The Angus Conversation
There are some pasture chats or bull sale discussions that are just too good to keep to ourselves. In this Angus Journal podcast, we’ll bring you interesting and entertaining chats with fellow breeders, researchers, marketers and more. Keep up on all things Angus. Be part of the conversation.
Episodes
68 episodes
It’s an Industry Issue: Red Meat Yield’s Challenges and Solutions with Stika and Foraker
Red meat yield has always mattered to the beef industry, but there have only been mediocre tools available to quantify it. This episode covers the surprising history of the subjective measurement before switching to new technology that could co...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:02:03
Survival Through Growth, Page-turning Events and Ideas that Worked: The Poky Feeders Journey
The cattle feeding business has not been a smooth ride throughout the years, but Joe Morgan and now his son, Grant, have found ways to ride the waves by putting the needs of their customers first. This episode covers more than four decades of c...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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52:43
Board Recap: Improving Tools, Long-range Planning, and a Ribeye Area Adjustment
As the breed continues to make progress, the American Angus Association Board of Directors meets quarterly to provide direction on projects that will keep the Angus breed on top. This episode covered a lot of ground, including these topics:&nbs...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:03:15
‘One Bid Away’ — Bulls That Almost Weren’t Famous and Other Tales from the Bull Studs
When Lorna Marshall, Cody Sankey or Don Trimmer hit the road for the bull studs they represent, they’re out to acquire the next great genetic package for their customers. How do they choose? How do they compete with each other and remain friend...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:09:33
‘Let’s Do This:’ The Cattlemen’s Congress Story
As COVID-19-related cancellations mounted in 2020, it was clear exhibitors wanted a place to show and cattlemen needed a place to sell. In the state of Oklahoma, breeders got busy working their connections, and soon Cattlemen’s Congress was bor...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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58:51
Community of Hope: Herbst, Carson on How the Angus Family Brings Blessings to Disaster
Wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornados – when natural disasters hit cattle country, it hurts. Lives and livelihoods are changed, sometimes in mere seconds. Today’s guests, Callie Carson of Laurel Springs, N.C., and Steve Herbst, Salmon, Idaho,...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:00:42
It Wasn’t Always Easy: Boyd, Schroeder on Growing Their Businesses and Angus
Starting out in the Angus industry wasn’t easy in the 1980s and 1990s, but as the old adage goes: where there is a will, there is a way. Doug Schroeder, of Clarence, Iowa, and Charlie Boyd, of Mays Lick, Ky., talk about the beginnings of their ...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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54:42
Data and Decisions, Speer and Taylor on Using Information to Make Quicker Improvement and More Profit
Industry consultant Nevil Speer helps illustrate the story of the transformation of the nation’s cowherd during the last decade or so, and Oklahoma producer Jimmy Taylor shares his personal example. Rising to meet consumer expectations has been...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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44:35
Hard Work Makes Luck: McCurry and Quam on Taking a Chance and Returning Home
It’s not always glamorous but if there’s a will to return home to the ranch, there’s a way. In this episode, the American Angus Association’s two Young Breeder of the Year honorees share their path back to generational Angus operations. <...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:12:36
When Opportunity Meets Ambition: The Sankey's 6N Ranch Story
A judging team romance led to a lifetime of breeding cattle together. That’s Chris and Sharee Sankey’s story in a nutshell. The pair came with cattle roots, but made their own way when a lease opportunity came up outside of Council Grove, Kan. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:00:56
“Keep Doing What You’re Doing” – A Message from the Feeding Industry to Angus Breeders
Focusing on the future and creating the tools that help produce high-quality bulls for the beef industry – that's the message from the cattle feeding segment back to Angus breeders in this episode. A feeder’s top priorities are cattle that stay...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:07:34
Rules of Management: Joe and Lake Elliott on Foundational Traits and Fitting Cattle to Resources
Angus breeders only stay in business if their customers do, too. Joe and Lake Elliott, of Robert Elliott & Sons Angus near Adams, Tenn., make selection decisions with that end in mind. Their rules of management include one-line statements l...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:06:07
The Data It Takes to Build a More Resilient Cow
