Management
Cashing in on early pregnancy diagnosis
08/06/2012 2:02:51 PM
In order to maximize the productivity of a female within a beef cattle operation she must produce a marketable calf on every 365 days. ...
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BeefTalk: Buy feed by value, not pounds
08/06/2012 12:49:56 PM
The struggle for sourcing feed continues as cattle producers evaluate current and future feeding options. Even though the culling is deep, there still are cows left to feed, so now is the time to call a good beef cattle nutritionist. ...
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Heat stress may cause premature calving in fall-calving herds
08/06/2012 12:52:20 PM
Some heat-stressed cows are delivering premature calves, ahead of normal fall-calving season. ...
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East, Central Texas producers with hay will likely hold onto it
07/31/2012 1:55:00 PM
In 2011, Midwestern producers were shipping hay to Texas as the state faced unprecedented drought and forage shortages, but don’t count on East Texas to return the favor this year as the Midwest undergoes its own drought. ...
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Spreadsheet calculates cost of CRP hay and grazing
07/30/2012 4:30:00 PM
With the announced Aug. 2 opening of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) ground in all Iowa counties for emergency haying and grazing for certain practices, producers may be wondering whether to use their land for those purposes. ...
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BeefTalk: Tough decisions but cattle must pay for themselves
07/31/2012 11:08:12 AM
As summer comes to a close, the first step is to establish an inventory of our cattle, remaining pasture availability, carryover hay and potential hay production. ...
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Drought management: No more excuses!
07/24/2012 1:27:31 PM
Whether your particular location qualifies as "drought-stricken" I suppose depends on your individual perspective or a classification by the U.S. Drought Monitor. The fact is beef producers are facing some tough management decisions as a result of the dry conditions. ...
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Farmers short of hay should think twice before baling soybeans
07/20/2012 11:40:00 AM
Soybeans were introduced on Missouri farms as a hay crop, not an oilseed crop. That started back in the dry years of the 1930s. ...
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Prevent beef calf respiratory disease
07/17/2012 11:10:00 AM
After 3 weeks of age, almost one-third of beef calf deaths are from respiratory disease.
W. Mark Hilton, DVM, Dipl. ABVP-Beef Cattle, Purdue University, generally sees respiratory issues and summer pneumonia in calves between 2–4 months of age.
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Managing cattle with reduced stress
07/06/2012 3:15:00 PM
Stress is a big factor contributing to beef product merit and many diseases which affect cattle. The stress related to extreme weather conditions most often cannot be avoided. ...
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Website, workshops help ranchers in time of drought
07/02/2012 10:52:00 AM
As drought continues to take hold of the state, managing drought on the range becomes ever more important. ...
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Heat stress and beef cattle
06/28/2012 12:35:00 PM
High temperatures raise the concern of heat stress on cattle. Heat stress is hard on livestock, especially in combination with high humidity. ...
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ASK THE EXPERT
Ask the expert: Mixing cows from drought-stricken ranches
10/19/2012
We’re buying young cow from drought stricken ranches and moving them to ours. Do we co-mingle or segregate for how long?
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