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Angus Beef Bulletin Management topic page providing access to stories on business planning, herd management, land stewardship, facilities solutions and more.
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Welcome to the Angus Beef Bulletin, the commercial cattleman’s Angus connection. Find the information you need to make the most of your investment in Angus genetics. The Angus Beef Bulletin provides news and information on health, genetics, nutrition, marketing and management through a variety of media, including the Angus Beef Bulletin magazine, the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA electronic newsletter and the Angus At Work podcast.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2024/q1/conservation-partnership-opportunities
On today’s episode of Angus At Work, Charles Kneuper visits with host Lynsey McAnally about conserving and stewarding natural resources with help from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2024/q3/maximizing-labor-with-sensehub-feedlot
In this episode of Angus At Work, host Shauna Hermel chats with Jason Nickell of Merck Animal Health about SenseHub Feedlot, a cattle tag designed to capture individual behavioral and biometric data, including body temperature and activity.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/11/mg_gizmos-gadgets
This edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” features high-visibility workwear, innovative feed additives that decrease methane emissions from heifers, a newly approved herbicide product, and a versatile tractor line that’s easier on the checkbook.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/10/gizmos-gadgets
This edition features cattle reproductive remote monitoring technology, a compostable net wrap for bales, a diverse and high-tonnage forage seed mix and a well-known brand’s first midi excavator.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/04/mg_get-the-scoop-on-safe-manure-storage
Handling manure brings new risks for farmers to be prepared to manage and resolve.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/04/research-round-up
This month’s “Research Roundup” includes summaries of a University of Nebraska study comparing development rates for heifers and a Kansas State University study on bunk space requirements while limit-feeding calves a high-energy diet.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/03/a-bale-saved-is-a-bale-in-the-belly
Careful storage and the right hay feeder can ensure more hay ends up in the cows rather than on the ground.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/02/fp_smart-agriculture-farming-in-the-digital-age
Mizzou’s new Digital Agriculture Research and Extension Center will enhance research, education and outreach in emerging digital technologies for farming.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/02/fp_b_from-the-field
Notes from your regional managers on calving season preparedness.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/01/mg_gizmos-gadgets
Get the scoop on a new metal RFID tag, a rumen bolus for livestock monitoring, a means to lower your utility bill and a system to predict cattle feed intake and make feeding predictions.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/11/mg_working-cattle-on-atv-or-horseback
Does it come down to preference, or are there times when either a horse or an ATV is better than the other?
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/02/hn_b_calving-kit-essentials
Twelve items no calving barn should be without.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/11/mg_invisible-fence-keeps-cattle-on-ranch-and-protects-environment
Replacing wire and posts with cell towers and GPS collars offers a new way to set boundaries for grazing cattle.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/01/fp_stretching-winter-hay-supplies
Storage and feeding losses can equate to an extra big bale per cow this winter.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2024/q4/changing-the-pickup-purchasing-landscape
On this episode, Pat Driscoll of the Certified Agriculture Group visits with Shauna Hermel about the catalyst for forming the Certified Agriculture Group, the unique needs farmers and ranchers have when it comes to vehicles, how a pickup dealership model like that of tractor dealerships could work for producers, and the exciting new vehicle developed by farmers for farmers.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/02/hn_tips-for-managing-calving-in-muddy-conditions
Fresh, clean bedding is key to keeping cows and calves healthy.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/08/fp_from-the-field
Regional managers Rod Geppert, Casey Jentz and Kurt Kangas share tips for how to prepare for the unexpected.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/03/gizmos-and-gadgets
In this edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” we highlight the Easi-Scan:Go ultrasound scanner, Bobcat’s Machine IQ Remote Engine Disable/Enable technology, Gallagher’s North American eShepherd virtual fencing launch, the Square Key Farm TestiGrip Bovine Castration Tool and Claas hay tedders and disc mowers available for 2025.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2022/01/by-design
Get ready for calving. Providing a safe, comfortable and clean environment for cattle and crew will result in healthier calves and cows that rebreed more easily.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/products-services
A directory to suppliers providing products, services.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/old-most-accessed/0112fp_tagging-techniques
Last year (2011), we posed a question to our Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA subscribers: What type of numbering system do you use to identify your calf crop?
