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Once they roamed the range. Now they compete in shows.
Cattle temperament is a focus area for research with the aim of reducing the potential for injury to producers and to preserve the longevity of facilities. One of the main objectives of cattle temperament studies is to determine if selecting sires based on temperament is effective for reaching these goals.
Cornstalk residue utilization is a great way for producers to integrate crops and livestock.
The body condition score of a cow and the herd overall is the best indicator of past nutritional status or success of the overall nutritional program, and the best indicator of near-term nutritional needs.
Native bluestem pasture in Kansas has fallen in price the last two years for many producers renting grass, but the rates are still significantly higher than six years ago.
While homes, structures and livestock can be lost, landowners who rely on grasslands, shrublands and forests as an enterprise are left trying to figure out how to recover the vegetation and habitat.
There are a few different options for portable fencing systems; the most typical are polywire or a polywire braid. According to our sources, it is best to always stick with a polywire braid since weaved material conducts electricity better, and it is more resilient to pressure.
Whether you’re looking for a permanent fencing solution or want something portable for your grazing system, there are many cost and management benefits to utilizing electric fence.
Have we forgotten the need for breeding systems and the benefits that a good breeding system will bring?
As bull-sale season begins, NCBA webinar focuses on genetic selection, highlighting an old tool; crossbreeding, and a newer tool; genomic testing.
Ammon Bundy and another 15 defendants pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal conspiracy charges related to the 41-day occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge. Several of the accused, however, expressed doubt that they enjoy the presumption of innocence.
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.
Concerns about running cattle on federal land are reaching livestock owners in California.
Grass tetany, also known as grass staggers, magnesium tetany, hypomagnesemia, and wheat pasture poisoning, is a nutritional disorder caused by either 1) an inadequate amount of dietary Mg, or, 2) other mineral related factor that is preventing (antagonizing) dietary Mg from being properly absorbed or utilized.
Replacement heifers that have just reached puberty and started cycling may be vulnerable to any drastic change in feed intake. A small trial conducted at Oklahoma State University illustrates the impact that sudden severe reduction in energy intake can have on cycling activity in replacement heifers.
Each year new across-breed adjustment factors are released at the Beef Improvement Federation meeting.
Survey shows 80% of Iowa producers support 50 cent state beef checkoff.
Whether you’re looking for a permanent fencing solution or want something portable for your grazing system, there are many cost and management benefits to utilizing electric fence.
The No. 1 failure in the installment of an electric fence system is not properly grounding the energizer. “If you want to get the most out of your charger, then you must install a grounding system—and install it right,” Steve Freeman says.
International markets continue to put a damper on cattle markets as commodity prices tend to follow the international economy for certain durations.
After months of stress, confusion and heartache, the refuge takeover appears to have ended.
Finding genetics information on current and previously purchased bulls is easy.
Billionaire Stan Kroenke has been approved by a Texas court to purchase the historic W.T. Waggoner Ranch.
If old gray corral boards could talk, Johnny Holloway figures they’d have a tale to tell at the stockyards and railroad crossing known as Mossman.
The FBI arrested Cliven Bundy late Wednesday at the Portland International Airport, Portland, Ore.
As bull buying season approaches, a K-State cow-calf specialist provides strategies to choose an appropriate herd sire.
There is a close connection between nutrition and reproductive efficiency in beef cows.