Managing mud on cattle operations
Mud and Mississippi can be synonymous. Mississippi is home to a wide range of soil types, and many of these soil types get really muddy with just a little rain or cattle urine.
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Pinkeye to be major topic at livestock symposium
Cattle producers who want to know more about pinkeye will find many sources of information at the Missouri Livestock Symposium, Dec. 7-8 at Kirksville Middle School.
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Understanding the effects of cold stress on beef cows
Most beef producers understand that when the weather gets colder their cows need more energy to maintain their body condition.
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Factors to consider before entering a cow wintering arrangement
In a year that has been trumped by drought, cow/calf producers have little room for error in any of their management decisions.
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Measuring cow herd performance
Fall is a great time of year to put pencil to paper and evaluate the overall productivity of your cow herd, as well as the individuals within it.
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Did that calf get enough good quality colostrum?
Whether raising, buying or selling calves, producers should be concerned about the calf’s immune status, by knowing if they’re getting enough good quality colostrum.
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Cornell offers only U.S. salmonella dublin test for cattle
A test for the cattle disease salmonella dublin that is cheaper, quicker, safer and more sensitive than traditional bacteriological tests is now available for the first time in the United States.
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Supplement cuts cows' winter-feed cost 10 percent
With high costs of feed for wintering cows, herd owners should consider adding monensin to grain supplements for winter forages.
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Lead poisoning of cattle can be avoided
At least once every year, an unfortunate story of cattle loss is repeated somewhere in Oklahoma.
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Antibiotics and sustainability
In his recent blog, Scott Hurd, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University, discusses antibiotics and sustainability and how they fit together.
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Fall feeding and management for spring calving beef herds
Weaning and winter feeding planning after drought.
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- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
