LIMOUSIN
Today
Limousin Today – Profit Tomorrow • Official Publication of NALF
®
August 2018 • Vol. 2, No. 10
Features and News In Every Issue
Impact of Single Step on Selecton Indexes................................................................................... 12 NALF Contacts................................................. 4
Risk Management for Cow-Calf Operators..................................................................................... 16 Member and Industry News Briefs........ 39
Managing Free-Choice Mineral Intake............................................................................................ 18 Sales & Events............................................... 44
Identifying the Hill Climber and Bottom Dwellers...................................................................... 20 Advertiser Index........................................... 47
Defining Efficient Red Meat Production......................................................................................... 22
Is Early Weaning Right for You?.......................................................................................................... 24
Mixed Calf Price Signals........................................................................................................................ 26
Preserve the Limousin Standard........................................................................................................ 28
An Inexpensive but Effective method for Weaning More Total Pounds.............................. 30
BeefTalk: Age and Source Verification Revisited.......................................................................... 32
NALF Top 50 Breeders by Number of Registrations for Fiscal Year 2016-2017.................. 34
LIMS – Whole Herd Data Submission by Progressive Breeders.............................................. 36
Limousin Proud........................................................................................................................................ 37
Transferred Registrations Add Value to Seedstock Purchases................................................ 38
Recognizing the present and ever-changing environment of the beef industry, the North
American Limousin Foundation acknowledges LIMOUSIN Today as its official publication . This
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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