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Beef producers have many options available to include in beef cattle diets that can offer many benefits in a small package.
Now that we have left behind a few years of severe droughts and hay shortages, there has been renewed talk about beef herd reconstruction in the U.S. fueled by a couple years of encouraging calf prices.
New genetic tools, similar to those being used to aid selection in the whole animal, are being used to improve our understanding of the relationships among the rumen micro-organisms along with how they interact with their hosts.
The proceedings papers from the 2013 XXIII Range Beef Cow Symposium held in Rapid City, SD are now available.
Colder weather may cause larger calf birth weights. Producers are encouraged to think about the impact it may have on this year’s calving season.
As beef herds become involved in making decisions about bulls for next breeding season, herd health and reproductive disease should be considered in the context of what age and type of bulls are being purchased.
As spring calving season approaches, it is vital that your calves receive adequate immunity at birth.
COF Report showed On Feed and Placements above expectations.
The Sand Hills Calving System has demonstrated an effective way to reduce calf diarrhea by decreasing the buildup of pathogens in the environment and breaking the transfer of pathogens from older calves to young susceptible calves.
Participants at the 2014 Beef Production Field Day will get hands-on training for artificial insemination, and help with calving and pre-breeding exams.
Probably the most pivotal time for a beef cow to maintain a position in the beef herd is the first three months after her first calf is born.
A simple way to deal with the table is to decide on what level of performance one wants to shop for.
Denny Hoffman was named a Hereford Herdmsan Emeritus prior to the selection of the champion carload last month in Denver at the National Western Stock Show .
Congressional delegation members from the Dakotas say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to expedite implementation of a farm bill provision that will help ranchers in the Dakotas hurt by an early October blizzard.
Cow-calf producers and others who use the Bovine Estrus Synchronization Planner software are encouraged to download the newest version for their operations from the Iowa Beef Center (IBC) website.
The bottom line is to know the breed average EPDs for the traits of interest, know the herd historical and current averages for EPD traits of interest, set herd goals and then select the right bulls.
Science, or rather advancements in science, allow for new or revised tools to aid in selection and management of beef cattle.
Julianne Johnston summarizes this week’s cattle market for Farm Journal’s Beef Today.
Along with the decreased temperatures and decline in forage growth, comes an increase in calories needed for farm animals.
Weeks of slow, soaking rains are helping the grass grow again on the western slopes of Maui and Hawaii islands, giving cattle ranchers hope they may at last escape a punishing drought brought on by years of below-normal rainfall.
New Mexico’s two U.S. senators say ranchers will soon be able to sign up for drought disaster aid made available through the federal farm law signed last week.
When do cows start experiencing cold stress and then how much more energy do they need?
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Wilson County and others will present the Pasture Management Workshop from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Floresville Event Center.
Hundreds of Texas farmers and ranchers welcomed the rain and spent a day indoors listening to the latest opportunities in the cattle market, potential for alternative crops, as well as other commodity presentations at the 2014 Blackland Income Growth Conference at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.
Cold dominated the weather reports since Jan. 1 and it has made managing livestock during these frigid times more difficult.
As calving season approaches, think about how to make your job easier and potentially save more calves at calving.
Is deferred grazing the best option for maximum production?
Event helps strategize for future under drought conditions.