaging 625. The weaning weights were adjusted to 7 months of age and the calves did not receive creep feed.
Calves were sired by 24 different bulls. When we looked at birth weight difference and weaning weight difference by sire, we saw a range for average of weaning weights per sire from a high of 706 to a low of 570 pounds, or 136 pounds. On the birth weight ranges per sire, we had a range from 64 to 94 pounds or 30 pounds.
To read more pick up the March 2014 issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch.
By: Tressa Lawrence
It has been a hot, dry summer across northeastern Wyoming. Many ranchers are weaning and shipping early due to the dry conditions and lack of grass.
By: Lindsey Monk
The Four Mile Fire was 2,082 acres and very close to three other fires all started by lightning the same night. Together, the four fires burned a total of approximately 47,827 acres. That is a lot of feed for cattle, and ranchers were moving the cattle out of the way. They are mostly contained now, but it has been a very hot and dry summer.
The Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association, the Texas Beef Council, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension banded together to bring the Beef Quality Assurance coursework to Texas. Dedicated to promoting best management practices for cattle producers in an effort to strengthen consumer confidence in beef as a wholesome food product, the program focuses on best husbandry practices for quality beef. The BQA coursework is available both in-person and online, with three types of certification available- Cow/Calf, Stocker/Backgrounder, and Feedyard. Courses are offered in both English and Spanish.
To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
(Photo courtesy of Hannah Claxton)
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