Feb. 8, 2022
If ever there were an animal in trouble with toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue, red clover would likely have been able to help prevent the issue. This legume can remedy vasoconstriction in cattle...


Feb. 1, 2022
Producers may be digging deep into their pockets to purchase fertilizer this year. However, such an investment might not be necessary for fields where corn and small grains follow alfalfa...


Feb. 1, 2022
With China being the source of many of our livestock vitamin supplies, the cost of vitamin supplementation has taken a significant turn upward during the past couple of years...


Jan. 25, 2022
Feeding dairy cattle high-forage diets can improve overall herd health, improve milk component levels, and lower feed costs...


Jan. 25, 2022
A severe case of sticker shock is sweeping across the forage industry as producers watch fertilizer prices climb higher and higher...


Jan. 18, 2022
Most grazing systems are anchored by perennial forages, which means there are parts of the year when pasture productivity will take a plunge...


Jan. 18, 2022
With fertilizer currently priced at about $1 per unit of nitrogen, farmers and extension specialists are turning over every rock to try to find economical means of producing forage without buying a lot of nitrogen...


Jan. 11, 2022
Ringing in the new year often encourages people to declare resolutions. Cow-calf producers among this group of goal-setters may resolve to enhance livestock production, and to do this they must...


Jan. 11, 2022
Photo: Eldon Cole, University of MissouriThe symptoms of a bad case of fescue toxicity are well-documented. One symptom — fescue foot — can become more apparent when temperatures drop during the w...


Jan. 4, 2022
Snow isn’t the only thing cattle might be sinking their hooves in this season. Mud may also cover fields when hay is fed in the winter, and it can lead to more than just a mess. Mud can reduce anima...