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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.
Make the most of your time waiting to jump in the tractor and planter by making sure your replacement heifers are ready for breeding and take the right steps to get heifers bred in a timely manner this spring.
A good stand of crested wheatgrass has the capacity to meet cows’ and calves’ nutritional requirements.
The feeder calves with the greatest value are almost always the heavier calves, but producers must calculate if it is profitable for them to own the cattle longer, and provide the resources to add the additional weight.
Windbreaks, both constructed and planted, can improve conditions for livestock in windy and cold conditions.
Energy is one of the most critical nutrients for grazing cows particularly at pasture turn out because it coincides with their greater needs to support the young calf.
If we don’t drive our cattle properly, their minds are on going back to where they came from and be looking for a way out. We need to show them this is their new home.
For an increasing number of producers, AI and estrus synchronization are tools that help them reach their production goals and allow them to take advantage of genetic choices only available through AI.
Acidosis is the result of oxygen deprivation and accumulation of carbon dioxide that results from passage of the calf through the birth canal.
While only effective on dark hided cattle (black and red), this low stress permanent method of identification has specific supplies and steps ensuring its efficacy.
One of the most important practices that any forage producer can incorporate into their program is adding legumes to grass pastures and hayfields.
Calculating the amount of hay that is needed on both a short term and over the course of an entire winter are mathematical exercises that are required on any cow calf enterprise.
Cattle are also a great option for people with small acreages and flexible schedules.