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It’s bull-purchasing season! Purchasing an animal, especially a bull, should be considered an investment.
SDSU Extension, Dave Koupal with Mitchell Technical Institute and area producers would like to invite you to attend the Beef: Conception to Consumption seminar at the Mueller Center in Hot Springs, S.D. on Feb. 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
How many times have you been grocery shopping or watching your favorite television program and you see and/or hear that organic is better? Grain-fed tastes better? Grass-fed is healthier?
Understanding the FDA’s December 11, 2013 announcement to remove “improve growth, gain, and efficiency” use of feed grade antibiotics.
For beef cattle prices to continue their record run, the 2014 U.S. corn crop will have to produce record yields, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.
There is nothing cheap or quick about raising cattle and shortcuts will leave cattle exposed and vulnerable.
The value of addition of supplementary fat to improve reproduction in beef heifers has been a topic of interest throughout the last decade. A variety of research projects have found variable results.
What’s the best strategy to use when selecting replacements?
The recent cold blast should have producers thinking about how much feed to deliver to their cows during frigid temperatures.
Provide cattle with adequate feed and protection from winter weather extremes.