Understanding the 3 Life Stages in Cattle Production
If you want to get started in cattle farming or just want to know more about the three stages in cattle production, this blog is for you.
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
Learn from the Real-Life Stories of a Cow-Calf Farmer in Action
Have you ever wished you could see how a cow-calf operation works in person or, better yet, shadow a cow-calf farmer? Learn about it here!
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Mar 23, 2022
- 9 min
Learn How to Interpret and Predict the Live Cattle Market
Find facts to help you understand live-weight cattle market and what causes it to rise and fall, plus learn to read a live market graph.
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
In Survival Mode: Farmer's Update
We’re in survival mode here at the Pat Kirk Angus farm. With days in the negatives and the wind blowing, cattle farming can be a challenge.
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Nov 25, 2021
- 5 min
Jay the Dog, a Gift from God
It has been said that dog is man’s best friend, but Jay, Pat Kirk’s Border Collie, was more than a friend. He was a gift from God.
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Oct 5, 2021
- 9 min
6 Things to Look for in Black Angus Replacement Heifers
It's about that time of year again, when farmers are studying and picking out good traits and characteristics from the new batch of...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Aug 31, 2021
- 7 min
4 Ways Farmers can Impact Their Communities Plus the Benefits
You are important! As a farmer, you play strategic roles in our economy through the production of food, fuel, and other resources, but...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Jul 23, 2021
- 7 min
3 Reasons Angus Beef is the Best
Most people who buy beef at the grocery store, prefer Angus meat. Why? Is Angus beef better, or is that just some idea we’ve inherited...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Apr 16, 2021
- 7 min
What Makes a Breed Angus? History, Characteristics, and Benefits
What Makes a Cattle Breed Angus? Cows are cows, nothing less nothing more… right? Well, no. Each breed of cattle has its own unique...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Mar 27, 2021
- 5 min
Nutrients Newborn Calves Need From Colostrum and What to Look for in a Colostrum Replacement
There’s nothing more disheartening than having a calf die just after birth. Many times, there just isn’t an explanation for these types...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
What Makes a Herd Great - the Owner or the Herd? A History of Mary Helen
What came first - the chicken or the egg? That age-old question holds true in the cattle industry too. Many ponder the question: what...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
Genetically, Even-Tempered Calves with a Story and a Whorl
Pat Kirk’s cattle are curious. They wouldn’t hurt a fly - at least, not on purpose. The truth is, Pat Kirk Angus raises genetically,...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
No doubt about it, cattle farming is one of the best jobs in the world for both Pat AND his friends.
No doubt about it, being a cattleman is one of the best jobs in the world... the best for his friends too! Think about it. Cattlemen get...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Creator of My Cattle was Born in a Barn!
The Creator of my cattle was born in a barn? - Christ, who spoke this herd’s great, great, great, great… ancestor into creation - God,...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
Cattle people really are some of the nicest people to work with.
It was a whole new world. Pat and his assistant had to learn who would be interested in Pat’s high-quality calves, then they would have...
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Pat Kirk Angus
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Pat Kirk's Calves Were Like a Secret That Hadn't Got Out...Yet.
Through the spring and summer of 2020, Pat had a friend encourage him to sell his Angus calves to like minded cattle growers. “Pat, you...
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