Profit Tips
Profit Tips: Nutrition - Managing bunks for feed intake
Researchers at Colorado State University recently completed a trial measuring intake levels in feedlot steers in a “slick-bunk” system compared with systems that keep feed in bunks through the day.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Equipment - Quick mount for utility vehicles
Utility vehicles are finding increased use for a variety of chores on farms and ranches across America. Joel Hofer uses his utility vehicle to transport a tank to feed calves in indoor hutches on the family’s 500-cow dairy.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Forage management - Limit winter damage to alfalfa
As the hot days of summer give way to cool fall temperatures, alfalfa growers should consider winter injury risk when thinking about fall cutting, says Sygenta field agronomist Charles Scovill.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Cattle feeding - Beta agonist for cull cows
Researchers at West Texas A&M University conducted a trial to evaluate the effects of feeding a beta agonist to cull cows prior to slaughter.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Genetics - Consider genomic information in seedstock decisions
Seedstock purchases made this fall and next spring can affect the performance and profitability of a cow-calf operation for years
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Cow-calf - Fenceline weaning for calf gains
As producers prepare to wean their spring-born calves, University of Nebraska animal scientist Rick Rasby, PhD, stresses the value of low-stress weaning methods, particularly fenceline weaning.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Events 2011 - Range Beef Cow Symposium
The University of Nebraska hosts this year’s Range Beef Cow Symposium at the Mitchell Event Center, Mitchell, Neb., Nov. 29–Dec. 1.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Business management - Website aids drought planning
The National Drought Mitigation Center has a new website titled “Managing Drought Risk on the Ranch,” to help livestock producers develop drought plans.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Cow-calf - Capitalize on calf implants
In all of cattle management there are few things as easy to administer, consistent in response or as well documented as the use of growth-promotant implants, says Virginia Cooperative Extension veterinarian Dee Whittier.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Pasture management - Prepare for drought recovery
To deter permanent damage to drought-stricken rangeland, it’s better to take action now rather than later, according to Texas AgriLife Extension state forage specialist Larry Redmon, PhD.
FULL STORY »
Profit Tips: Equipment - Castration safety
Keeping the knife or scalpel clean and disinfected at chute-side is important. But reaching into the bottom of a bucket for a sharp instrument — especially when you’re working quickly — can be a hazard.
FULL STORY »
