The BEEF Cattle letter - Past Issues


1999
June 9 - Issue #140
OBT update
Time to monitor leafhopper on alfalfa
Southeastern Ohio Hay Day
Fly control to keep the flies from winning
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
June 2 - Issue #139
June beef outlook: weights down, prices in mid-$60's
Growth promotant implants
Increasing the management power of mid-sized family beef cow operators (Part 2)
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
May 26 - Issue #138
Stockman's Research in Review - June 7, 1999
OCA Summer Roundup set for June 26
Increasing the management power of mid-sized family beef cow operators (Part 1)
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
May 19 - Issue #137
The Ohio Bull Test program - an update
Promoting summer pasture growth
New OSU Extension 'fact sheet' - ANR-5-99
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
May 12 - Issue #136
Beef: Return of the summer slump
Spring management of first calf heifers
Pasture rental considerations
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
May 5 - Issue #135
Why do some bulls sell, and others not?
Deworm strategically
Pasture weed control options
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
April 28 - Issue #134
Deja Vu - Can you afford to feed cattle to 'Choice'?
Seedstock Improvement Sale results
Is your bull ready for the breeding season?
Lack of management power threatens survival of mid-sized family farms and ranches
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
April 21 - Issue #133
Synchronizing estrus and breeding cows
Preparing for the breeding season
OBT bulls sell well
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
April 14 - Issue #132
Bulls to sell - April 17 and 24
Post-test management of yearling bulls
Synchronizing estrus and breeding heifers
Livestock budgets 'on-line'
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
April 7
Start grazing early, and often
Summer Roundup - "Back to the Basics!"
The value of stocker cattle gain
The Cow-Calf Manager: Implanting -- a tool you shouldn't forget!
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
March 31
Ohio Bull Test concludes
Ohio Seedstock Improvement Sale catalogues available
The Cattle Business - Value of Feeder Calves
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
March 24
Bulls off test
The breeding season
Can grass cattle put you back in the black in 1999?
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
March 17
Pasture and grazing meeting planned
Be ready for the spring pasture flush!
Growing out young bulls and the prebreeding season
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
March 10
Don't miss the Ohio Beef Expo - March 18-21
Mating capacity of bulls - bull to cow ratio
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
March 3
Poultry litter = lower beef feed costs
Breeding Soundness Examination
Selenium supplementation of cows improves health of calves
Grazing researcher to speak
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
February 17
Expected Progeny Difference - EPDs
January 1999 cattle inventory changes
The cattle business -- avoiding "grass fever"
Ohio Bull Test update
Grazing School planned
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
February 17
Optimism returning?
Integrated Bull Management: Critical success factors
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
February 10
The Cow-Calf Manager: Winter nutrition critical for fall-born calves
OBT update
Management to manipulate feed efficiency and condemned livers
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
February 3
Fall pasture, a win-win
Ohio Forage and Grassland Council Annual Conference - March 5
Dark cutters
Beef Quality Corner - New technology for product improvement
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
January 27
Consignment deadline for Ohio Seedstock Improvement Sale is February 15
Ohio Heifer Development Program initiated
East-Central Ohio Beef Short Course planned
Reducing the bruising in carcasses
Bulls weighed
Treat for lice soon
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
January 20 - Issue #120
Feeding considerations for spring calving cows
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
January 13 - Issue #119
Cattle management strategies
Tri-County Beef School planned
Foot rot in cattle
Management to manipulate tenderness & shelflife
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
January 6 - Issue #118
Check nutrition during cold weather!
Nutrition for the fall-calving herd during lactation and breeding
Multi County Beef School planned
28 day weights taken
Management to manipulate marbling
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1998
December 30 - Issue #117
Get hooked to cyberspace for Christmas? - What now?
Management to manipulate carcass weight, cont.
Liquidation spells record '98 production
December 23 - Issue #116
Cold weather affects brood cow feed requirements
Management to manipulate carcass weight
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
December 16 - Issue #115
Bulls off to good start
Ohio Seedstock Improvement Sale - April 24, 1998
Environment - altering carcass quantity and quality through management and nutrition
It is time again to analyze your beef cow profit center
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
December 9 - Issue #114
The inheritance of color (or what difference does it make?)
OCA convention - January 8-9
Genetics - the use of carcass EPDs to affect phenotype, cont.
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
 
