As a visiting student to K-State in Manhattan, Kansas, I'm in the fortunate position of being able to sit in on any classes I choose within the Animal Science and Agronomy faculties. Being centrally focused on equipping myself with plenty of skills I can use back home in Australia I have selected a large and varied group of classes from Beef Systems to Forage Management and Utilisation.
Today in one such class we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to hear Tom Brink speak. Tom is the founder of Top Dollar Angus here in the States, which is a company marketing feeder cattle through genetic verification rather than through the traditional means of physical assessment and weight. The presentation brought forth some very valid points into the future direction of feeder cattle procurement and marketing.
Tom also revised a basic principle of beef cattle production, which is that of producing a healthy animal that will grow and fit the market requirements. Such a simple principle but one which we all should keep in the forefront of our minds as we go about the daily workings of our farms and ranches.
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