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| 2008 |
- BT435 - A New Year Means a New Bull
- BT434 - No Least Cost Here
- BT433 - Really, Tell Me More!
- BT432 - Cows Should Not Be Gift-wrapped
- BT431 - Your Bill Is $52.87, So Pay Up
- BT430 - Do You Know When Your Cows Will Calve Next Spring?
- BT429 - Three Pedals, But Only Two Feet
- BT428 - Contentious Readability
- BT427 - The Weather Is Nice, But the Cows Are Thin
- BT426 - Fewer Cows, Less Feed
- BT425 - Husbandry and Science Overlap, But Not Completely
- BT424 - Pregnancy Check - Better to be Surprised Now Than at Calving
- BT423 - Coins or Calves, I Guess It's the Law
- BT422 - Tips for Marketing Cows and Bulls
- BT421 -
Market Cows and Bulls Are Not Culls
- BT420 - Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed Holding at 500 Pounds
- BT419 - Tough Decisions at Cow Culling Time
- BT418 - Buy Feed by Value, Not Pounds
- BT417 - Pregnancy Check Now For Better Management
- BT416 - Now That Hurts!
- BT415 - I Pledge My Head to Clearer Thinking
- BT414 - Fight the DNA Helix
- BT413 - Understanding Data Takes Time, Focus and Dedication
- BT412 - Cow Size - Effects of Cow Size on Pasture Management
- BT411 - Cow Size - Calf Value
- BT410 - The Great Divide: Group Versus Individual Data
- BT409 - Do We Exist Only If Someone Else Knows We Exist?
- BT408 - With Cow Size, One Can't Forget Production Potential
- BT407 - This Is Next Year Country
- BT406 - Life Goes On
- BT405 - Cow Size – To Win the Race, You Must Know What Race You Are In
- BT404 - Cow Size – Dry Lot Versus Pasture
- BT403 - Cow Size – How Much More Does the Big Cow Eat?
- BT402 - Cow Size – Big and Very Big Cows Do Exist
- BT401 - Cow Size – A Foundational Issue
- BT400 - One Size Does Not Fit All
- BT399 - Now Is the Time to Sort Old Cows
- BT398 - Develop Drought Plan When Cows Are Close
- BT397 - Heads Up – It’s Calving Time
- BT396 - EPDs Provide Knowledge, Producers Provide Wisdom
- BT395 - EPD Accuracy – Contemporary Groups
- BT394 - EPD Accuracy – Possible Changing Values
- BT393 - Bull Buying Basics – The Numbers Are Real, But Not Absolute
- BT392 - Bull Buying Basics – Accuracy
- BT391 - Bull Buying Basics – The Package Counts, Not the Wrapping
- BT390 - Bull-buying Basics – Get to Know the Numbers and Performance Will Follow
- BT389 - Control Costs, But Don’t Sacrifice Bull Nutrition, Health and Genetics
- BT388 - Wind and Cold Are a Dangerous Combination For Bulls
- BT387 - Adaptability, Body Condition Closely Connected
- BT386 - Don’t Overlook the Value of Cattle Hair
- BT385 - Prevention and Early Intervention Are Keys to Unlocking the Sick Pen
- BT384 - Gosh, Mom, We Just Have to Make That
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| 2005 |
- BT279 - Let's Check the Bull Pen
- BT278 - Yield Grade Can be Confusing in Calculating Value
- BT277 - Feedlot Data Linked to Quality Data on the Rail
- BT276 - The Sum of the Parts Makes Up the Whole
- BT275 - Cha-ching - Management Systems Impact Dollars
- BT274 - No Error Is Greater Than Life
- BT273 - Can You Compete?
- BT272 - Change and Productivity Should Move In Unison
- BT271 - CalfAID - A USDA Process Verified Program
- BT270 - Be Proactive, the Bite is Better if it Isn't Out of One's Own Rear
- BT269 - Are Your Cows On a Weight-control Program?
- BT268 - Sound Production Practices - Animal Identification and Waste Management
- BT267 - Thinking is more important than talking
- BT266 - Calf Growth Makes the Beef Business
- BT265 - Calf source verification must happen at the source
- BT264 - Calving Distribution is an Excellent Trait to Evaluate Reproduction
- BT263 - The 21st century has started with good calving percentages
- BT262 - Ear tags produce numbers that can evolve into data
- BT261 - 500 Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed, A New CHAPS Benchmark
- BT260 - Pain Has No Value
- BT259 - Data Is the Power Behind the Ear Tag
- BT258 - Be Careful When Signing Age and Source Verifiable Contracts
- BT257 - New Words for an Old Business; Brace Yourself
- BT256 - Do you know what AFO means?
- BT255 - $20 per calf covers identification, data management and traceback
- BT254 - Manual tracking outdoes electronic tracking to date
- BT253 - Tracking cattle requires more than an EID ear tag
- BT252 - Grass and Fairy Rings Create Opportunities
- BT251 - Nurturing Is Key Part of Rural Circle of Life
- BT250 - The National Animal Identification System's Key Components
- BT249 - The NAIS Animal ID Plan, Multiple Purposes, But a Single Focus???
- BT248 - Seen Any Tag Fairies Lately?
- BT247 - A Defining Moment: 22 Pages of Details in the NAIS Plan
- BT246 - Beef Industry Needs Cooperation
- BT245 - Make Way for the Little Guy, He's Paying His Bills
- BT244 - A Tale of Four Calves; Retain Common Sense
- BT243 - Before the bulls go out, Ask "Is this the right time?"
- BT242 - Beef Producers Need a Green Thumb
- BT241 - Long-term value is better than short-term premium
- BT240 - Individual tracking system not ready for prime time
- BT239 - Cut-out ear tag is a 9 on the Richter scale
- BT238 - North Dakota Stockmen's Brand Inspection Service Adds 15 Percent
- BT237 - Tracking, backtracking and retracking - the saga continues
- BT236 - Currently, out of every 100 calves entering the marketing system, 15 are lost
- BT235 - Take a look, it's in your hands
- BT234 - Ear tags - The key to the future, don't throw away the key
- BT233 - Don't hesitate, now is the time to order calf ear tags
- BT232 - Beef production - Are you in the game, on the bench or in the stands?
- BT231 - EPDs - Understanding the Basics
- BT230 - Overhead Costs Loom Big in Working Cattle on Range
- BT229 - Tagging Cattle Challenges Time Management Concept
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| 2004 |
- BT228 - Production, Marketing Plans Need to be Evaluated Separately
- BT227 - A Cow Is Still a Cow, But How We Manage That Cow Is Changing
- BT226 - Premises Identification - How Does It Affect Beef Producers?
- BT225 - Eyeball to Eyeball, It’s Never Too Late to Speculate
- BT224 - Late Calving Cows: Lost Weight, Lost Dollars
- BT223 - Proper Bull Care Now Will Bring Dividends Next Spring
- BT222 - Clean Out the Cull Bulls and Save Feed Inventory
- BT221 - Beef Is What’s for Dinner
- BT220 - Tonight There is One Less
- BT219 - Read Owner’s Manual before Using the Trailer
- BT218 - A Wild Ride, But a Lesson Learned
- BT217 - More Power, More Pounds; Six Minutes Could Save a Life
- BT216 - Calf Vaccination Expenses Trivial In Comparison to Value of Calf
- BT215 - CHAPS: basic information and decision-making power
- BT214 - Bellowing Calves Lose $2 to $3 in Value Daily
- BT213 - How Do You Spell Beef? Change
- BT212 - Where Have All the Beef Cows Gone?
- BT211 - The Ever Changing Cost of Putting in a $2 Ear Tag
- BT210 - Pac Man 101: Vaccinate Against Foreign Invasion
- BT209 - The Roar of Silence Present When Technology Takes a Hit
- BT208 - Net Calf Value Return Exceeds $750 Record
- BT207 - Data Collected From Beef Cattle Is Good Only If Used
- BT206 - Death in the Feedlot – A Harsh Pocketbook Reality
- BT205 - Death On The Prairie
- BT204 - Do You Want to Early Wean?
- BT203 - The Fire Drill: A False Positive Test
- BT202 - When Dealt a Royal Flush, Bid High
- BT201 - The Value of Data - $41,667
- BT200 - Be Ready for the Big “Swoosh”
- BT199 - How many cows are in heat? Are they ready for breeding?
- BT198 - Trees, People, Cattle, Graduates: All Important Industry Elements
- BT197 - An Electronic ID Project to Help Beef
- BT196 - Develop Drought Strategies Before You Need to Cull Cows
- BT195 - Are Seasonal Effects on Birth Weight Real?
