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  • Nov. 5, 2012
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    Comparison-Shop For Livestock Feed Supplements

    Wheat, cotton, peanuts, rice and even milo can substitute the usual corn and soybean rations that are becoming too costly for beef producers to consider as winter forages, says Justin Sexten, a University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist. “Look at everything and compare prices. Compare prices based on nutritive value. Cheap feed might not be the best buy,” says Sexten. The best choices, he notes, probably depend on what’s available....More
  • Nov. 5, 2012
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    Additive Cuts Beef Cow Feed Costs

    Beef producers should consider adding monensin – its trade name Rumensin – to grain supplements for winter forages. It improves beef-cow feed efficiency by 10-15%, says Justin Sexten, University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist. “That’s like feeding hay for 90 cows to 100 cows,” Sexten says. “It improves digestion of poor hay. Adding Rumensin to grain fed to cows on winter hay makes economic sense.”...More
  • Aug. 10, 2012
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    Distillers Grains Boost Gains On Tall Fescue 1

    Feed intake of steers fed tall fescue hay in a University of Kentucky experiment increased when moderate amounts of dried corn ethanol distillers grains were added to their diets....More
  • Aug. 10, 2012
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    Marketing Animal Welfare With Certification 1

    A growing number of consumers are “hungry to know where their food comes from,” says Rod Ofte. More than that, they want to know that it comes from animals fed healthily and treated humanely. The trend has led him – and many others – to go for Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) certification....More
  • Aug. 10, 2012
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    Perennial Peanuts Are Suitable Beef Supplement

    Beef heifers can be supplemented with perennial peanut hay instead of corn and soybean meal with no adverse impact on growth or reproduction, University of Florida scientists concluded....More
  • Jul. 16, 2012
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    Pasture And Stocker Cattle Seminar Is July 24

    A Winter Pasture and Stocker Cattle Seminar will be held July 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Noble Foundation Kruse Auditorium, Ardmore, OK....More
  • Jul. 14, 2012
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    Manage Cattle, Pastures To Shorten Drought’s Impact

    Without proper nutrition and pasture management, the impact of this year’s drought may linger long after rains return, warns a Purdue Extension beef specialist....More
  • Jul. 1, 2012
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    When Forage Supplies Run Short

    Beef producers can hope for the best but should plan for the worst in years like this, when pasture and hay supplies run low. One drought year, if not managed properly, will affect profits for three years, say Ron Lemenager and Keith Johnson, Purdue University animal scientist and agronomist, respectively....More
  • Jun. 29, 2012
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    Monitor Weather, Cattle To Prevent Heat Stress

    During hot weather, cattlemen need to track weather conditions, watch their cattle and take steps to prevent heat stress, says Heather Larson, South Dakota State University Extension cow-calf field specialist....More
  • Jun. 2, 2012
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    Pasture Rent: Compare Apples To Apples

    With pasture rental rates on the rise, it’s more important than ever to compare per-acre rates to those figured on a per-animal-unit (AU) or other basis, says Ken Olson, South Dakota State University Extension beef specialist....More
  • Apr. 17, 2012
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    Beef, Forages Focus Of Kansas Field Day Next Month

    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
  • Apr. 9, 2012
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    Texas Grass-Feed Beef Conference Is May 30-31

    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
  • Apr. 5, 2012
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    Keep Young Bulls In Top Condition

    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
  • Mar. 22, 2012
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    Texas Meetings To Address Declining Cattle Numbers

    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
  • Mar. 19, 2012
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    Glycerin Subs For Forage In Cattle Diets

    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
  • Mar. 11, 2012
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    Sample Hay Before Spring Calving

    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
  • Mar. 11, 2012
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    Recovering Texas Pastures Spur Bloat Reports

    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
  • Mar. 8, 2012
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    Watch Post-Calving Cow Nutrition

    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
  • Feb. 16, 2012
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    Rain Delivers Cautious Optimism To Texas

    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
  • Jan. 31, 2012
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    U.S. Cattle Numbers Drop, As Expected

    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
  • Jan. 6, 2012
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    Be Prepared For Summer Drought 2

    MInimize pasture damages early in case the upcoming growing season turns droughty, says Nebraska forage agronomist....More
  • Jan. 5, 2012
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    Manage Grazing To Reduce Fescue Toxicity

    Studies have shown that frequent, close grazing can reduce concentrations of the harmful alkaloid in fungus-infected tall fescue....More
  • Jan. 3, 2012
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    Prepare For Late-Gestation Beef-Cow Nutrition

    If a cow is nutritionally deficient during the last seven weeks of gestation, the calf’s long-term performance can be affected....More
  • Dec. 5, 2011
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    Grazing May Reduce Wildfire Risk 1

    Targeted grazing of range cattle may reduce the risk of wildfires like the record-setting 2011 fires in the Southwest, says Derek Bailey, a New Mexico State University (NMSU) range scientist...More
  • Nov. 22, 2011
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    eHay Weekly State Report: South Carolina

    With low hay supplies, South Carolina producers have thinned herds. Many hope for good winter grazing....More

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