This is Andy Blumer, Angus Media web services team lead, with the July 7, 2023, update from the AJ Daily. Today’s update includes a story with tips for working cow-calf pairs, comments from the Public Lands Council about Bureau of Land Management’s public lands rule, news from the Beef Checkoff about a live cook-along with a popular chef to be hosted next week, and a report on regional cow slaughter numbers.
Bring 'em in Slow and Easy
Adapted from an article by Heather Smith Thomas for the Angus Beef Bulletin
Dylan and Colleen Biggs have been ranching near Hanna, Alberta, Canada, for several decades. Early on, Dylan realized the benefits of handling cattle quietly. He learned many techniques from Bud Williams, a cattle-handling expert who spent many years in Alberta teaching low-stress methods for moving and sorting cattle.
Dylan says, “Bud Williams said the thing that sets the stage for good handling in a corral is how the cattle were brought in. If they arrive upset, it will be more difficult to handle and sort them.”
He recalls Williams saying 90% of the problems people have in handling facilities reflect the state of mind of the cattle when they entered the facility, which is reflective of the process you went through out in the pasture to get them in.
To read more, visit angusbeefbulletin.com/extra.
Public Lands Council Leads Coalition Comments on Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule
Adapted from a release by the Public Lands Council
On July 6 the Public Lands Council submitted grazing coalition comments raising concerns with the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed rule titled “Conservation and Landscape Health.” Together with Public Lands Council affiliate members, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the American Sheep Industry Association, as well as partners from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the comments garnered signatures from 55 state organizations and several additional national partners.
Public Lands Council President Mark Roeber, a Colorado rancher said, “Public lands ranchers lead conservation across the West. Our cattle and sheep are the tools we use to feed this country and protect these landscapes. We are committed to protecting these lands and the legacies we have built on them, especially when it means working to oppose government efforts that will cause more harm than good.”
For more information, visit publiclandscouncil.org.
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Partners With Popular Chef for Live Cook-Along
Adapted from a release by the Beef Checkoff
Cookbook author and social media influencer, Shereen Pavlides, will host a live cook-along from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Culinary Center, funded by the Beef Checkoff, on Tuesday, July 11 at 4:00 p.m. Mountain. Pavlides will showcase beef on her popular Cooking with Shereen Instagram page. She is known for her cooking style and social media teaching method, which have earned her a following of more than six million across her Instagram, TikTok and Facebook pages.
Shereen’s followers, as well as fans of the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. social media accounts, will be invited to visit BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com prior to the cook-along where they will find a grocery list and all of the details for the event.
For more information, go to beefitswhatsfordinner.com.
Regional Cow Slaughter
Adapted from a release by Len Steiner, Steiner Consulting Group
Beef cow slaughter has continued to trail last year by double digits. Year-to-date total beef cow slaughter is down 15%. Regionally, the story continues to revolve around pasture, range and drought conditions. The drought, for most, has significantly improved, as have the grazing abilities. However, for slaughter region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska), drought remains at the forefront of cow-culling decisions.
Regional beef cow slaughter has wide divergence in the number of cows coming to market compared to a year ago. For example, regions 1 (Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts & Rhode Island) and 2 (New York & New Jersey) are up three-fold over last year’s numbers, totaling 3 million head, so far, in 2023. Region 3 (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia & Virginia) is up 18%.
The full report is available at dailylivestockreport.com.
The AJ Daily is compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor for theAngus Journal. For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net.