Nutrition
Forage, feedstuffs, supplementation, requirements and more.
Pasture Talk: The Perfect Pairing
Partnering with veterinarians for better herd nutrition.
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Guidance for Flood-damaged Hay
When dealing with flood-damaged hay, proper documentation, inspection and disposal are critical to recovery process while ensuring livestock health.
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Gizmos & Gadgets
This month’s edition of “Gizmos and Gadgets” features a small, smart robot tractor; articulating solar panels; topical calming pheromones; and a handheld battery-powered vaccination tool.
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Non-bloating Legumes
Bird’s foot trefoil, cicer milkvetch and sainfoin offer alternatives for grazing to alfalfa.
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Keep ’em Ruminating
How forage quality and maturity, particle size and consistency, and more affect rumen function.
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Executive Order Advances Regenerative Agriculture
Rollins announces USDA rule to unlock funds for American farmers using regenerative agricultural practices.
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News & Notes
John Deere reinforces commitment to diagnostic and repair tools for farmers; grants support rural emergency response departments; USDA takes action to lower fertilizer costs; Ashland Veterinary Center expands; and USDA makes more farm-to-school investments.
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Build Cows That Stay
Use smarter heifer development for long-term productivity. Nebraska Extension educators share tips.
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Does It Plop When It Drops?
King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management Professor Robert Wells describes how to use manure scoring as a tool to assess rumen function and body condition.
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