Beef Cattle
Ranchers in northwestern New Mexico suspect toxic plants, used in Navajo and Hopi religious ceremonies, are responsible for the recent deaths of more than a dozen cows.
The way that antibiotics are purchased and used in beef production could face further changes than just the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD).
Once a stockman is hired and gets good at their job, it’s hard to keep them because of the low pay and long workdays. For every rural stock person available, there are two job openings.
Additional charges have been filed against the Missouri farmer currently held without bail after the disappearance of Nick and Justin Diemel.
University of Missouri’s David Patterson gives a detailed look at why we must understand the science behind fixed-time and split-time AI protocols for the overall health and performance of our future cow herds.
One of the things University of Missouri researchers discovered as they looked at heifer development is the importance of identifying the fertility response of heifers before breeding.
Many Oklahoma ranchers choose to breed the replacement heifers about a month ahead of the mature cows in the herd.
Short supply plus strong demand restored prices for Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers selling Saturday, June 1. The 87 head of bred heifers averaged $1,857 at F&T Livestock Market. High lot sold for $2,100.
After a long winter, don’t think the spring and summer will be without challenges of their own. Here’s six impact areas you need to be ready for, as they might affect your profitability this year.
Ranchers place a high priority on heifer pregnancy rates, while also understanding that, at some level, high development costs can cancel out the economic advantage of a small increase in pregnancy.
Whichever way you look at it, increasing the opportunity for profit or decreasing the risk for loss, having an advanced genetic “scouting report” on feeders has value.
Share with us the timing of your primary calving season, whether it’s a tight 60-day window or a seasonal timeframe. We’ll report the results back to you.
Weedy grass drastically reduces forage production in Western pastures.
For cow-calf producers planning how to manage their calves through the stressful weaning period, deciding factors include available labor, facilities, weather, marketing goals and others.
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.
As the spring calving season approaches, an increased understanding of the parturition process is helpful.
The death of 24 cattle in Arizona is being investigated by multiple government agencies.
May is a good time to score your cow herd for hair shedding according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
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.
The latest Cattle on Feed report from the USDA was considered to be bearish by analysts. Now traders are looking at whether futures markets can find a way to hold on to current prices.
The technology, marketed as FerAppease in the U.S., can be used in beef and dairy animals. Economic analysis, depending on the production stage of use, offers an ROI of 20:1 to 30:1.
Better rumen function means more available energy, helping improve cattle productivity.