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Webinar: Advantages of Intranasal BRD Vaccination

Gain insight into how effective intranasal vaccines work, while also learning the key differences between them.

Facts and Fiction About Hemp in Animal Feed
Facts and Fiction About Hemp in Animal Feed

Here's what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.

Cattle Rabies is no Laughing Matter
Cattle Rabies is no Laughing Matter

When news surfaces about cattle with rabies, media outlets and the urban public might treat it as a humorous event, with images of a vicious, slobbering cow running amuck on the farm.

Help Weak Calves Survive and Thrive
Help Weak Calves Survive and Thrive

The ongoing drought has impacted all segments of the cattle industry, and some of the hardest hit have been beef cows.

The Bull Lameness Exam
The Bull Lameness Exam

The bull lameness exam Lameness can mean the difference between a valuable bull and hamburger.

Treating Calf Scours
Treating Calf Scours

Neonatal diarrhea is a significant economic loss to the cattle industry and continues to be the most common cause of mortality in calves.

<p>Neither plastic net wrap nor biodegradable twine get digested by rumen microbes.</p>
Harvesting and Feeding Corn Stalks

The person who originated the adage, “It beats a snowbank” may have been thinking about feeding corn stalk bales. However, like most forages there can be quite a bit of variability in nutritional value.

<p>While Johnsongrass is a good quality forage, it can be challenging to control in pastures where the perennial, warm-season grass is not desired. Prussic acid production under stress can pose a risk to livestock when grazing Johnsongrass, especially during prolonged droughts or after a frost.</p>
Is That Weed Poisonous? What You Don’t Want Your Cattle to Eat

Poisonous plants are responsible for considerable losses in livestock although many cases go unrecognized and undiagnosed due to a lack of knowledge of which plants could be responsible.

<p>While Johnsongrass is a good quality forage, it can be challenging to control in pastures where the perennial, warm-season grass is not desired. Prussic acid production under stress can pose a risk to livestock when grazing Johnsongrass, especially during prolonged droughts or after a frost.</p>
Knowing Symptoms of Prussic Acid, Nitrates Key to Johnsongrass Care

Prussic acid and nitrates affect cattle differently.

Emergency Forages: Sudangrass, Sorghum and Hybrids
Emergency Forages: Sudangrass, Sorghum and Hybrids

Several options exist for producers to make up for forage lost to severe spring weather.

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Hay Moisture Levels

With the limited opportunities and short windows many have had to make hay so far this year, some hay may have been made at higher moisture levels than we would like

<p>Grazing fresh young alfalfa can induce bloat in cattle. Bloat can sometimes be fatal to cattle.</p>
Bloat in Cattle: How Real is the risk?

Grazing fresh young alfalfa can induce bloat in cattle. Bloat can sometimes be fatal to cattle.

<p>Calving season is underway in North Dakota, and producers are doing all they can do prevent calf losses.</p>
Several Factors May Contribute to Beef Cattle Pregnancy Losses

Develop good herd health and vaccination strategies to minimize losses.

Consistent and proper animal husbandry and common sense help early weaned calves do just fine.
Don’t Forget Tetanus Prevention When Banding Bulls

Any calf castrated with an elastrator band should be given tetanus prevention.

<p>Freeze branding an Angus heifer.&nbsp;</p>
Freeze Branding Basics for Cattle

While only effective on dark hided cattle (black and red), this low stress permanent method of identification has specific supplies and steps ensuring its efficacy.

Facts and Fiction About Hemp in Animal Feed, page 2
Facts and Fiction About Hemp in Animal Feed, page 2

Here's what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.

 Reducing Shipping Fever in Beef Calves
Reducing Shipping Fever in Beef Calves

Shipping Fever, or Bovine Respiratory Disease, is the major health problem encountered by beef calves upon arrival at cattle feeding operations.

 Zoetis Introduces New Pricing for Red Angus i50K Genomic Test
Zoetis Introduces New Pricing for Red Angus i50K Genomic Test

Zoetis announced a new price for the most accurate genomic test available to Red Angus breeders.

