Beef

A broad range of topics pertaining to grass-fed beef production will be covered May 30-31 at Texas A&M University in College Station....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 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

Beef cows need good feed after calving because they’re producing milk for their calves and preparing their reproductive systems for rebreeding, reminds Bruce Anderson University of Nebraska Extension forage agronomist....More

Hay producers marketing to the beef industry will find there are fewer mouths to feed in 2012, according to the Jan. 1 Cattle report released by USDA on Jan. 27. The report shows that the number of cattle and calves in the U.S. as of the first of the year totaled 90.8 million head. That’s 2% below the 92.7 million head of Jan 1, 2011, and the lowest Jan. 1 inventory of all U.S. cattle and calves since the 88.1 million on hand in 1952....More