Forage production lagging in Oklahoma
Temperatures in Oklahoma are just now ramping up, and that has helped forage production to lag behind what is generally considered normal.
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Iowa State Certified Grazier Program expands in 2013
Following a successful pilot season in 2012, the Certified Grazier Program is being expanded to two southern Iowa locations this year.
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Breeding for the future
Dick Beck, manager at Three Trees Ranch near Sharpsburg, Ga., talks about the need to evaluate today's genetic decisions to be prepared for what tomorrow will bring.
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Anthrax kills Minn. cow
Minnesota producers are advised to be vigilant after a cow in northwest Minnesota died from anthrax.
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Keeping flies off cattle prevents stress and weightloss
Shoo, fly! With summer upon us, it is important to keep flies off of cattle.
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Brewery mash makes for contented cows, farmers say
It’s a happy marriage of recycling and animal husbandry for two beef cattle operations in Nelson County. Massie and Joyce Saunders feed spent mash from Blue Mountain Barrel House Brewery as a supplement to their herd at Rose Isle Farm.
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Healthy soil aids drought and flood management
You may think the common thread between drought and flood is water or living in the Southern Great Plains. While these may be true, the shared factor to both is soil.
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Feeder cattle review: Heavy yearlings dominate receipts
Compared to two weeks ago, a good test of yearling feeder cattle sold 2.00- 5.00 higher in active trading. A much lighter offering of steer and heifer calves traded unevenly steady to 3.00 higher.
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Forage allowance determines stocking
In grazing enterprises, forage allowance is a key management variable. Forage allowance is defined as the amount of forage dry matter available to an animal.
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Emergency grazing of CRP acres for 192 Texas counties authorized
USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Judith A. Canales has announced that 192 counties are authorized for emergency grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year (FY) 2013 effective June 2, 2013.
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Jolley: Five Minutes with Smithfield’s new Chinese connection
Let’s start with the ‘Sayings of Chairman Wan,’ the Chief Executive at Shuanghui, the world’s newest well-known meat behemoth, temporarily shoving aside Brazil’s JBS.
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- 3,000 pounds of copper wire stolen from Oklahoma ranch
- Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
- Changes in U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade
- Peterson Brothers: What summer vacation?
- Experts weigh in on lowest beef supply in 60 years
- Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down
