Angus cattle Puns

If I buy embryos from high quality Angus parents fertilized with male sexed semen what are my odds of getting an amazing quality bull?

So, a little more backstory, we like to sell show cattle because honestly, we get pretty attached. I don’t like to talk about it but we bond with them from calves, and they’re very tame. We treat them like pets at the expense of our mental health in exchange for theirs. And we keep and expand the more we are able. We only ahem the ones we will eat ourselves otherwise we sell them. It’s something I’ve had a lot of trouble coming to terms with and honestly, when I’m like 70, I have a plan to end my breeding program. I also breed hybrid felines. Stories for another day.

We recently started boarding cows for other people and eating the overhead cost to streamline it. My clients first heifer calved and had an infection so it’s blind but healthy and happy and beautiful and she wants to breed her still and vet says cool beans so. Anyways. It occurred to me this might be a good system to scale. Does anyone have experience with this and how to make it work? I can scale my facilities, they aren’t even full. What we are working with is they just pay for feed, and the auction price we get for whatever cow they signal on. And we split sale price. We aren’t doing anything for boarding but in the future we may need to to factor in lot scaling. We have about half of our small lots full. Minus ac calfing zones.

I’m on a long car ride, lol. Thoughts?

Edit: split profit after giving back auction price we agreed upon. Misspoke.

My family used to have BWFs until my grandpa retired- now my parents have the ranch and want to start off small but don’t know where to start- we were never successful and the meat was shit. I rope and sort but I’ve never raised beef so I want to help them start out right, pick a breed with a good temperament and also produce good beef. What would you suggest for absolute beginners?

They’re both choice grade. Is it just the marketing? Thanks!

Just wondering where y’all go to get your wagyu steaks? Preferably SOR but mainly looking for quality, range of cuts/grades and good price. Cheers

Has anyone seen and how do you like it.( Beth fans opinions ignored)

Myself, The Wife, and Stepdot own and operate a small (6.5 acre) farm in north-central Arkansas. On the farm, we have 25 Jacob Sheep, 1 llama (guardian for the sheep), 6 dairy goats (alpine x nubian) and 1 mutt goat companion for the buck, 1 Jersey cow (with an Angus x calf), 27 mixed chickens (including 1 rooster), 2 dogs, and 3 cats. Oh, and 2 recently added hereford pigs!

The sheep are raised for fiber (The Wife is a fiber artist... spinning, weaving, crochet). A couple of the sheep have some dairy genetics and The Wife wants to try milking them this spring. We'll see how that goes... We also raise them for meat (can't keep all the ram lambs!).

The cow is here for the milk and cream. The Wife makes LOTS of cheeses, and Stepdot makes butter or cooks with the cream. And since we breed her back to beef cattle, we put something in the freezer, too.

The chickens are here for eggs and entertainment. We typically do not eat them... kinda hate plucking LOL

The dairy goats are here for the milk. The Wife prefers goat milk, and makes cheese.

The pigs are here to consume the leftover milk and whey, and they'll eventually be bacon and chops.

In the summer, we have a scattershot acre of garden that is mostly herbs, tomatoes, okra, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and 1 fig tree.

Sorry for rambling, thanks for reading. See ya around...

UPDATE: Amyris (Ticker: AMRS)

Amyris just announced today the completion of a previously announced Joint Venture Agreement with MF 92 VENTURES LLC ("Minerva"), a Minerva Foods subsidiary, to develop molecules for the sustainable production and distribution of animal protein.

https://investors.amyris.com/2021-12-23-AMYRIS-AND-MINERVA-FOODS-COMPLETE-JOINT-VENTURE-AND-LICENSE-AGREEMENTS-TO-SCALE-LOW-CARBON-PROTEIN-PRODUCTION-PLATFORM

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There are some key notes in this:

1. New molecules pursuits

a. Molecules to improve and lower the carbon intensity of producing animal protein;

b. Sustainable packaging (note: AMRS has a prior relationship with Kuraray in the food packaging space and has some knowledge of this space as a result);

c. Fermentation-based, natural preservatives that facilitate the transport of meat around the world.

d. Fermentation-based protein as an alternative to animal-based protein (although based on the wording of this as well as Minerva's PR -see below), this will likely be a later stage goal of the JV and may not be under current development for the near future)

Here is a link to an article regarding that subject:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankateman/2021/06/07/fermentation-the-new-game-changer-for-alternative-proteins/

2. Expected to generate first license revenue for Amyris before the end of 2021 (i.e., in the next week)

3. Commercial production of its initial targets in 2022 (which is in line with its prior March 16th press release announcement and expectation of 18 months time frame for commercialization).

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In reading through Minerva's own press release on the matter:

http://ri.minervafoods.com/minerva2012/web/conteudo_en.asp?idioma=1&tipo=40419&conta=44&id=262625

We find additional information:

1. Initial investment by Minerva US$5 million to JV

2. This represents 60% of the JV's total capital (although it is not clear what this means in terms of % ownership of the JV)

3. This implies that the remaining capital is $3.33MM which leads me to believe is derived from AMRS

4. Most importantly, Melo states " We are executing well and are on track for a strong fourth quarter.". This bodes well for the Q3 Earnings Call.

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For those who do not know Minerva Foods, they are one of the leaders in the production and sale of fresh beef and its byproducts, live cattle exports and beef processing in South America. Here are some bits of relevant d