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NCBA Partners with Boehringer Ingelheim
Thanks to one of the country’s leading animal health companies, a successful program that helps cattlemen become better animal handlers will reach new heights in 2017. The National Cattlemen’s Beef...
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Now Is Not The Time To Relax
April is an exciting time of the year for cow-calf producers. The 2017 calf crop is taking shape and breeding season is currently or soon will be underway. We have begun to emerge from the doldrums...
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Managing Through the Drought
As drought conditions continue to expand and worsen through the Dakotas and Montana, ranchers are faced with the stress and challenges of making the best decisions for their operations. There are...
View ArticleUniversity of Kentucky Timely Tips
Dr. Roy Burris, Beef Extension Professor, University of Kentucky Spring-Calving Cow Herd Bulls should have been removed from the cow herd by now! They should be pastured away from the cow herd with a...
View ArticleEastern Ohio Beef School Series Begins October 3
Clif Little, OSU Extension Educator, Guernsey County OSU Extension and the Eastern Agriculture Research Station has made plans for the 2017 Fall Beef School. The dates for the school are Tuesday,...
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Transitioning Calves from Receiving to a Feedlot Diet
Dr. Francis L. Fluharty, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University (Originally published in the Ohio Farmer on-line) When starting calves pull feed to the center of the feed bunk every 4...
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Capture Value Through Weaning
Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Associate Beef Extension Professor, University of Kentucky Seems like I am a broken record lately. I keep hearing myself say only worry about what you can control and don’t fret...
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Reducing Shipping Fever in Beef Calves
Dr. Roy Burris, Beef Extension Professor, University of Kentucky Kentucky is a major feeder calf producing state but our calves are generally shipped to other parts of the country where they are...
View ArticleWhat to Consider Before Adopting Multispecies Grazing
Grazing land managers who graze multiple livestock species in the same animal groups or on the same acres of land see ecological as well as economic benefits that could improve the sustainability of...
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From the Driver’s Seat
By Austin Miles Cattle and Technology Research Associate Posted Oct. 1, 2017 Growing up, my grandfather would tell me “remember, you’re in charge,” every time I would pull away with a load of calves or...
View ArticlePoor Temperament Adversely Affects Profit
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension October is a traditional weaning and culling time for spring-calving herds. Weaning for value-added calf sales is already underway. This is a time when...
View ArticleEarly Weaning = Less Health Risk, Enhanced Carcass Value
Garth Ruff, OSU Extension Educator, Henry county Having grown up in the beef cattle business I realize this is the time of the year in which most of the spring born calves have traditionally been...
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Temperament; Convenience or Performance Trait?
Justin Sexten, Ph.D., CAB Director, Supply Development We often consider temperament a convenience trait. Looking for bulls to use, we study pedigrees, pictures, performance data and now videos until...
View ArticleODA Announces Changes to Ohio’s Livestock Care Standards
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) wants to remind producers and livestock owners about upcoming changes to Ohio’s livestock care standards. Effective January 1, 2018, veal calves must be housed...
View ArticleEfficiency and Cow-calf Production
Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Cow-calf producers use a variety of efficiency measures to help manage production systems. Many of these are technical efficiencies that capture...
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Doud to Headline Cattlemen’s Day Program
K-State’s 105th Annual Cattlemen’s Day set for March 2. MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University’s Animal Sciences and Industry Department will host Cattlemen’s Day 2018 on Friday, March 2 at Weber...
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Can Small Ohio Cow Herds Compete in the Marketplace?
Stan Smith, OSU Extension PA, Fairfield County Frequently over the years we’ve talked about Ohio’s average cow herd size – between 16 and 17 cows at any given time – and how it impacts management and...
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Understanding Customer Relations in a Changing Beef Industry
Garth Ruff, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator, OSU Henry County Extension (originally published in the Ohio Farmer on-line) “The customer is always right.” If they want to purchase...
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A Reminder about Forage Intake in the Nursing Calf Raised in a Limit Fed...
By Karla Jenkins, UNL Cow/Calf Stocker Specialist As grass leases continue to get harder to find and more expensive to acquire, and drought continues to threaten the Great Plains, cow/calf producers...
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