Are your brood cows getting pregnant?
Phil Durst
Michigan State University
The cow-calf business depends on the production of calves. Too many producers leave that up to chance. What about you?
Are your brood cows getting pregnant?
Phil Durst
Michigan State University
The cow-calf business depends on the production of calves. Too many producers leave that up to chance. What about you?
Posted in Uncategorized
Follow BQA guidelines when treating and selling cows
Glenn Selk
FarmTalk
Summer time often brings a few infectious ailments to beef cows. Common problems include eye infections and foot rot. Treatment of affected cows will often involve the use of antibiotics. On very rare occasions violative residues of pharmaceutical products have been found in carcass tissues of cull beef cows.
Posted in Uncategorized
Making quality hay when the sun don’t shine
Drovers
This season’s moderate to heavy rainfall from the Midwest and Ohio Valley to the central Appalachians and Carolinas has presented numerous challenges for farmers putting up hay. The added moisture has prevented plant maturity and cutting at proper time.
Posted in Uncategorized
Scout Hayfields For Ergot Fungus
Hay and Forage Grower
Wet and cool weather, followed by heat and humidity, creates favorable conditions for ergot, a toxic fungus found once again in Missouri hayfields and pastures.
Posted in Uncategorized
NC farmer puzzled after beef cattle shot
Charlotte News and Observer
A Caldwell County farmer doesn’t understand why someone is shooting his cattle. Eighty-one-year-old Jack Starnes says one of the cows on his farm in Dudley Shoals was shot and wounded in May. Starnes says five more have been shot and wounded this month.
Posted in Uncategorized
Study: Zilmax Has No Apparent Detrimental Effect on Cattle Health
University of Nebraska
The cattle feed additive Zilmax has no noticeable detrimental effect on cattle health or well-being, according to research by scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.
Posted in Uncategorized
New livestock pavilion ready for use during Virginia State Fair
Virginia Farm Bureau
The brand-new 40,000-square-foot First Bank & Trust Pavilion is ready to house cattle during this year’s State Fair of Virginia, which will open Sept. 26 and run through Oct. 5.
Posted in Uncategorized
Purdue specialist: Wet hay may cause a barn fire
Emma Hopkins
AG Answers
Hay that is baled and stored at a moisture level higher than recommended could heat up enough to start a barn fire, a Purdue Extension forage specialist warns.
Posted in Uncategorized
Sanitation of facilities, vehicles as part of a biosecurity plan
Joe Smith
Progressive Cattleman
Biosecurity is a combination of many practices related to the protection of the agricultural industries. They range from everyday practices, such as the routine cleaning and disinfection of materials and facilities, to national policies regarding disease eradication and surveillance.
Posted in Uncategorized
Registration open for 2014 Cattle Industry Summer Conference
Farm and Ranch Guide
Bob McCan, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president, said if cattlemen and women want a seat at the table and involvement in shaping the future of the beef industry, attendance at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference is a must.
Posted in Uncategorized