Cow-calf corner: Testing summer annuals for nitrates

Cow-Calf Corner is a collection of timely management tips of interest to cow-calf producers in Oklahoma. This week, Glenn Selk explains the importance of testing summer annuals for nitrates.

1. Boxed beef run continues; feedlot inventories down less
2. Meat and poultry trends in the U.S.
3. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
4. Ag markets generally mixed to start this week
5. USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program sign-up
6. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL

1. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
2. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
3. Schwieterman: Cattle futures end week with sharp losses
4. Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
5. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
6. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice

1. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
2. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
3. 2014 Farm Bill: Are we near an agreement?
4. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
5. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
6. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower