Nutrition
Forage, feedstuffs, supplementation, requirements and more.
The Digestive Tract
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.
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Reviewing Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements
Cow-calf share leases or cash leases should be reviewed for the upcoming year.
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Grant Awarded for $2 Billion Beef Production Issue
University of Kentucky researcher awarded USDA grant to study fescue toxicosis affecting the cattle industry.
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Drone-seeding Cover Crops into Standing Soybeans
Pennsylvania State University study explores differences between broadcast- and drill-seeding cover crops into standing soybeans.
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If You’ve Never Tested Forages, This is the Year to Start
Unusual weather patterns prompt concern forages may not meet nutrient requirements.
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The Digestive Tract
Preparing to winter the cow herd? Author Dan Shike advises putting nutrition at the top of the list in this month’s column.
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Create Your Herd’s Meal Plan
What will your cattle eat during the next 12 months? It’s time to make your plan.
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Gizmos & Gadgets
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.
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