- BT194 - We Have Lift Off
- BT193 - Acceptable Means Raising a Calf With Marketability
- BT192 - Buy Bulls that Graduate at the Top of Their Class
- BT191 - Sire Selection Made Easy: Pick From the Top 25 Percent
- BT190 - Gain is for Profit, Not Cost Recovery
- BT189 - Pick the High Spot, Provide Some Protection and Bedding
- BT188 - Picking Up the Tab: An Uneasy Moment
- BT187 - Shrink - The Hidden Cost Left To Blow In The Dust
- BT186 - Facility and Equipment Costs are Part of National ID Program
- BT185 - Equipment Is Pricey, But Life Is Priceless
- BT184 - Ninety seconds and counting: the cost of labor in cattle ID
- BT183 - Do You Know What USAIP Stands For?
- BT182 - Remember the Black Cow You Purchased Back in ’04?
- BT181 - Cold Snow Creates Imagery While Challenging People and Cows
- BT180 - Crossbreeding Provides Real Economic Opportunities
- BT179 - Cattle Breeds and Grazing Systems Make for Good Discussion
- BT178 - Whether or Not There Is Profit, Producers Deal with Realizers
- BT177 - You Can Bet Your Ribeye Steak that Ranchers Will Adapt and Survive
- BT176 - Sum of the Parts Determines Beef Carcass Value
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| 2002 |
- BT123 - Closed for Inventory – Come Back Tomorrow
- BT122 - Preparation Involves Accepting Yourself and the Things You Can’t Control
- BT121 - Young and Old Cows Just Need a Little Extra Care
- BT120 - Improve Calving Distribution by Proper Winter Management
- BT119 - Use Lazy L to Make Inventory Reductions
- BT118 - I Wish, I Wish, for a Lifestyle Called Beef
- BT117 - Thin Cows or Fat Cows - Which is Better?
- BT116 - Calculating Shrink on Sale Calves Can Be Your Profit
- BT115 - Depopulation is the Fork in the Road Where Change Meets Opposition
- BT114 - Cow Choppers vs. Corn Choppers
- BT113 - Is the Investment in Corn Chopping Worth the Potential Income?
- BT112 - Grid Marketing Demands Knowledge of Markets and Your Cattle
- BT111 - How do I get $600 for My Calves?
- BT110 - Hold onto Your Soil; It Is the Heart of Our Livelihood
- BT109 - Retained Ownership Needs a Meaningful Relationship
- BT108 - Beef Production From a Bull’s Eye Point Of View
- BT107 - In the World of Agriculture, Almost is Not Good Enough
- BT106 - Decisions Based on Data Improve Odds, Can Help with Time Crunch
- BT105 - Labor and Facilities for $1 Per Head is a Pre-Weaning Bargain
- BT104 - Very Dry Years Can Trigger Early Weaning of Calf Crop
- BT103 - Wean Early; Cull Early and Deep; Order Your Feed From the East
- BT102 - Early Weaning Can Alleviate Feed Management Concerns
- BT101 - Sort Young, Thin Cows Before Winter Arrives
- BT100 - Nutritional Needs Important During Drought Management
- BT099 - Have a Plan to Get Rid of Freeloading Cows
- BT098 - Rapid Food Product Changes Demand Close Attention to Bull Selection
- BT097 - Produce Six More Bags of Cow Cake By Harvesting Forage at the Optimum Time
- BT096 - Allow Calves to Grow Quickly, But Use a Pinch of Economics
- BT095 - June Is Time to Shift Into Neutral Before the Next Crunch Time
- BT094 - How Do We Balance the Books When They’re Off by $78,837?
- BT093 - Check Your Bulls as Often as You Check Your Cows
- BT092 - Are Your Cows Ready to Breed?
- BT091 - Marketing Plans Need to be Formulated Now
- BT090 - Beef Business Profit Involves Precious Management Skills
- BT089 - Considering the Future of Animal Agriculture – Should it Expand Here?
- BT088 - Calving and Weaning Dilemmas Closely Connected by Weather
- BT087 - Cow Breeding Is Our Focus Now
- BT086 - Are You Monitoring for Johne’s Disease?
- BT085 - How Many Cows Do You Have?
- BT084 - Life Is a Moment, But It Is Our Only Moment!
- BT083 - Evaluate Sire Selection Birth Weights Using Data
- BT082 - Beef Industry Changes Appear on the Horizon
- BT081 - Beef Production Equation Involves Bull, Cow Qualities
- BT080 - Scientific Method Is Just the Facts, Opinion Is for the Entertainers
- BT079 - EPDs Are Road Signs for the Beef Producer
- BT078 - That Cow Wasn’t Supposed to Calve Today
- BT077 - Why Not Indicators for Beef Bulls?
