Early Calf Weaning Could Be Cost-Control Strategy

Angus E-List

High fuel and feed costs are pressuring beef producers’ bottom lines, but there are options to help relieve the financial pressure, a Kansas State University (K-State) researcher told producers at K-State’s Beef Conference Aug. 7-8 in Manhattan, Kan.

“Early weaning is a cost-control strategy that beef producers might consider,” said cow-calf nutrition specialist K.C. Olson. Producers may think of early weaning as a last resort, Olson said, but a better approach is to consider the strategy before the situation is dire.

Full Story

Powered by Qumana

Leave a comment