By Jennifer Bremer
Family roots run deep at GKB Cattle. Everyone is treated like family when they drive down the lane. Cow families are also important.
Gary and Kathy Buchholz both have a cattle background and feel that it is important to honor the cow families that have built their herd through the years.
"We truly believe in cow families here and probably have more 10- to 12-year old cows in our embryo program than we do younger cows," said Gary. "If they can do their job at that age, they are worth having around."
When selecting replacements in the Hereford herd, longevity is very important. Heifers are selected on individual phenotype, but genotype plays a big part in making sure they are the "keeping kind" also.
The Buchholzes run about 180 cows on their ranch just south of Dallas. That consists of 115 registered Herefords, 60 recipient cows carrying embryos from their elite cows, and a handful are a few Shorthorn cows they have left after selling most of the rest of that breed.
By Larry Dreiling
A centuries-long view of climate patterns and how it affects western Great Plains agricultural sustainability was among one topic of discussion during the "Sustainability Management 2009" conference, held in Denver.
More than 500 farmers, academics, consultants and other ag industry experts participated in the three-day conference. In light of increasing pressure on western Corn Belt water supplies, the conference was designed to help producers establish best management practices for water utilization, as well as land and energy resources.
Sponsored by Monsanto, the event examined such key issues as water, climate and global food trends, irrigation and fertility management, new seed and trait technologies, and other technological developments in agriculture aimed at helping farmers produce and conserve more water.
Dr. Chuck Rice, University Distinguished Professor of soil microbiology in the department of agronomy at Kansas State University, delivered one of the conference's major addresses on the state of the global climate, the role of carbon served and how they both affect area agriculture.
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