Ron Bolze, director of progeny tests for carcass merit at the CAB Program, will assist Ohio State researchers with field trial coordination. We won't be in a commodity industry any more. A commercially available test for tenderness and marbling potential would have profound effects across the beef cattle industry. For the first time, producers would be able to market animals that would consistently meet consumer satisfaction. Last month, an Indiana farmer asked a question that caused my mind to turn and a grin to appear.
Preferred terminology is rotational stocking.
Many of you know someone that tried rotational stocking more than 40 years ago. A major reason, in my opinion, is that the tools we have to put the practice into place are either now available or more user friendly. There are many lessons I have learned from producers who were early adopters and from Purdue research trials. A rest period aids recovery and replenishes growth reserves. Fertilizer input costs can be lessened especially if paddock size is small and livestock are moved often.