December 2 - Issue #113
Heifer development - are they ready to breed?
Purchasing bred heifers a good opportunity for small herds
Feeder cattle marketing ahead
Bulls begin test
Genetics - the use of carcass EPD to affect phenotype
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
November 25 - Issue #112
Take a break - BCS the cows
Profit points to ponder
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report

November 18 - Issue #111
Open cows equal losses
Cattle diet and it's impact on E. coli concentrations and viability
Ovsynch estrus synchronization and Miner Institute
REAL Lab is closed
Bulletin now available on-line
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report

November 11 - Issue #110
129 bulls delivered to Ohio Test Station
Fourth annual "Forage and Grass Management Review"
Feeding whole soybeans to feedlot cattle
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
November 4 - Issue #109
Choosing a calving season or should I fall calve?
BEEF 509
Research on hay feeding effects on e.coli shows promise, yields questions
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
October 28 - Issue #108
The "new" Ohio Bull Test
Soil test now
This is the year for beef cow producers to pencil out their marketing alternatives
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report
October 21 - Issue #107
Beef Quality Corner -- Cull cow marketing
Understanding and coping with the market
BEEF 509
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October 14 - BEEF Cattle was not published
October 7 - Issue #106
Visit us at the Fair
The Cow-Calf Manager: Pregnancy checking -- Is it worth it?
Now is the time for beef cow producers to prepare a 5-year IRM business plan
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report

September 30 - Issue #105
Beef and Forage Field Day scheduled
Trials on tenderness
Beef 509 - Marketing Quality and Consistent Beef in Ohio
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report

September 23 - Issue #104
Buckeye's Best "value added" calf program
Forage protein content: what does it mean?
How many u.s. beef cows are there and where are they?
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report

September 16
- Issue #103
"Residue" for fall feed
A second alternative for fall forage: Grazing cereal rye
"Silage" now eligible for LDP payments
The Cow-Calf Manager: Weaning strategies
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report

September 9 - Issue #102
Palpate your cows!
Notes, observations and personal interpretations on the professional cattleman's symposium
Prepare calves for weaning and marketing
Nominations due for 1998-99 ohio bull test program
"Improving your pastures with fence and water systems"
Winterize your forage crops
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Report

September 2 - Issue #101
"Consistency" is "the" target
Disciplined genetics for carcass merit
Education, fellowship and innovation - keys to survival
Weekly Purcell Agriculture Commodity Market Report

August 26 - Issue #100
Where to from here?
Beef Quality Corner - Count to two, no bull!
Harvest corn silage at proper dry matter content
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

August 19 - Issue #99
1997-98 "Farm to Fork" program reaches conclusion
Complaining about cattle prices?
Maximizing fall and winter grazing of beef cows and stocker cattle
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

August 12 - Issue #98
Beef marketing symposium pushes for better profits
Proper management enhances beef quality and product value
Fall 1998 feeder cattle outlook
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

August 5 - Issue #97
What's next?
Usda report shows cow-calf industry poor users of technology
Ohio's "farm to fork" program
Horse flies bad this year
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

July 29 - Issue #96
Beef Quality - Every Cattleman's Business!
Benefit now, use nitrogen on pastures
Late summer seeded forage legumes at risk to sclerotinia crown and stem rot
More on making the cattle cycle work for you financially
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

July 22 - Issue #95
Annual herd check - first, examine their eyes
Higher cattle prices coming or more false hope?
Summer seedings of forages
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

July 15 - Issue #94
Livestock "Feeding Pad" meeting planned
Ohio State Fair Food Pavilion = good "PR"
July deworming and pasture rotation
Members approve merger between OCA and BBIF
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

July 8 - Issue #93
The Cattle Business - FALL YEARLING MARKETING
Using Benchmark Herds To Determine Your Herd's Production Strengths And Weaknesses
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

July 1 - Issue #92
Synchronization systems that work!
The "Five State Beef Alliance and Initiative"
Managing legume pastures and bloat
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

