Baxter Black, DVM: How Cold Was It?

Baxter Black, DVM:  How Cold Was It?

It was cold this winter. How cold was it?

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Dealing with Prolapses

Dealing with Prolapses

Monica Jarboe

University of Illinois

Around calving time, prolapses in cows and heifers can be major health issues. Some cases may even be life threatening. There are two different kinds of prolapses commonly associated with calving in beef cattle: vaginal and uterine. Once a prolapse has been repaired, producers may be unsure whether or not to cull that cow.

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Crossbreeding With a Purpose

Crossbreeding With a Purpose

Becky Mills

Progressive Farmer

Take Will and Monnie Carol Carter’s Angus-Simmental crosses, for example. Their two-way rotational cross meant they had a second-generation calf crop that was a mix of both three-quarter Simmental calves and three-quarter Angus calves.

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Peel Says Cattle Producers Making Tough Choices with Great Prices

Peel Says Cattle Producers Making Tough Choices with Great Prices

Oklahoma Farm Report

Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel agrees with other economists that 2014 was an incredible year of profitability for all segments of the beef cattle business.

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6 things to consider as you clean out the vet cupboard

6 things to consider as you clean out the vet cupboard

Heather Maude

BEEF

A properly stocked, inventoried and maintained set of vaccines and livestock equipment can result in less frustration, and fewer breakdowns and shortages, on days when that equipment is needed.

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Cattlemen Say What Gives Nebraska Advantage in Industry

Cattlemen Say What Gives Nebraska Advantage in Industry

Kim Cung

1011HD

Nebraskans take pride in being the number one state for cattle-feeding in America. To defend that title, cattlemen say they hope the younger generation follows suit to stay in the industry.

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Moderate grazing of cover crops leaves soil unharmed

Moderate grazing of cover crops leaves soil unharmed

Laura Mushrush

Drovers

To get a handle on soil erosion while increasing organic matter, producers will often look to the use of cover crops to lock in moisture and maintain a healthy environment.

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We may not have an aging farmer problem after all

We may not have an aging farmer problem after all

Todd Kuethe

Ag Professional

Many industry observers often express concern related to the "aging farmer problem." For example, the average age of Illinois’ farm operators has increased steadily over time, with the mean age of principal farm operators in the state of 57.8 years in 2012, compared to 53.2 in 1997.

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Careful Calf Management: A Tool for Scours Prevention

Careful Calf Management: A Tool for Scours Prevention

Paige Nelson

Angus Beef Bulletin Extra

Live calves, in any market, bull or bear, will always sell for more than dead calves. After 2014’s prices, who wouldn’t consider tightening up calf-management practices, if only to save just one more calf? The basics of preserving a calf’s life start with preventing illness, which, ironically, starts before the calf even hits the ground.

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Can cattle grazing management technique help capture and store carbon in soil?

Can cattle grazing management technique help capture and store carbon in soil?

Science Daily

Can beef production help restore ecosystems? Scientists are examining the adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing management technique that involves using small-sized fields to provide short periods of grazing for livestock and long recovery periods for fields.

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