LIMOUSIN
Today
Limousin Today – Profit Tomorrow • Official Publication of NALF
®
February 2019 • Vol. 3, No. 5
Features and News In Every Issue
Protect Your Investment by Managing Bull Social Order,
By Bruce Derksen ......................................................................................................13 NALF Contacts .................................. 4
Where Do I Get the Right Bulls for my Maternal Cowherd?,
By Burke Teichert .......................................................................................................20
In the Business of Selling Pounds,
By Andy Rest ...............................................................................................................28
Trick Your Cows into Calving in Daylight Hours,
By David Burton .........................................................................................................32
Beef Cattle Market: 2018 in Review and a Look Ahead,
By Josh Maples ...........................................................................................................36
When is the Best Time to Castrate Bull Calves?,
By W. Mark Hilton ......................................................................................................38
Taking a Good Forage Sample,
By Ray Hicks ................................................................................................................43
What’s a Bull Really Worth?,
By Wes Ischmael ........................................................................................................45
Feeding for Cold Weather,
By Glenn Selk ..............................................................................................................48
Recognizing the present and ever-changing environment of the beef industry, the North
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publication is focused on commercial producers to convey the message of the Limousin breed
and NALF members to buyers and stakeholders of the beef industry.
Limousin Today - Profit Tomorrow.
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Sales & Events .................................68
Note from the Editor ....................69
Advertiser Index .............................72
Today’s Columns
2018 Reflection,
By Gary Fuchs ....................................6
“Change is Not Done for the Sake
of Change”,
By Mark Anderson ............................8
MILK & Total Maternal EPDs
Explained,
By Tonya Amen ...............................17
Overcoming My Fears,
By Zane Gavette .............................34
Bull buying; Decisions Today, An
Impact for Generations,
By Nathan Smith .............................54
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