Cow-calf corner: Breeding replacement heifers

Cow-Calf Corner is a collection of timely management tips of interest to cow-calf producers in Oklahoma. In this segment, Glenn Selk discusses considerations when breeding yearling replacement heifers with synchronized artificial inseminations programs using the feed additive Melengestrol Acetate (MGA).

1. Beef Quiz: New school lunch beef recipes
2. Boxed beef run continues; feedlot inventories down less
3. Meat and poultry trends in the U.S.
4. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
5. Ag markets generally mixed to start this week
6. USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program sign-up

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
3. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
4. Schwieterman: Cattle futures end week with sharp losses
5. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
6. Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!

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