Warm weather is coming and that means cattle producers grazing wheat in the Southern Plains have a decision to make: should they stay or should they go?

With spring bull sales in full swing, cow calf operators are assessing their bull batteries and making needed purchases.

During the recent Cattlemen’s College at the Cattle Industry Convention a speaker discussed the importance of protein in maintaining cow condition and some basics for determining supplementation levels.

Producers need to review their anticipated calving dates, cow body condition scores and cows’ diet.

As the cow herd continues to rebuild feedlots carry on with business seeing fewer calves in pens.

The use of beta-agonists in beef cattle production has been highly scrutinized following concerns of animal welfare, which has led to the removal of Zilmax from the market by the manufacturer.