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/10/fp_from-the-field
Notes from the American Angus Association’s David Gazda on life post-Hurricane Helene.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/08/mg_gizmos-and-gadgets
Products and services for the farm and ranch, including a vertical tillage tool from Case IH, winter grain and forage seed varieties from Millborn, a reproduction-focused mineral from BioZyme, and a canine flue vaccine from Merck Animal Health.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/11/mg_gizmos-and-gadgets
This month's “Gizmos & Gadgets” features FDA approval of additional claims for the combination use of Pennchlor® and Rumensin®, a new ultrasound unit by ReproScan and New Holland Agriculture’s new CR11 combine.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/12/mg_gizmos-gadgets
Products and services for the farm and ranch. This edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” features an updated small articulated loader, a Bluetooth-enabled mouse trap, a software suite for managing mixed fleets of tractors with precision technology, and new hay tedders and disc mowers.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/09/fp_aaw-technology-finds-sick-calves-faster
SenseHub Feedlot offers option to detect disease, helping cattlemen pinpoint concerns earlier, says Jason Nickell in “Angus at Work” episode.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/research-roundup
The Certified Angus Beef team shares research on heat-mitigation strategies in feedlots, along with tips for keeping cattle cool in this installment of “Research Roundup.”
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/03/feedlot-management-strategies-to-combat-winter-weather
Tips to address water, nutrition, shelter and animal health needs during cold weather.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/01/mg_gizmos-gadgets
Product feature: Smart ways to manage cattle with precision scale systems.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/09/hn_researcher-explores-machine-learnings-role-in-predicting-brd-case-outcomes
K-State graduate student Lilli Heinen provides an update on her research concerning machine-learned predictive models and their role in minimizing the financial ramifications of bovine respiratory disease cases in feedlots.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/09/fp_from-the-field
Regional Managers Quanah Gardiner, Reese Tuckwiller and David Gazda share tips for how to stay safe on the ranch.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/10/working-cattle
Cattle producers large and small suffer shortages of time and labor. They need cattle-handling systems allowing them to work faster and more efficiently.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/06/mg_gizmos-gadgets
This month’s column features a new lime and fertilizer spreader, an upgraded two-rider ATV lineup, an FDA-approved methane-reducing feed ingredient, and a GPS guidance system for older equipment.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/09/mg_gizmos-gadgets
This edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” features a pickup truck built for ranchers, an oral drench for calf scours, a self-propelled forage harvester, a commercially available nitrogen fertilizer, and a telehandler with new safety features.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/12/mg_end-of-season-monitoring
Changing season of use or adding water sources/fencing could increase utilization of forage resources.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/old-most-accessed/mg_when-and-how-to-check-a-cow
Knowing when to check a cow that’s not progressing in labor is crucial, and you must be watching her to know how long she’s been in early labor.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/10/mg_gizmos-and-gadgets
This month’s “Gizmos & Gadgets” includes a product to reduce the pain associated with castration and new tractor models.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/02/mg_gizmos-gadgets-shorter-intranasal-vaccine-nozzles
This month’s column features vaccine nozzles, a calf drench, fly control boluses and a loader with a telescoping arm.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/11/wyoming-ranchers-solve-challenging-water-tank-problems
When electric tank heaters failed to provide access to water, Randall Otwell put his invention skills to work and created a device to keep water flowing in stock tanks all winter. A patent is pending on the water rippler.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/04/female-foundations/vermeer
It’s not just ranchers who are doing more with less. Vermeer incorporates lean manufacturing — the practice of minimizing waste and maximizing efficiency — both in their equipment creation and inspiration.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/03/mg_gizmos-gadgets
This month’s “Gizmos & Gadgets” includes a nitrogen optimizer for crops, a crop insecticide, a geothermal livestock waterer and a drive-over gate.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/02/mg_b_gizmos-and-gadgets
This month’s edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” includes a new line of respiratory vaccines, two gel starters for newborns, an antibiotic for treatment of respiratory disease, a dewormer with two active ingredients, and a compact telehandler.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/10/fp_prepare-grain-bins-responsibly-using-these-safety-tips
With harvest season in full swing, farmers are reminded to practice safety around grain bins and grain-handling equipment..
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/01/have-a-plan-for-lice-control-this-winter
Lice can be a nuisance to all classes of cattle, resulting in damage to infrastructure as well.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/old-most-accessed/mg_setting-posts-in-frozen-ground
Occasionally a person needs to build or rebuild a permanent fence in the winter, and the biggest challenge is setting posts in frozen ground. There are a couple of methods that can help.
/angus-media/angus-journal/2024/10/angus-advisor-western-region
Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.
/angus-media/angus-journal/2025/02/the-cows-are-calling
A heat detection patch makes breeding season a breeze for an Oklahoma operation.
