Baxter Black, DVM: A Favor
Have you ever had a simple gesture of kindness end up unappreciated?
Baxter Black, DVM: A Favor
Have you ever had a simple gesture of kindness end up unappreciated?
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Turn Around Trouble on New Stockers
Becky Mills
Progressive Farmer
Pasture-based stockers like Keith Glover may be at the mercy of weather, but most will admit the No. 1 production headache they have year in and year out is health care. Bringing home 450- to 600-pound calves from his local sale barn can also mean bringing home a load of animals in bad need of deworming. Glover starts his program almost as soon as cattle hit his Greensboro, Ala., operation.
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Producers evaluate hay types for different needs
Bill Tiedje
Iowa Farmer Today
Growing the ideal hay crop means growing the right type of hay for your farm. According to University of Wisconsin Extension Forage Agronomist Dan Undersander, each type of hay has its place — from high-yielding pure alfalfa stands to versatile grass-alfalfa mixes — depending on feeding needs and growing conditions.
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DNA-to-dinner-plate cattle management
Jennifer Archibald
Progressive Cattleman
On a shaky foundation, volatility in the cattle market has made it difficult if not impossible for cattle producers to forecast profits or to use the trembling futures market for any sort of price protection this year. Squeezing margins and remaining profitable requires skilled management, peak efficiency and innovation.
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Gene editing research increases
Southern Livestock
British animal genetics firm Genus is diving deeper into the hot area of gene editing, in a move Chief Executive Karim Bitar says will bring long-term gains at the cost of a hefty hike in research spending.
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Liens for Service of Stallions or Bulls
Cari Rincker
Rinckerlaw.com
Under Section 160 of NY Lien Law, the “owner of a stallion or bull shall have a lien on each mare or cow served together with the foal or calf of each mare or cow from such service, for the amount agreed on at the time of service. . .”
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Managing Heat Stress
Anne Burkholder
Feedyard Foodie
A combination of events provided motivation for the writing of this post. I received a number of requests for information regarding dealing with heat stress over the past seven days from fellow cattlemen and blog followers. In addition, I spent the latter part of the week and the weekend trying to effectively care for newly received fall calves experiencing severe heat stress due to grazing toxic fescue grass prior to shipment off of the ranch to my feed yard.
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Cover crops provide grazing opportunities
Iowa State University
Cover crops have become quite popular in recent years, not only from a soil conservation and water quality perspective, but also due to their potential to be an additional forage source for livestock producers.
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Dairy influence on beef markets
Derrell S. Peel
Drovers
Beef is a by-product of the dairy industry and rarely has a major influence on dairy industry production decisions. However, dairy animals contribute a significant portion of total animal slaughter and beef supply.
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