BeefTalk: When Early Weaning, Adapt Calves and Provide Right Nutrition

BeefTalk: When Early Weaning, Adapt Calves and Provide Right Nutrition

Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

While we are dry in the upper Great Plains, and the lack of moisture is depressing, much of cattle country, especially the eastern and western portions of the U.S., have adequate moisture and feed supply. On a long drive from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, through Montana and over to eastern North Dakota, the contrast was vivid: The situation was good for those who have grass and disappointing for those who do not.

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Red Angus Association of America’s national office transitions to Denver area

Red Angus Association of America’s national office transitions to Denver area

The rapidly growing Red Angus Association of America will soon be operating out of its new headquarters in Commerce City, Colorado, located in close proximity to Denver International Airport. RAAA’s Board of Directors approved the relocation of the National Office during the fall of 2016, and the transition is nearing completion.

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Here are a million reasons we need bugs

Here are a million reasons we need bugs

R. P. "Doc" Cooke

Beef Producer

For the majority of my career in veterinary medicine including the thousands of hours in lectures, labs, and study, the unseen microbial world was the enemy. If we did not pay attention and monitor the pathogens closely and medicate before and during stressful times, we might lose the ranch.

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Hay and Straw Barn Fires a Real Danger

Hay and Straw Barn Fires a Real Danger

Jason Hartschuh, Mark Sulc, Sarah Noggle and David Dugan

Ohio Beef Cattle Letter

We’ve heard of one barn fire here in Ohio this morning and a lot of hay was put up last Thursday ahead of the rain. Much of the hay was wetter than it should have been for safe dry hay storage. Watch those moist bales very carefully for the next two to three weeks! Use a hay temperature probe and monitor the internal temperature of the hay during these first three weeks after baling.

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Drylot provides option for cattle during drought

Drylot provides option for cattle during drought

Tri State Neighbor

Feeding cattle in a drylot rather than range or pasture may be a viable alternative for livestock producers dealing with drought conditions this year, said Warren Rusche, a beef feedlot management associate for South Dakota State University Extension.

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Here’s why shade now pays off next spring

Here’s why shade now pays off next spring

Justin Sexton

Beef Magazine

You may be choosing a calving season based on weather, but breeding-season weather should be another consideration because, after all, favorable calving weather makes no difference to open cows.

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Realities of U.S. Beef’s Access to China

Realities of U.S. Beef’s Access to China

Sara Brown

Farm Journal

Excitement abounds for new beef market access in China, but qualified supplies remain tight. Beef leaders say full access to market channels will take time to develop. “China has tremendous potential for this industry, but it’s a long-term project,” says Derrell Peel, economist, Oklahoma State University. “We’ve got access and now we know the details. There are some restrictions in the short run that really limit the available supply. More importantly, now the market can start to work. Over time we’ll figure out what the restrictions are for specific products and those relations will develop.”

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