Cracked Hooves
Dr. Ken McMillan
DTN/The Progressive Farmer
Lame cattle may need to have their feet trimmed to remove material pinching into the sensitive parts of the hoof.
Cracked Hooves
Dr. Ken McMillan
DTN/The Progressive Farmer
Lame cattle may need to have their feet trimmed to remove material pinching into the sensitive parts of the hoof.
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Specialists Provide Advice On Early Weaning Calves
Heather Smith Thomas
BEEF
If you’re thinking about early weaning for the first time, specialists advise doing some advance planning, and talk with your veterinarian and a nutritionist about the appropriate programs.
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Preventing Nitrate Problems in Drought-Damaged Corn
S. D. Livingston, C. D. Coffman, and J. C. Paschal, Texas A&M University
Nitrate and aflatoxin poisoning are two problems encountered with attempts to utilize drought damaged corn. Under certain unfavorable conditions, each requires special management, handling, or conversion processes before such corn can be fed to livestock.
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Potential for High Nitrate Levels in Drought-Stressed Corn Silage
Dr. Ron Heiniger and Dr. Jim Dunphy, North Carolina State University
As growers consider their options for salvaging drought-damaged corn, the natural option is to harvest the crop for silage. Growers should be aware that elevated nitrate levels in drought-stressed corn silage can result in harm to humans and livestock. Nitrates can accumulate in corn during unfavorable conditions when growth is slow and nitrates are plentiful.
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Illinois Beef Association Names New Executive VP
AgriMarketing
Illinois Beef Association (IBA) is proud to announce and welcome Reid Blossom as the new Executive Vice President, effective August 1, 2012.
Blossom was raised on a diversified livestock farm in Mississippi and was active in 4-H showing cattle and sheep and also participated in various competitive judging events.
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Vilsack releases CRP acres for haying, grazing
The Gazette
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Monday announced that virtually all farmland enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program has been released for haying and grazing by livestock farmers.
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Indiana farmers unload livestock as drought continues
TOM LoBIANCO
The Alliance Review
. . .Cattle sales also are up drastically, which could cause an increase in beef prices toward the end of the year after farmers have liquidated their stock, said Joe Moore, executive vice president of the Indiana Beef Cattle Association.
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AgriLife Extension Service to host Beef Cattle Short Course
Ellysa Gonzalez
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
The Texas AgriLlife Extension Service will host a Beef Cattle Short Course for producers Aug. 6 – 8.
The course will be held at Texas A&M University in College Station.
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Brangus Breeder Among Experts to Speak at TAMU Short Course
Beef Tips
The 58th annual Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled for August 6-8 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Conducted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, a variety of topics on beef cattle production will be addressed at one of the largest educational gatherings of cattlemen in the industry.
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Cow-calf producers faced with tough decisions in drought
Jason Rowntree
Michigan State University
Because of the record high prices for beef, the common inclination even in drought is to hold on. Feed costs are always the ranches highest expenditure and can comprise 70 percent of the total cow cost. Doubling or tripling this expense will no doubt erase any profits that high prices once promised. Thus, ranchers should take a hard look at what cattle to market to bridge until soil moisture and forage production improve.
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