Baxter Black, DVM: CHERRY BOMBS IN THE WINTER
Back in the days of yore in a high mountain valley of Colorado lived a ranch kid named Sparky. In the winter time his valley would be covered with snow.
Baxter Black, DVM: CHERRY BOMBS IN THE WINTER
Back in the days of yore in a high mountain valley of Colorado lived a ranch kid named Sparky. In the winter time his valley would be covered with snow.
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Watch for Prussic Acid Poisoning with Fall Frost
Tracy Turner
Beef Today
Fall frost is an annual concern for livestock producers because of the potential for prussic acid poisoning, but the potential for toxicity in livestock is of wider concern this year because of drought, an Ohio State University Extension forage specialist says.
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Cow Nutrition During Early Gestation Is Important
Heather Smith Thomas
Beef
The importance of a dam’s early-gestation nutrition, both for the short and long term, is drawing a lot more attention.
Early gestation is when the placenta, which carries nutrients to the fetus, develops; it’s also when the vital organs develop.
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Feed hay now to save grass
Farm Talk
Feed hay in the fall and save the new green grass for winter. That plan can result in more feed for drought-stressed Missouri cow herds.
University of Missouri Extension specialists urge continued feeding of hay to allow pastures to rebuild root reserves to prepare grass for strong growth next spring.
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Dark cutting meat linked to stress
Dr. Max Irsik
Cattle Today
The term ‘Dark Cutting’ is used for meat that does not bloom or brighten when it is cut and exposed to air. Beef customers prefer beef cuts to be a bright pinkish color at retail; they avoid dark-colored meat.
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Developing a drought plan
Gayle Smith
Tri-State Livestock News
The development of a sound drought management plan can make the difference between being a winner or a loser once the drought is over. Tonya Haigh, researcher with the National Drought Mitigation Center housed at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, recently shared some strategies used by other ranchers to survive the drought.
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Start beef reproductive momentum
Geni Wren
Bovine Veterinarian Magazine
There are factors we can’t control in beef cattle reproduction, so we need to pay attention to the factors we can control.
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Prime Plans Pay
Meg Drake
Angus Journal
What do you get after a trip to Sun City, Kan., lands you with a trailer load of Angus females? Ask Dan and Becky Larson, and they’ll tell you that trip was the beginning of what is now known as Larson Angus Ranch.
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Weaning Gains With the Right Ration
Becky Mills
Progressive Farmer
Weaning, no matter how it’s done, is a shock to calves. It’s such a shock that most won’t even eat those first few days away from mama — unless those calves belong to Eddie Bradley.
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Brangus to be Featured on The American Rancher October 2 & 7
GoBrangus
Brangus will be featured on the popular show The American Rancher on RFD-TV throughout next week. Geared toward and widely viewed by a true ranching audience of more than 100,000 weekly viewers, The American Rancher is a half-hour television series enjoying its eighth year of being included in the RFD-TV lineup.
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