June 24 - Issue #91
No-show of potato leafhopper nymphs in alfalfa
Reimplant and deworm calves and yearlings
Making the cattle cycle work for you financially
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

June 17 - Issue #90
Bountiful spring
Forage testing for beef cattle
The Cow Calf Manager: Creep grazing
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

June 10 - Issue #89
Brown County to host Ohio Cattlemen's Summer Roundup
Buckeye's Best sale dates set
Pinkeye treatment for cattle
Creep graze calves
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

June 3 - Issue #88
Ivermectin bolus vs pour-on
Heat stress and beef cattle
Leafhopper and new alfalfa stands
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

May 27 - Issue #87
Deja Vu - Can you afford to feed cattle to 'Choice'?
Does deworming pay?
Plan your pasture weed control options
What frame size is right?
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

May 20 - Issue #86
Plan for summer fly control
Minerals important in summer
Economics of 1998 calves
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

May 13 - Issue #85
Mud!#&*^@! and pastures
The "business" of weaning
Practices associated with profitable cow-calf herds
BBIF and OCA to merge
OCA Summer Roundup - June 26-27
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

May 6 - Issue #84
Market outlook - $71 by Fall?
Make sure bulls pass the breeding test
Planting date for forages
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

April 29 - Issue #83
Soil fertility impacts animal health
The cow-calf manager: Management at turnout
Manage for a 60 day breeding season
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

April 22 - Issue #82
Can you afford not to do a BSE?
Bull test sale averages $1000
Want cheap feed for beef cattle? - Consider grazing corn!
What bull buyers consider important
Vaccinate cows while open
Prepare bulls for the breeding season
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

April 15 - Issue #81
29th annual BBIF Performance Tested Bull Sale
The breeding season - Integrated bull mangement: Critical success factors
Optimize health through nutrition
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

April 8 - Issue #80
Plan to attend the "Preview" of the bulls on April 13
The prebreeding season - Integrated bull management: Critical success factors
Bull fertility
Grass tetany update
Implant stockers at turnout
The cattle business - Current industry situation, April 1998
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

April 1 - Issue #79
Spring deworming of stockers and replacements
When to start grazing cool-season forages
The cow-calf manager: Managing natural service and artificial insemination
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

March 25 - Issue #78
Strategic use of nitrogen for pastures
Be prepared for grass tetany season
Plan your "genetics" now
Good field results with Select Synch programs
"Genetic Merit" sale update
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

March 17 - Issue #77
Ohio Beef Expo - March 20-22
The cow-calf manager: Preparing for the breeding season
Hybrin vigor plays key role in beef repreductions, calf survival, and cow longevity
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March 10 - Issue #76
Choosing corn hybrids for silage
Cows and creeks
84 day Bull Test update
Grazing school planned
Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council annual meeting
Beef Quality Corner: Dark cutters
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

March 3 - Issue #75
The cattle market - another perspective
A coordinated beef system in the eastern corn belt
Beef 509 update
Beef Expo features trade show reception
EQIP applications to be processed
Weekly Purcell Agricultural Commodity Market Report

February 25 - Issue #74

February 18 - Issue #73

February 11 - Issue #72

February 4 - Issue #71

January 28 - Issue #70

January 21 - Issue #69

January 14 - Issue #68

January 7 - Issue #67


1997

December 31 Issue #66

December 24 - Issue #65

December 17- Issue #64

December 10 - Issue #63

December 3- Issue #62

November 26 - Issue #61

November 19 - Issue #60

November 12 - Issue #59

November 5- Issue #58

October 29 - Issue #57

October 22- Issue #56

October 15 - Issue #55

October 8- Issue #54

October 1- Issue #53

September 24 - Issue #52

September 17 - Issue #51

September10- Issue #50

September 3 - Issue #49

August 27- Issue #48

August 20- Issue #47

August 13- Issue #46

August 6- Issue #45

July 30- Issue #44

July 23- Issue #43

July 16- Issue #42

July 9- Issue #41

July 2- Issue #40

June 25- Issue #39

June 18- Issue #38

June 11- Issue #37

June 4- Issue #36

May 28- Issue #35

May 21- Issue #34

May 14- Issue #33

May 7- Issue #32