Summer Stress: Keep Your Cows Healthy All Summer Long
High temperatures and humidity are tough on cattle and productivity. And worse, stress can compound in animals, as pink eye, summer pneumonia, and …
How to Store Hay: Dry, Wet and Chopped Plus Costs
Some people look at this picture and can the smell of fresh-cut hay. Some people look at this picture and think it is probably 100 degrees outside, …
Managing Fescue Toxicity in Cattle: What You Need to Know
When it comes to grass with both benefits and drawbacks, tall fescue takes the cake.
Introduced to the United States from England in the late …
Feeding the Herd: Pasture Management and Getting Hay in the Barn
Feed costs account for 80% of a beef producer’s cost of production, and off-farm feed purchases can contribute significantly to that. Grazing animals …
How Mineral Nutrition Impacts Beef Cattle Reproduction
Mineral nutrition is critical for cow-calf performance and breeding season, as it can impact milk production, fertility and immunity.
However, most …
Cattle Mineral with Garlic: A Beef Producer’s Experience
“Last spring and summer, the grazing conditions went from great to horrible,” said Roy, a rancher from Corning, Kan., with 105 custom-grazed cows. …
3 Tips for Getting Cows to Cycle with Lower Body Condition Scores
Ensuring a successful calf crop year after year requires careful attention to your cows’ body condition scores (BCS) and reproductive cycles. To …
How to Optimize Cow Body Condition Scores for a Successful Breeding Season
As a beef producer, maintaining optimal cow body condition is essential for a shorter breeding season. This results in heavier, more uniform …
How to Prevent and Treat Foot Rot in Cattle
Foot rot in cattle can occur at any age and during any season, particularly in muddy and moist conditions in the spring. Similar to fingernails, …
5 Things to Know About Grass Tetany in Cattle
As spring arrives and fresh pasture becomes available, it’s time to consider an important question: could your cattle be at risk for grass tetany? …