Profit Tips
Profit Tips: Nutrition - Drylot versus grazing for developing heifers
The best way to raise replacement heifers often depends on what resources are available.
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Profit Tips: Animal health - Watch for heat stress in cattle
While they can’t control the weather, Iowa State University Extension beef program specialist Beth Doran, PhD, reminds producers they can monitor and respond to conditions that can damage cattle health and well-being.
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Fight flies to protect performance
Fly season is in full swing, and Purdue Extension entomologist Ralph Williams, PhD, says insect control is essential as these pests can lead to disease and decreased growth rates in livestock.
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Watch trigger dates to plan grazing
Too many times we reach the end of the summer grazing season and are surprised by the amount of grass left or not left in the pasture, says Dwayne Rice, a NRCS rangeland management specialist based in Lincoln, Kan.
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Rancher-friendly UTV
ATVs have become a working necessity on many American cattle operations, but Montana rancher Richard Roth says, “Here on the IX we have moved away from ATVs and into UTVs.”
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Flighty cattle trample profits
Ranchers know that excitable, hard-to-handle cattle increase their work load and potentially create safety hazards.
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Keep 'em standing
Working cattle is strenuous and stressful, both for workers and the cattle. The job becomes even more stressful and dangerous when an animal goes down in the chute.
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Ten tips to prepare for EPA CAFO inspections
The EPA recently has conducted several inspection and enforcement activities with Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations as part of an increased national emphasis aimed at ending harmful discharges of pollutants from CAFOs into rivers and streams.
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Avoid heat stress during breeding
The 10 days prior to conception to approximately 20 days after are critical for optimum ovum development and embryo survival in beef cows, says University of Nebraska animal scientist Terry Mader, PhD.
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Top-ten tips
While cattle prices are historically high, profitability in cow-calf production still depends on good management in many different aspects of production, marketing and financial planning, notes Mississippi State University Extension beef cattle specialist Jane Parish, PhD.
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Fencing trailer
Building or repairing fences in remote, rugged pastures has always presented an obstacle for ranchers.
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