 Fall Pasture and Grazing Management
Fall Pasture and Grazing Management

Careful management of pastures is essential for the over-wintering of forages and improvement into the next growing season.

 Profit Tracker: Margins Weak, But Positive
Profit Tracker: Margins Weak, But Positive

Feedyard profit margins rebounded slightly after last week’s $2 rally in the cash fed cattle market.

Cattle Extends Decline on Technicals
Cattle Extends Decline on Technicals

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for the second straight session on Tuesday, easing on follow-through technical selling in the wake of bearish government supply data released late on Friday, traders

Drought Strips N. Dakota of Hay, Producers Hauling From Miles Away
Drought Strips N. Dakota of Hay, Producers Hauling From Miles Away

Farmers in the Northern Plains have been struggling with drought, making it difficult and expensive to scrounge up enough feed for their livestock to last through the winter.

Murphy on Fake News(week)
Murphy on Fake News(week)

It۪s bad enough wading through rhetorical swamps teeming with PR-ese written by animal activist screechers. But since when did the mainstream media become their press agents?

Yes, Larger Placements, But Let۪s Dig Deeper in the Report
Yes, Larger Placements, But Let۪s Dig Deeper in the Report

The distribution of placements by weight was, perhaps, the most interesting part of the report.

BLM's Outcome-Based Grazing Allows Flexible Management on Public Land
BLM's Outcome-Based Grazing Allows Flexible Management on Public Land

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today launched a demonstration program allowing stakeholders in the grazing community an opportunity to achieve rangeland health goals on public land while allowing greater flexibilit

Summer-like Heat Ripens U.S. Crops, Eases Fears of Harvest Delay
Summer-like Heat Ripens U.S. Crops, Eases Fears of Harvest Delay

Unseasonably hot U.S. weather is accelerating corn and soy crop maturity after months of concerns that lagging development could drag down yields or put some late-planted acres at risk of damage from frost, agronomists

Grazing Native Grasses: How Difficult Is It?
Grazing Native Grasses: How Difficult Is It?

Forage growers may be reluctant to include native grasses in their grazing system because they have heard that grazing management for these species can be difficult

The "Positive Associative Effect" of High Protein Supplements
The "Positive Associative Effect" of High Protein Supplements

Protein supplementation of low-quality, low protein forages results in a positive associative effect .

Cattle Drop 3-cent Price Limit After Bearish USDA Report
Cattle Drop 3-cent Price Limit After Bearish USDA Report

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures tumbled about 2 percent on Monday after government data on Friday showed bigger-than-expected placements of cattle on feed in August.

Florida Rancher, Braford Breeder Alto Bud۪ Adams Passes Away at 91
Florida Rancher, Braford Breeder Alto Bud۪ Adams Passes Away at 91

A Florida ranching icon and creator of the Braford breed Alto Bud۪ Adams, Jr. passed away at his family ranch on Sept. 23, at 91 years old.

Stockmanship Tips from the Ranchers Who Use Them
Stockmanship Tips from the Ranchers Who Use Them

When purchasing ranch-direct calves, Colorado cattle feeder Steve Gabel says I won۪t buy them without verification they۪ve received at least two doses of modified-live viral vaccine.

Sponsored: Cattle Health and the Sale Barn
Sponsored: Cattle Health and the Sale Barn

The sale barn is a great way for producers to discover the value of their calves, yet it can have a negative connotation when talking about animal health. The trip to and from as well as the sights, sounds and smells of

Market Highlights: More Calves Means More Feedlot Cattle Placed
Market Highlights: More Calves Means More Feedlot Cattle Placed

The Cattle on Feed report continues to show more calves being placed in feedlots and there are more expected going into fall and winter.

Nebraska Eyes Tyson After Kansas' Fumble
Nebraska Eyes Tyson After Kansas' Fumble

Nebraska’s success luring Costco’s chicken processing plant to Fremont suggests they may be a fit for Tyson.

