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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

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

A University of Minnesota horse feeding trial compared the costs and potential savings of using round-bale feeders vs. no feeder at all. One of the study's authors says horse owners can't afford not to have some type of hay feeder for their horses....More

Texas livestock producers are optimistic after rain fell on much of the state last week, further im-proving pastures and rangeland and raising soil moisture levels for spring planting....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

Consider bale feeders to save on feed costs, Extension specialist says....More

MInimize pasture damages early in case the upcoming growing season turns droughty, says Nebraska forage agronomist....More

If a cow is nutritionally deficient during the last seven weeks of gestation, the calf’s long-term performance can be affected....More