Even supplemental livestock feeds are getting pricey. Whole cottonseed prices, for example, are nearly double those of an average year, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel
The Minnesota Horse Expo celebrated its 30th year the weekend of April 27-29. The Minnesota State Fair Grounds once again played host to this fun and exciting event, which featured some 800 vendor and display booths and showcased more than 50 different horse breeds.
Net-wrap from round hay bales has been cluttering road ditches and fields in the southwestern part of the state this spring, says a University of Missouri (MU) Extension specialist. So he’s asking hay growers and livestock producers to act more responsibly when disposing of the material....More
Kansas State University’s Southeast Agricultural Research Center will host the 2012 Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day at its Mound Valley Unit on May 3....More
Yearling and two-year-old beef bulls should be in condition score 6 before the start of the breeding season, advises Rick Rasby, University of Nebraska animal scientist....More
Hay growers selling to the horse market in the Upper Midwest will have opportunities to touch base with their customers at two major venues later this month....More
Texas cattle numbers have been declining for two decades, and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service has scheduled a series of in-depth educational programs to begin dealing with the problem....More
Beef producers could reduce costs by substituting crude glycerin for a portion of the forage in growing and finishing rations, says a Texas AgriLife Research beef cattle nutritionist....More
Beef cattle producers should have their hay sampled and tested before spring calving to ensure cows and heifers are getting proper nutrition. So says Rory Lewandowski, ag and natural resources educator for Ohio State University Extension....More
Recent rains have improved winter-wheat grazing and brought flushes of clover in other pastures, resulting in many reports of cattle bloat in parts of Texas....More
