U.S. beef and pork regained access to South Africa in 2016. South Africa ranks as the second-largest destination for U.S. beef livers. Pork exports have been slower.
While most farmers certainly won’t turn down a year with ample rain, the frequency of rainfall can pose a challenge to putting up high-quality hay for the winter months.
As we move forward to a late spring, temperatures are warming up and alfalfa producers are having questions on how to access their alfalfa fields for winter injury.
A company in Wisconsin is looking to make skid steers even more capable in lifting and moving loads. And they are asking for your help.
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If the pasture of stockpile is heavy, then it can often be grazed even under fairly wet conditions without too much long-term damage but, you will need to have a watchful eye.
Global feed production is at an all-time high. In the 2019 Global Feed Survey, Alltech estimates a 3% growth to 1.068 billion metric tons of feed produced.
In some cases, plants can become more toxic during drought and heat stress. In addition, there is the increased potential for cattle to ingest toxic plants due to lack of other feedstuffs.
Grass tetany might be easily defined as a deficiency of magnesium, but for Dick Kurtz of Oregon, Mo., it just means trouble. He lost three cows in March to the disorder and is carefully watching a few more.
With the excessively wet planting conditions much of the Midwest is now experiencing, many producers are looking for “Plan B” to meet forage needs for their livestock.
