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The basic concept of stockpiled forages is to utilize forage varieties with high digestibility such as Tifton 85 Bermudagrass or limpograss, that maintain their quality even when mature.

Cover crops don’t just improve the performance of crop fields; they also make excellent forage for cattle.

As you make plans for this year, decide now to schedule time that will be spent working on the business in the year ahead.

Just like a reputable seedstock operation is not built overnight, it takes time to put together an effective marketing plan.

Cattle futures have taken another turn over the past two weeks as prices have drifted lower, correcting the big December 17-24 advance.

So, you thought all you had to do was breed quality genetics? Wrong. You have to market them, too.

The first few days an animal spends in a feedlot are critical to their health and overall performance through the feeding period.

Given developments in multiple financial markets it is useful to pause and appreciate the broader situation underpinning the start of 2016 “outside” of the cattle markets to further assess possible upcoming changes within the cattle complex.

The next step in optimizing your marketing efforts is to know details about who you are trying to reach.

What goes up must come down! That is exactly what has happened to cattle prices, but the task now is determining where the market is headed in 2016 and beyond.