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On the other hand, the group commended Trump on repealing the Planning 2.0 Rule.
Corn ended the day near its lows, while cattle closed high-range.
Integrated pest management is commonplace for controlling crop pests and similar concepts apply to controlling livestock pests including using the right type of control at the right time for the right duration.
An Arizona rancher produces world-class cattle in the desert.
The biggest focus should be getting thin cows gaining weight. Cows that are gaining weight breed up at a higher percentage.
As the spring calving season approaches, an increased understanding of the parturition process is helpful.
Cows need a lot of feed to fill them up and keep them full.
Winter-feeding of the beef cows represents the greatest expense in most beef cow-calf enterprises.
Is it a Christmas gift, or business expense? Sometimes what’s on your farmer’s wish list can be both. But whether it’s gloves, warm socks or tools—when you work 24/7 these gifts can make our day all year long.
Changes to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rules could help ease tension in agriculture about the regulation originally enacted by the Obama Administration.
After writing a bad check for $300,000 to buy cattle, a man in Minnesota has plead guilty to his crime.
Make sure you understand the causes of foot rot so you can treat, and even prevent it from happening.
The start and end of the breeding season needs to be put on the calendar just like other special events.
At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to require a sharp crystal ball that could see into the future.
After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops cattle farmers are using to stretch fall grazing.
The death of 24 cattle in Arizona is being investigated by multiple government agencies.
The main objective in developing replacement heifers is to have them reach puberty well before the first breeding season.
Over past two decades, ethanol production has increased, and in turn, the byproduct of this industry (distillers grains) has become more available.
The person who originated the adage, “It beats a snowbank” may have been thinking about feeding corn stalk bales. However, like most forages there can be quite a bit of variability in nutritional value.
Prussic acid and nitrates affect cattle differently.
With the limited opportunities and short windows many have had to make hay so far this year, some hay may have been made at higher moisture levels than we would like
Grazing fresh young alfalfa can induce bloat in cattle. Bloat can sometimes be fatal to cattle.
In declining cattle markets, the question of “Should I fertilize?” is a subject of much debate.
If done properly, one or two people can gather even large herds of cattle in pastures in one day and miss none.
A lot of ranchers have trouble gathering their cattle. If done properly, however, one or two people can gather even large pastures in one day and miss none.
May is a good time to score your cow herd for hair shedding according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.