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Early preparation key to a good calving season
Calving season is just concluding for many people across the heartland, yet it’s already time to prepare for next year.
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Managing light weight and early weaned calves
While recent rains have alleviated many of the concerns for feed supplies caused by drought, there still could be concerns with grass supply and with the body condition of cows this summer.
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Considerations for buying and selling standing forages
As we move into summer, beef producers may have the opportunity to buy or sell some standing forages to be harvested as silage or hay.
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Kentucky’s Master Cattleman program educates producers
For several years, Mike Wilson has been a beef producer on the side. Spending evenings and weekends on his Anderson County farm and days at his job at the auto repair garage he owns, has kept Wilson very busy. But thanks to education through the Master Cattleman program a one-on-one Kentucky Cooperative Extension partnership, Wilson may be on the way to being a full-time cattleman.
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Don’t let Trich sneak up on your herd
Producers who don’t keep an eye on their herd, paying close attention to calving numbers and herd sizes, may be allowing a serious disease to sneak up on their herd.
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