Ranch Management and Grazing Practices

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What did the author's dad emphasize about their ranching business?

Expanding the ranch, not the grazing ecosystem

Selling grass, not cattle (correct)

Purchasing cattle, not grass

Breeding calves, not cows

Where is the main ranch of the author located?

Texas Panhandle

Osage County, Oklahoma (correct)

Northern edge of the Flint Hills

Flint Hills, Kansas

What is the backbone of the beef industry?

Cow-Calf Operation (correct)

Calf Sales Profit

Grazing Ecosystems

Cattle Breeding Rate

What is the largest variable that affects a cow-calf operation's profitability?

Conception Rate Signup and view all the answers

Why is it crucial to get the cows bred back quickly in a cow-calf operation?

To maintain annual income from calf sales Signup and view all the answers

Which season do most cow-calf operations in the U.S. have their calves born in?

Spring Signup and view all the answers

When is the spring calving season in the area described in the text?

March to May Signup and view all the answers

Why does the author prefer fall-calving cows over spring-calving cows?

The calves are bigger at weaning Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of having fall-calving cows regarding calf sales?

Calves can be sold as full-grown yearlings Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of ensuring that fall-calving cows get bred back in the spring if they don't conceive in the fall?

To achieve multiple calf births in one year Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of a spring-calving cow not getting bred back until the fall after giving birth?

The rancher will have an extended period without income Signup and view all the answers

What is a long-term strategy mentioned in the text for maintaining a continuous cycle of calf births?

Allowing cows to calve in different seasons Signup and view all the answers

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What did the author's dad emphasize about their ranching business?

Where is the main ranch of the author located?

What is the backbone of the beef industry?

What is the largest variable that affects a cow-calf operation's profitability?

Why is it crucial to get the cows bred back quickly in a cow-calf operation?

Which season do most cow-calf operations in the U.S. have their calves born in?

When is the spring calving season in the area described in the text?

Why does the author prefer fall-calving cows over spring-calving cows?

What is a key benefit of having fall-calving cows regarding calf sales?

What is the advantage of ensuring that fall-calving cows get bred back in the spring if they don't conceive in the fall?

What is the consequence of a spring-calving cow not getting bred back until the fall after giving birth?

What is a long-term strategy mentioned in the text for maintaining a continuous cycle of calf births?

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