Episode Details

We all want to improve our genetics and add more potential value to our cowherd.  But taking a commercial herd and converting it into a viable seedstock operation is no easy task.  That is exactly what one North Dakota producer did.  Brad Zimmerman started using Purebred Gelbvieh bulls to inject hybrid vigor into his calf crop.  Seeing the results and following his love for seedstock, he made the decision to convert his cowherd to a foundation herd of Gelbveh and Balancer.  He is extremely proud of the fact that all of his cows have the Zimmerman prefix.  He can trace the lineage all the way to the beginning and how his herd is backed by performance and consistent quality.  We have some of the most recent news on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL), the story of a high school in Oklahoma that added meat processing to its curriculum and an update of the new sires being offered from Select Sires!   Not to mention the weekly market recap with Kirk Donsbach with Stone X Financial, Inc.  We have it all for you in this jam-packed episode of The Ranch It Up Radio Show!  As always Tigger & BEC and the Ranch It Up crew dive into the latest agriculture news, rodeo action not to miss, and cover the cattle markets.

Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle are well known throughout the beef industry for their maternal strengths and superior growth. With attributes such as more pounds of calf weaned, added fertility, greater cow herd longevity and heavier carcass weights, just to name a few, Gelbvieh and Balancer offer genetics that work for the commercial cattle business.

Balancer cattle are registered hybrid seedstock that have documented pedigrees and expected progeny differences (EPDs). Balancer animals are 25 to 75 percent Gelbvieh with the balance of Angus or Red Angus. Balancer cattle combine the Gelbvieh growth, muscle, leanness, fertility, longevity and low yield grading ability with the carcass qualities of Angus

Balancer cattle offer a simple and powerful way to maintain hybrid vigor and a profitable blend of British and Continental genetics without a complicated crossbreeding system. These cattle fit well into all aspects of the beef industry including commercial cow/calf operations and on the rail.

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• An Oklahoma High School Launches A First-Of-It’s-Kind Meat Processing Program

• Select Sires Fall Beef Sire Catalog Is Available

Brad Zimmerman

Zimmerman Ranch

https://gelbvieh.org

@zimmermanranch

Shaye Koester

Casual Cattle Conversation

https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/

@cattleconvos

 Kirk Donsbach: Stone X Financial

https://www.stonex.com/  

@StoneXGroupInc   

Mark Van Zee 

Livestock Market, Equine Market, Auction Time

https://www.auctiontime.com/

https://www.livestockmarket.com/