Travis Meteer, University of Illinois

As livestock owners care for livestock in frigid temperatures, it is important to know where efforts are best spent.

Challenges associated with mud on the cattle farm need to be identified and evaluated to ensure the environment is not detrimental to animal health and performance.

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) equips producers with production strategies and general skills to maintain and strengthen a quality, wholesome food supply.

The best way to utilize cornstalks is to graze them.

Hay prices continue to be elevated and burdensome on ration costs. Forage produced from fall covers could prove to be an extremely wise investment.

Currently, low hay supplies and overstocked pastures are commonplace in the Midwest. Limited forage availability is still a challenge for cattlemen.

Observation can help answer a lot of questions.

When the weather is right and hay fields are mowed there will be many farmers looking over the fence at pastures as an opportunity to make more bales.

Just one missed cycle can add several dollars to the annual cost to keep a cow.

While we are waiting for Spring to wake up and replace this persistent winter weather with warm temperatures, many cattle owners are struggling to stretch an already short hay supply.

Growing pressure from the consumer to further reduce use of antibiotics in livestock production is a hot topic.

There is nothing like a healthy new born calf to make your day. However, it is important to remember there are several factors that can influence the health and vigor of new born calves.