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Processing Is Key to Feeding Light Test Weight Corn.

Use photos to monitor range and pasture conditions.

Beef herd owners can cut winter feed costs this winter by not feeding unproductive cows.

Livestock economists working with the Iowa Beef Center and Iowa State University Extension have created a new tool to help cattle producers develop marketing strategy.

While preventing disease in the cattle herd should always be the top priority, it is not always possible to avoid all illness.

As fall approaches and temperatures decrease, it’s time to think about weaning calves or filling pens with purchased calves. Young, light, freshly weaned calves also bring a unique set of health management challenges to the lot.

Plan ahead and be ready to use annuals and stockpiled forages.

While you may just be starting calving season, now is the time to start thinking about breeding season.

University of Florida researchers have developed a variety of bahiagrass that better withstands cold temperatures than other varieties.

Whether your operation is bare bones or top of the line, it pays to have a good working system.

Iowa cattlemen use creativity in cattle facilities to fit their operation.

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule helping to protect the nation’s water quality by requiring concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to safely manage manure.

There is an inexpensive feed option for your herd this winter.

How to Protect High-Risk Calves.

Don’t just sell preconditioned calves, market them.

There are ways to reduce the stress associated with weaning for both calves and cattle producers.

Congress and regulatory oversight agencies have held hearings to examine the role of speculation in commodity markets.

Behind the mad cow disease protests, we are told, lie the wrong personnel decisions President Lee Myung-bak made.

Management is Key to Preventing Postpartum Diseases