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Tools such as expected progeny differences help producers buy the right bulls.
As producers with spring calving herds are completing weaning and moving cows to winter range, fall calving herds are gearing up for the next breeding season.
Beef cow-calf producers can balance rations to precisely meet the nutrient requirements of cows. However, they need to the nutritive value of rations feedstuffs first.
If foot and mouth disease (FMD) were to break out in the United States, the disruption to our cattle industry would be significant, especially if the disease is not quickly identified and confined to a small area.
Now that the first blast of winter weather is quickly approaching, have you thought about what that means to your cows?
Feeding silage, baleage, or apple pulp to pregnant beef cows requires careful management or congenital defects may affect calves.
Durable hay conserver feeder and custom cattle working equipment dramatically cut hay cost and ease the safe, efficient handling of cattle.
A Greenwood County seedstock cattle producer and a Clark County rancher and farmer have been elected to serve as officers for the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA).
Nice winters are not the time to skimp on cow nutrition.
As a seedstock producer, Lee Leachman, partner in Leachman Cattle of Colorado, has been aiming to improve the efficiency of his cattle to pass those genetics onto commercial cattleman.
The Cattle Trails Cow-Calf Conference, jointly hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Oklahoma Cooperative Extension, will be Dec. 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Successful calving seasons are the result of good planning and hard work.
New program provides nutrition recommendations for feeding dairy steers from start to finish.
Genetics play a role in how cattle will ultimately perform.
Winter weather has hit much of the country. Time to start getting a ration put together.
Old Man Winter made an appearance over the Thanksgiving weekend in many parts of cattle country, challenging producers with rain, freezing rain and even snow depending on where they live.
There has been an increasing interest and utilization of remote medication delivery systems in the beef cattle industry.
Now that calves are weaned and pregnancy checks are occurring, it’s time cattle producers begin thinking about selecting replacement heifers to breed in the spring, explained Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist.
Producers need to plan ahead for cattle-working days and invest in good, secure cattle-working facilities.
Deciding how to meet the nutritional needs of your cattle through the winter is one of the most important management decisions a cow-calf producer will make.
A uniform set of calves are the result of a disciplined estrus synchronization and artificial insemination program.
The debunking of this latest cancer scare is already underway.
China’s building up their beef industry with cattle flown in from Australia.
Don’t join the “I wish I had sorted the cows!” club.
The health of stocker cattle on wheat can be managed to increase profit.
Food safety, beef quality and environmental stewardship discussed in-depth.
Integrating crop and livestock enterprises represents an incredible competitive advantage for farmers and ranchers.
American Angus Association year-end figures show strong growth for the breed.
When feed costs are too high, consider selling the higher-maintenance cows.