Water availability during winter months may be as big of a challenge as feed during winter months.
Producers should look for opportunity ingredients such as buying failed corn for silage or hay.
Algae typically isn’t associated with cattle feed, but some interesting research results may change this.
Cow pies also serve another important purpose, they’re an indicator of bovine health and hay quality.
What is your plan to meet the late gestation nutritional needs of the beef cow herd?
Summer annual grasses should be temporary solutions to forage needs
Beef producers shouldn’t overlook proper mineral intake as part of an overall feeding plan.
Gain testing is most economical between weaning and 10 to 12 months of age
Young bulls are especially difficult to manage because they have duty on their mind 24/7.
Research beef cattle studies focus on residual-feed intake and evaluate feed efficiency
Cattle and sheep are more susceptible to prussic acid poisoning than swine.
At a time when the nation’s cow numbers are still falling, increasing the productive life of a cow is worth more than ever.
With rising feed costs, it’s more important than ever to maximize grazing and improve forage quality to provide optimal nutrition for cattle.
Researchers recommend higher levels of dietary sulfur, which means higher levels of distillers grains.
Good nutrition supplemented with a balanced mineral mix is vital for optimum reproduction and lactation in your cowherd.
How cows measure up at weaning gives clues to future reproduction.
Breed differences allow producers to design genetic packages that best fit the feed resources of the operation.
University of Illinois researchers found that feeding co-products and cornstalk residue in the winter can save cow-calf producers up to $1 per day per cow compared to feeding hay.
A cold, snowy December has caused many livestock farms to reevaluate their winter supply of forage.
Finding dead cows is never pleasant, but there are often many culprits that are to blame. One of the most common when it comes to feeding stored forage or grazing is nitrate toxicity.
Monitoring helps determine how much forage has been consumed.
Winter feed stores are dwindling and the urge to get cows to grass is escalating.
The Feed Cost Cow-Q-Lator is used to make a comparison of the costs of feeding a representative beef cow.
High quality forage is essential to beef cattle’s nutrition and beef producers’ bottom lines, said University of Georgia Extension forage specialist Dennis Hancock.
During the summer months grazing ruminants may show signs of distress with only short periods of grazing from mid-morning to late afternoon and spending other times in the shade.
Windrow Grazing Annual Forages in the Growing Season to Increase Harvest Efficiency and Productivity
Windrow or swath grazing annual forages in the spring and summer offers two potential advantages over direct grazing.
After hauling feed to cows all winter, there is no better thing than turning cows out to spring pastures. However, spring pastures are very lush and high in protein.
To maximize forage production in the year that you are establishing perennial forage consider these management strategies.
It won’t be long before pastures across the country will begin to grow and be extremely productive.