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Keep the Best Genetics in Your Herd with Heifer Development with Joe Gillespie

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Heifers are a big investment, so you want to set them up for success. With such a low cow herd number, heifer development is a big part of herd profitability. Miranda Reiman chatted with Joe Gillespie about sound heifer development to keep the best genetics in your herd for a long time. In this episode, learn about the three buckets of heifer development, the best timing of vaccinations for heifers, when heifers usually fall out of the herd, how to avoid that loss and more!

Flexibility and Smart Supplementation with Karla Wilke

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Flexibility means options, and today Karla Wilke, associate professor of range management and cow-calf specialist for the University of Nebraska, offers options for income generation and enterprises. She also shares research about smart supplementation, and how timing affects growth while saving you money.

Can You Program Fertility with Shelby Rosasco

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Replacement heifers are an incredibly important, yet expensive part of our operations. Wouldn't it be great if we could program fertility in our replacement heifers? Shelby Rosasco from the University of Wyoming tells us that nutritional management of weaned heifers can help program puberty attainment, fertility, and the ovarian reserve.

Building a Better Cow with David Lalman

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In this episode of Angus At Work, David Lalman of Oklahoma State University discusses research to help build a better cow with host Miranda Reiman. Listen in as they discuss more efficient females and how to build a more self-sufficient herd.

Balancing the Consumer & the Cow

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Today’s Angus At Work host Ron Hayes of the Radio Oklahoma Network sits down with panelists Jesse Luckie and Mark Johnson to discuss balancing consumer demand with a cow that can produce a quality product despite the environment she performs in.

Boosting Cow Herd Efficiency with Ionophores

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At #CattleCon24 Elanco’s Frank White sat down with Angus At Work host Shauna Hermel to discuss how adding ionophores to the diet can affect heifer maturity and cyclicity, as well as the overall productivity of your cow herd.

Innovations for Feeding Efficiency with LeMaster and Bondurant

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In today’s episode of Angus At Work, Willard LeMaster and Robbie Bondurant of Furst-McNess share with host Shauna Hermel details about the recently released Legacy Forward Beef line and a product they see having a positive influence on feedlot efficiency.

Don't Feed Cows Like You Did 20 Years Ago with Ted Perry

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High-performance genetics need high-performance nutrition. If you’re still feeding cows the way you did 20 years ago, you’re shortchanging those modern genetics, Purina Animal Nutrition’s Ted Perry. He and host Miranda Reiman chat about what cows need, fetal programming effects, and plenty more.

Relieving the Stress of Weaning with Ted Perry

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Listen in to this episode of “Angus at Work” as we visit with Ted Perry of Purina Animal Nutrition regarding the stressors both cows and calves go through at weaning, how we can alter our management to address stress, the role nutrition plays and how you can implement a few strategies to set your cattle up for improved performance long past weaning.

Products & Services

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A directory to suppliers providing products, services.

The Digestive Tract

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Columnist Travis Mulliniks shares why too much condition may be a detriment for breeding season and how to get your bulls prepared for turnout.

Research Roundup

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This edition of “Research Roundup” provides insights on the effects of nutrition and body condition on bovine sperm, cow temperament’s effect on production, and trace minerals for receiving.

Create Your Herd’s Meal Plan

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What will your cattle eat during the next 12 months? It’s time to make your plan.

The Digestive Tract

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Beef cows experience their greatest nutritional requirement from calving to breeding. That’s also the time when the consequences of not meeting requirements (open cows) will likely be the most detrimental.

Gizmos & Gadgets

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Products and services for the farm and ranch, including a vertical tillage tool from Case IH, winter grain and forage seed varieties from Millborn, a reproduction-focused mineral from BioZyme, and a canine flue vaccine from Merck Animal Health.

Managing Beef Cows During Cold Stress

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Once effective temperatures are below a cow’s lower critical temperature, she must generate additional heat just to maintain her body temperature. Here are tips for assessing what’s cold to a cow, how nutrient needs increase and what ration changes need to occur.

The Digestive Tract

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With high heifer prices, selection and development of heifers should focus on cost-effective gains to achieve your target prior to breeding and on increasing longevity, says Travis Mulliniks.

Test, Don’t Guess: Tips for Sampling and Testing Hay

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Knowing the true nutritional value of your forages is critical.

Feeding Cracked Corn vs. Whole Corn

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Digestibility increases by 5% when corn is cracked, says Phillip Lancaster, K-State beef cattle nutritionist.

