Early summer deworming of nursing calves
Five deworming trials were conducted at the Eastern Research Station located near Haskell, Oklahoma during the 1990’s. Crossbred cows and their Charolais sired calves were sorted by sex of calf, calf age and cow age, then randomly allotted to one of four treatments.
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Deworming cattle is a springtime chore
If you plan on deworming cattle, spring is the right time. Parasite burdens in pastures peak during the spring, drop over the summer, and rise again in the fall.
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Calf implants: Use/don’t use at grass time?
While the performance benefits of implanting calves through the suckling phase is well documented, many cattlemen choose not to employ this management practice in their operations.
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Preconditioning for performance and profit
Kenny Knight, owner-manager of Knight Feedlot in Kansas, tells why pre-conditioning programs are so important.
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Cow-calf corner: Early weaning calves
Glenn Selk helps producers decide whether to early wean calves.
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Enhancing profitability through preconditioning part II
Nutrition is second to none in a successful and profitable preconditioning program and can make up almost 70% of the preconditioning budget.
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Calculate herd efficiency for drought survival
Calculating herd performance and annually comparing it to your own data set as well as a larger set of data can help keep your operation on the forefront of efficiency and profitability.
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Enhancing profitability through preconditioning part I
Drought in the southern plains the last two years has made management decisions for cattle producers challenging to say the least.
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Finding cost savings in the beef cow-calf budget
Beef cow-calf producers have seen rapidly increasing prices for calves but input cost may be outpacing calf price increases. Finding areas to cut costs without impacting performance is critical for producers to remain profitable.
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Management practices for added value in market calves
Lack of forage and increased input costs for beef producers continue as we move ahead in 2013.
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The annual production cycle
There is a certain set of production standards that should be required of cows within a herd to maximize profitability of a cow/calf operation.
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- Feeder cattle review: Feed report neutral to slightly bearish
- Cattle Outlook: Retail choice beef up 9% over past 2 years
- United States Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
- Family contribution takes reward for cattle shooting over $16k
- Nebraska Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
- Oklahoma Cattle on Feed unchanged
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
- Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
