BEEF
Fall and winter grazing on warm-season grasses is the least detrimental time to graze these species.
There is never a bad time to update your marketing plan.
Growing piles of evidence show we’ve created an unsustainable and less-profitable or unprofitable cow herd in this nation.
A friend called the other day and asked suspiciously what I thought about the confined-cow idea. He feared it could set up a pathway for true vertical integration in the beef industry.
Tools such as expected progeny differences help producers buy the right bulls.
As producers with spring calving herds are completing weaning and moving cows to winter range, fall calving herds are gearing up for the next breeding season.
Beef cow-calf producers can balance rations to precisely meet the nutrient requirements of cows. However, they need to the nutritive value of rations feedstuffs first.
Now that the first blast of winter weather is quickly approaching, have you thought about what that means to your cows?
Durable hay conserver feeder and custom cattle working equipment dramatically cut hay cost and ease the safe, efficient handling of cattle.
Nice winters are not the time to skimp on cow nutrition.
New program provides nutrition recommendations for feeding dairy steers from start to finish.
Winter weather has hit much of the country. Time to start getting a ration put together.
There has been an increasing interest and utilization of remote medication delivery systems in the beef cattle industry.
Producers need to plan ahead for cattle-working days and invest in good, secure cattle-working facilities.
Deciding how to meet the nutritional needs of your cattle through the winter is one of the most important management decisions a cow-calf producer will make.
A uniform set of calves are the result of a disciplined estrus synchronization and artificial insemination program.
Food safety, beef quality and environmental stewardship discussed in-depth.
When feed costs are too high, consider selling the higher-maintenance cows.
Checking cows’ body condition scores, evaluating bulls and vaccinating against diseases are good management steps in the fall.
You can use the assessment to set benchmarks and goals for the operation and your employees strive to maintain or reach.
Nutrition and production are among the issues highlighted in the 2015 North Dakota Beef Report.
Grazing calves on corn residue and providing supplemental distillers grains is a cost effective way to add value to weaned calves.
Fed cattle prices have declined sharply since early September.
Preconditioning is a set of management decisions relating to vaccination, weaning, nutrition and housing that maximize health and future growth potential of cattle in the feed yard.
Determining open cow(s) early allows producers to select the best strategies that targets the highest potential revenue.
The way to maximize calf weight is knowing and controlling direct and overhead costs incurred up to weaning.
Register by Sept. 30 to secure a place at the educational event.
Fall is one of the most important times to evaluate the condition of your cows.
A single calf production system breeds replacement heifers to calve as 2-year-olds, calves are weaned around 100 days of age.
A company that markets food products to observant Muslims is expected to plead guilty to its role in exporting misbranded meat products.