- BT076 - Use EPDs to Design Your Beef Production Plan
- BT075 - Bull Sale Season Has Begun; Start Your EPDs
- BT074 - Did You Do Your Best? Did You Have Fun?
- BT073 - Track Enterprise Income to Develop Beef Production Plan
- BT072 - Inventory Count Is Essential to Write Profit, Loss Equation
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| 2001 |
- BT071 - A Handshake Communicates Honesty, Good Luck and Thanks
- BT070 - No Dead Slips Please
- BT069 - Keeping Bulls Out of Sight and Out of Mind Can Lead to Disaster
- BT068 - Listen to Ideas from the Next Generation of Beef Producers
- BT067 - Positive Economic Benefits Possible by Studying Numbers
- BT066 - Out-wintering Is a Challenge That Presents Opportunities
- BT065 - Do You Know the Variation in Your Herd Performance?
- BT064 - Sleeping With the Calves
- BT063 - Not All Make It to the Finish Line, but 2001 Numbers are Good
- BT062 - Good Questions are Abundant, but Answers Require Solid Research
- BT061 - Is Management or Genetics Responsible for Slackers?
- BT060 - Net Returns Look Positive for 5 Years -- What’s Next?
- BT059 - Good Number Use Can Minimize Risk Exposure
- BT058 - Increased Calf Value, Not Premiums Can Be Realized
- BT057 - Option Processing -- How to Use Forages for Fall Cattle Grazing
- BT056 - The Horse Did Not Get Saddled Today
- BT055 - Retained Ownership Could Give Families a 16 Percent Raise
- BT054 - When to Sell the Calves?
- BT053 - The Final Report Card Is Here for Last Year’s Calves
- BT052 - Get the Most Bang for your Buck: Cull Those Heifers Now
- BT051 - Attention to Detail Necessary for Quality Beef Cow Records
- BT050 - Ogeechee - Brighter from the East, Record Keeping Continues to Progress
- BT049 - Collect Data Now to Gain Knowledge for Decisions
- BT048 - Eliminate Complacency -- Make Those Round Bales Big and Tie Them Tight
- BT047 - Hay Harvest Time Sets Scene To Calculate Winter Feed Needs
- BT046 - Now Is Time to Check for Breeding Success
- BT045 - 2002 Spring Work Schedule Takes Shape for Producers
- BT044 - Cowsonality -- Familiarity That Creates Producer Predictability
- BT043 - Sire Power is Important Part of Successful Beef Enterprises
- BT042 - Generational Differences Exist, Attention to the Basics Is Lesson Learned
- BT041 - Calving Reflections
- BT040 - The World’s Best Beef Is Made in the Northern Great Plains
- BT039 - Review Numbers Carefully To Maximize Beef’s Profit Potential
- BT038 - Do You Belong in the Beef Business?
- BT037 - Conservative View of Opportunities Will Minimize Risk, Aid in Production
- BT036 - Successful Beef Production Involves and Artists Attention to Details
- BT035 - Your Feedlot Game Plan - Is It Responsive to Your Situation?
- BT034 - Are Your Heifers Ready to Breed?
- BT033 - Changing Calving Date Can Impact Income Opportunities
- BT032 - Retained Ownership - Is Your Decision Based on Factual Data?
- BT031 - Sorting by the Numbers can Relieve Some Feedlot Mangement Problems
- BT030 - For Beef Producers, Caring for Living, Breathing Animals is Top Priority
- BT029 - Be Aware of Needs, Supply When Looking to Buy Bulls
- BT028 - Have You Investigated all the Options of Beef Production
- BT027 - Sire Selection Decisions Have a Long-Term Impact on the Herd
- BT026 - Cow Contentment is Evident when Calls are only to the Next Pen
- BT025 - Serious Bull Buying Requires Window Shopping and Numbers Homework
- BT024 - Use Data and Benchmark Values to Buy Bulls as an Investment
- BT023 - Buying Bulls by the Numbers can Provide Data and Increase Profit
- BT022 - Heifer Calves Present Value-Added Economic Opportunity
- BT021 - Raising Bred Heifers - Is It Worth the Returns?
- BT020 - Know Your Costs When Buying Hay for Energy
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