Consistency is Key to Proper Feed Bunk Management
Consistency is Key to Proper Feed Bunk Management

The overall goal of feed bunk management is to maintain consistency within the feeding system.

Tyson Expands Iowa Pork Plant
Tyson Expands Iowa Pork Plant

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is planning $28 million expansion of its Waterloo pork processing plant

U.S. Cattle Placements Spike in August, Portending More Beef in 2018
U.S. Cattle Placements Spike in August, Portending More Beef in 2018

Ranchers placed 1.93 million cattle in U.S. feedlots in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, in a stronger-than-expected report likely to weigh on futures early next week.

Should I Burn Off My Old, Unharvested Hay or Chop it Back Onto the Field?
Should I Burn Off My Old, Unharvested Hay or Chop it Back Onto the Field?

Some Michigan hay farmers need to decide how to clean up fields that went unharvested this year due to excessive rain.

Learn How to Harness Technology at Farm Journal's AgTech Expo
Learn How to Harness Technology at Farm Journal's AgTech Expo

It can be a challenge to keep up with the latest technology and how it might fit on your farmwhich is exactly why Farm Journal is hosting the AgTech Expo. Whether you۪re a novice, an early adopter or somewhere in betwe

Drop the Most Deadly Industry Title by Improving Tractor Safety
Drop the Most Deadly Industry Title by Improving Tractor Safety

Agriculture continues to be the most deadly industry in the United States based on the number of deaths per 100,000 workers.

Cattle Hit 1-month High Ahead of USDA Data, Hogs Extend Losses
Cattle Hit 1-month High Ahead of USDA Data, Hogs Extend Losses

U.S. live cattle futures jumped to the highest levels in over a month on Friday, lifted by technical buying and expectations for bullish government supply data that was due after the close of trading.

Cattle Prices Higher, COF Surprises
Cattle Prices Higher, COF Surprises

Packers anxiously bought cattle ahead of Friday's COF report, which likely pressures futures Monday.

BeefTalk: Rain Makes Regrowth
BeefTalk: Rain Makes Regrowth

Commit this truism to memory: Feed is available for cattle.In fact, if we did not have cattle and sheep, acre upon acre of forage would be grossly underutilized. Even in dry years, forage is present. Sometimes we need t

Wesley Batista (R), chief executive of JBS S.A., the world's largest beef producer, leaves the Federal Police headquarters to give a testimony in the Federal Court in Sao Paulo, Brazil September 13, 2017.
JBS۪s Batista Brothers Formally Accused of Insider Trading by Police

Federal police in Brazil sent a formal request to prosecutors to pursue insider trading charges against Wesley and Joesley Batista, owners of JBS SA.

Cow Slaughter Surges
Cow Slaughter Surges

Cow slaughter figures have been running higher this year, showing year-over-year gains all but three weeks of 2017.

Fall Noxious Weed Control
Fall Noxious Weed Control

This fall most areas are good for fall weed control, but there will also be some areas that it may not be the best.

Capture Value Through Weaning
Capture Value Through Weaning

Time and time again, the markets show us that weaned calves bring more money than unweaned calves.

Hong Kong Suspects False Health Certificates Used for Brazil Meat
Hong Kong Suspects False Health Certificates Used for Brazil Meat

Hong Kong authorities on Thursday suspended meat imports from a Brazilian exporter and two producers on suspicions that health certificates had been falsified for 10 shipments of frozen chicken feet and livestock offal.

Analyst: China to Import More Corn to Meet Ethanol Fuel Use
Analyst: China to Import More Corn to Meet Ethanol Fuel Use

China could import up to 20 million tons of corn a year, more than six times the current level, to meet a switch to greater use of ethanol in fuel, an analyst predicted on Thursday.

The Michigan Corn Stover Project  Part 3: Cattle Feeding Study
The Michigan Corn Stover Project Part 3: Cattle Feeding Study

The effects of feeding corn stover to cattle if you۪re considering harvesting stover.