Big data and strategic collaborations are the way of future when it comes to solving genetic challenges in the beef business. This episode covers work that is happening now to inform tools of the future. Christine Baes gives a peak into a multi...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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51:14
Board Recap: Digging in on Fertility Research, Expanding CAB Production, Enhancing Member Services
How is the Association sitting financially at the end of the fiscal year? Do age of dam adjustments distort the genetic evaluation? How does Angus Media handle long-outstanding accounts receivable? How different are the $Weaned Calf Value ($W) ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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44:34
From the Homestead to a Household Name — Gardiner Talks History and Progress, Marbling and Fertility
Gardiner Angus Ranch started with a Kansas homestead, a willingness to work and a quest to stay curious, says fourth-generation rancher Mark Gardiner. From “pay it forward” and “there is no downside to marbling,” Gardiner shares both life...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:22:22
The Hard Times That Made Us Better — Gary Dameron Looks Back, Ahead
Struggles often lead to success, and that’s been true many times in the American Angus Association’s history. Illinois Angus breeder Gary Dameron, Dameron Angus, had a front-row seat for many of those pivotal periods in the breed’s history. Fro...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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52:49
Junior Takeover — Murnin, Perrier on Fostering Connections, Advocating for the Industry
Most consumers aren’t out to get the ag industry, they just don’t understand us. That’s the message that Claire Murnin and Lyle Perrier shared during the Junior Takeover of this podcast. They are poised to help change that through both day-to-d...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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43:46
Junior Takeover — Humpert, Lemenager Share Life Advice and Getting Involved in the NJAA
Life is what you make it, and a National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) experience is much the same, say Brenlen Humpert and Paige Lemmenager. The two have taken different paths to their involvement in the breed but come with a similar “seize ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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45:44
Junior Takeover — Davis and Duckworth on Breeding Cattle for the Ranch and the Ring
Breeding cattle that work for customers is priority No. 1, but finding those that also excel in the showring is a close second, say Tennessee Angus juniors Alexandra Duckworth and Allison Davis. On the first-ever Junior Takeover of the podcast,...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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40:08
Responding to the Market, Membership: Angus Board Talks Research, Red Meat Yield, Pull-Through Premiums and Foundation Heifer Package
This behind-the-scenes look at the American Angus Association Board of Directors June meeting gives a recap of the discussions from Oklahoma City this week. The agenda ranged from the ways a newly announced packer premium is creating pull-throu...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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44:49
Famous Bulls, an Angus Library and U.S. Presidents With Angus Connections — Tom Burke’s Top 10
What do you get when you combine a lifetime as a student of the Angus breed with more than a half of a century of collecting Angus memorabilia? The only logical answer is Tom Burke and his American Angus Hall of Fame in Smithfield, Mo. In this ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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56:36
The Truth Must Be Discovered: McCulloh on Data, Validation and Authenticity
When Brian McCulloh found himself in Viroqua, Wis., in 1984 to manage and grow the Angus herd at Woodhill Farms, he knew he’d be learning as he went. In the decades that followed, Brian used that as a personal motto of sorts, always drawi...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:09:00
The Pratts: One Marriage, Two Kids, Three Moves and the Cow Herd that Pays Their Way
Life isn’t always a direct line from A to B, and Jason and Paige Pratt found blessings abound in their journey. They detail the path that took them from the Appalachian foothills to the Kansas prairie and back again. They included lessons in ge...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:06:24
A Show Project Gone Right: Byrds on California Ranching, Cattle That Feed and Grade, and Hosting a Sale in the Shadow of 9/11
Dan and Ty Byrd, Byrd Cattle Co., Red Bluff, Calif., say that the best grazing land in the United States comes with its own set of challenges. From the state’s political climate to other land uses threatening to shrink their customer base, they...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:04:05
Create Your Type of Angus — Gabriel and Uhrig on Breeding Strategies, New Perspectives and Having a Voice
HOSTS: Mark McCully and Miranda Reiman Friendships that form over Angus cattle are the type that stand the test of time. Hear from long-time friends and fellow South Dakota Angus breeders TJ Gabriel, Deep Creek Angus; and David Uhrig, M...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:10:48