Maximize Profitability with Wagyu

Maximize Profitability with Wagyu. By Haley Clampit.Beef Cattle producers are feeling more optimistic. With an El Nino winter forecasted, cattle producers are anticipating a reprieve from multi-year drought conditions. For consecutive years the beef cattle herd has been in decline due to environmental conditions...

Roots That Run Deep

Roots That Run Deep. Article by Maura Keller. Photos courtesy of Bree Swanson.Tucked in the heart of the Bear Paw Mountains, Shipwheel Cattle Company has been making its mark on the Angus cattle industry since the family ranch was first homesteaded on the Rocky Mountain front in 1896. Multiple generations later,...

Cattle Market - How Long will High Prices Last?

Cattle Market - How Long will High Prices Last? By Heather Smith Thomas.Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, says the increase in cattle prices this year actually started last year, as cattle numbers dropped. The midyear 2023 cattle inventory report showed the...

Protect Your Profits with Wagyu

Protect Your Profits with WagyuBy Jenny TweedyThe Conditions are StackedThe midyear report published by the USDA showing the results of consecutive years of drought conditions across the Western United States coupled with a 14% increase in slaughtered beef contributed to the continued decline in the US beef cowherd....

Tips on How Ranchers Can Get A Better Price For Their Calves

Tips on How Ranchers Can Get A Better Price For Their Calves. By Heather Smith ThomasThe cow-calf business isn’t easy.  One of the biggest challenges is making it profitable, since calf prices fluctuate and are generally a bit low compared to rising input costs.  This year, for a change, cattle...

Coleman Angus

Coleman Angus. By Heather Smith Thomas. The Angus cow has been a staple in the livestock industry for many years.  Traditionally, this has always been a maternal breed. At Coleman Angus, the momma cow continues to be the staple. “Our breeding program revolves around producing the best maternal...

An Overview and Comparison of Modern Beef Breeds

An Overview and Comparison of Modern Beef Breeds.  By Jaclyn Krymowski."There is as much variation within a breed as between breeds.”You may have heard that line before, and while it may contain a nugget of truth it can’t entirely be taken at face value. In the landscape of today’s industry...

Protect Your Profits with Wagyu

Protect Your Profits with Wagyu. By Jenny TweedyThe Conditions are Stacked.The midyear report published by the USDA showing the results of consecutive years of drought conditions across the Western United States coupled with a 14% increase in slaughtered beef contributed to the continued decline in the US beef...