Use of corn and residues in the future for beef cattle

High-priced corn improves the bottom line for grain farmers, but it has implications for cattle producers. In the “Lowering Costs for Feeders,” Market Journal, May 11, 2012 segment, UNL Extension beef feedlot specialist Galen Erickson says research that could lower the costs for feeders has been done at the ARDC in Mead.

Source: August N. Christenson Research & Education Building, UNL Agricultural Research and Development Center, near Mead, NE

1. Beef bull management refresher
2. Beef research and resources update
3. Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
4. Help for flood affected farmers
5. Representative Lucas discusses new Farm Bill
6. U.S. May consumer sentiment highest in nearly 6 years

1. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
2. Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
3. Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
4. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
5. Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
6. What sick day? Farmers take just three a year

1. Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
2. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop