Winter Feeding
As 2014 ends, cow calf producers are thinking about the approaching calving season.
Livestock producers need to be thinking now about how they’ll keep their animals warm when the temperatures drop.
Learning the keys to feeding your cow herd during the winter can help increase profitability.
Replacing hay in your ration with corn this winter could be beneficial.
A K-State beef cattle specialist discusses using cow body condition scores now as a guide to managing the cow-calf herd into the fall and winter.
Spring may have officially arrived last week but the weather in Ohio early this week gave us a reminder that winter is not going away without a fight.
Along with the decreased temperatures and decline in forage growth, comes an increase in calories needed for farm animals.
When do cows start experiencing cold stress and then how much more energy do they need?
Cold dominated the weather reports since Jan. 1 and it has made managing livestock during these frigid times more difficult.
Is deferred grazing the best option for maximum production?
Cattle should be able to make it through the frigid temperatures and howling winds predicted for the next few days if they have feed, water and shelter, according to South Dakota ranchers.
Global feed production is expected to contract for the first time ever next year.
Chances are you’re not thinking about forage testing in January but maybe you should be.
Glenn Selk explains why passive immunity is important in the first 24 hours of a calf’s life.
Spring-Calving Cow Herd ‚Ä¢ Keep replacement heifer calves gaining enough to reach their “target” breeding weight (65% mature weight) by spring. ‚Ä¢ Start cows on the high magnesium mineral suppleme
Cows need a lot of feed to fill them up and keep them full.
Winter-feeding of the beef cows represents the greatest expense in most beef cow-calf enterprises.