Take Care of Bulls Year-Round

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Year-round care needed to ensure bulls are healthy, sound and fertile.

From the Field

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Notes from two very different regions on what to expect this winter.

Betting On the Future

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Cattlemen across the country share how they plan for drought recovery.

Importance of Colostrum

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The passive immunity transfer window may be shorter than you think.

Get More Out of Fall and Winter Grazing

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Strip-grazing can increase carrying capacity, according to study from Nebraska Extension beef systems specialist.

Management Tips for Fall-Calving Cows

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Fall-calving cows usually calve in good condition, but here are some tips to maintain them through breeding season.

Program Your Calves for Success

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By changing the nutrition of the cow during pregnancy, you can change how her calf develops throughout its life. Steps you can take to make your calves the best they can be.

Managing Cow Body Condition is Critical for Profitability

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Body condition of cows during calving affects open rates in the upcoming breeding season.

Research Roundup

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Forage research takes the spotlight in the edition of “Research Roundup.” Featured are research studies on grazing sorghum-sudangrass swaths, supplementing grazing cows with corn silage, and mitigating the effects of ergot alkaloids.

Valuable at Any Stage

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Marketing calves? These strategies add value at any point in the cattle cycle.

A Packer's Perspective on Demand

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A packer’s perspective on adding value to feeder cattle featured on episode of Angus at Work.

Winter Nutrition for the Pregnant Cow

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The long-term ramifications of being short of protein and energy can carry over for up to two years.

Leftover Grocery Produce Makes Great Cattle Feed

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Unwanted fruits and vegetables avoid the landfill and find a place on the feed menu.

Picking Apart Straw

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Straw can have a place in cattle diets, provided nutrition is balanced.

Sustainable Beef Production System Could Improve Profitability

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Research looks at whether we can improve cattle performance and soil fertility with the supplements we choose.

Will Your Bulls Be Ready Come Turnout Time?

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When it comes to winter bull care, proper management can avoid heartache. Veterinarian Jeff Erquiaga shares advice in this Angus At Work feature.

Feeding Cornstalk Bales

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K-State cattle nutritionist explains how cornstalk bales can be a feed resource.

Maximize Cow Longevity to Combat High Replacement Cost

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Strategic decisions that boost your bottom line.

Tall Fescue Adds to Heat Stress in Cattle

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Tips for managing heat stress in cattle grazing fescue pastures.

Help Transform Nutrition into Profit in Today’s Robust Cattle Market

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Calves fed quality nutrition help meet the needs of cattle buyers, allowing you to generate additional value.

There Are Risks in Offering Wrapped Hay Bales to Cattle

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K-State beef cattle experts explain why cows need to be fed hay free of wrapping material.

The Digestive Tract

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In recent years, virtual fencing has emerged in the U.S. market and has been gaining interest from livestock producers. In this edition of “The Digestive Tract,” Travis Mulliniks considers whether the innovation is worth the hype.

Replacing Corn with Milo in Cattle Diets

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How to use milo to replace or complement corn in finishing diets.

Feeding Soybean Hulls to Beef Cattle

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Usually, soyhulls are priced competitively to corn. To determine which is a better buy to feed cattle, compare them on a nutritional basis, especially looking at energy and protein.

The Hidden Cost of Liver Abscesses

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While cattle livers lost to abscesses sting, the initial cut is just the beginning.

Backgrounded Cattle are a Special Breed

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As young calves begin to enter backgrounding programs, it’s time to consider your management protocols for incoming calves. Upon arrival, you need to ascertain a few things about these incoming calves: where they came from, if they were properly weaned/preconditioned and how they were transported, to name a few.

Capitalize on Strong Calf Markets with Quality Weaning Nutrition

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The beef industry is beaming with optimism as cattle markets continue to climb, creating a prime opportunity to capture value. USDA projects cattle prices to rise into 2024 as fed-cattle supplies remain tight.

Cotton Byproducts Aid Reproduction in Beef Cows

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Cottonseed and its byproducts contain a high amount of calcium and help fill in nutrient gaps left by other feed ingredients.

Bony ‘Lumpy Jaw’ in Cattle

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Understanding cause and early detection of lumpy jaw increase chances of recovery success.

Considerations of Urea Use in Cattle Rations

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How to use urea in rations for growing and mature cattle.

Acorn Poisoning in Cattle

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As treatment options are limited, preventing acorn poisoning is a producer’s best option.