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WEBThis Week in Agribusiness, Sept. 21, 2024. Mike Pearson is looking far and wide at harvest progress and learning about technological innovations past and present. This Week in Agribusiness, Sept. 7, 2024. Mike Pearson is talking crop protection this week, and learns about soil steam tech. This Week in Agribusiness, August 31, 2024.
Weaning basics help keep calves healthy - Beef Magazine
WEBJun 27, 2019 · On weaning day, allow cow-calf pairs to finish morning grazing. Then, slowly bring them to the sorting corral. Leave them awhile to mother up and nurse one last time, so the calves are content and there isn’t any bawling. Quietly sort the cows out one gate into one pasture and calves out the other gate into another.
Ranching 101: Rotational grazing offers many benefits - Beef …
WEBMay 6, 2019 · Ranching 101: Rotational grazing offers many benefitsRanching 101: Rotational grazing offers many benefits. Good ranch management starts with good pasture management. Here's a solid refresher on rotational grazing for cattle ranchers. Beef producers and researchers alike have long known that rotational grazing is …
The Calving Process – Understanding the Three Stages - Beef …
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Parturition, or the birthing process, has three stages. Understanding the stages is critical in order to know when/if we need to provide assistance during calving season to increase the likelihood a live calf is born alive and off to a good start. Stage 1: Dilation of the Cervix. The may take hours or days to complete and can easily go unnoticed.
Fact Sheet: Poisonous Plants For Cattle - Beef Magazine
WEBMay 15, 2019 · Death camas. Nightshades. Poison hemlock. Water hemlock. Larkspurs (tall and low) For more information about poisonous plants, visit these BEEF articles: Related: Poisonous plants that can kill cattle. Don't Poison Your Cattle By Grazing Poisonous Plants. Watch For Poisonous Plants During Drought.
Yes, profitable ranching is possible. Here’s how - Beef Magazine
WEBSep 7, 2017 · Even though good economists and Extension educators have told me that few or none of the ranches in America with 100 cows or less are profitable, I want to tell you that ANY ranch, regardless of how many cows you have, can be. Let’s examine some of the fundamentals of profitable ranching. There are four areas that we must manage: Production.
7 tools to win the war against cattle flies - Beef Magazine
WEBMay 27, 2015 · Back rubbers and oilers are most effective when used in a forced-use design, he adds. Pour-ons. Pour-ons are ready-to-use formulations poured along the backline of cattle. “As a rule, they provide several weeks of fly reduction, so they must be re-applied throughout the fly season,” Boxler says. Sprays.
Factors That Affect The Breeding Ability Of Bulls - Beef Magazine
WEBMar 25, 2011 · Many factors play a role in a bull’s fertility and breeding ability, including semen quality, reproductive tract soundness, limb structure and libido (desire to breed cows). Most of these can be determined with a breeding soundness examination (BSE), says Ram Kasimanickam, a DVM in Washington …
Feed Composition Tables: How to use the 2017 data to mix the …
WEBApr 10, 2017 · Compiled by R.L. Preston, Ph.D. Nutrition research spanning more than 125 years has defined the nutrients required by animals. Using this information, diets can be formulated from feeds and ingredients to meet these requirements, with the expectation that animals will not only remain healthy, but also will be productive and efficient.
Feed Composition Tables: Discover the nutritional values of 280 ...
WEBMar 9, 2015 · Minerals: Values are shown for only certain minerals. Ash is the total mineral content of a feed. Calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) are important minerals to consider in most feeding situations. Potassium (K) is more important as the concentrate level increases, and when NPN is substituted for intact protein in the diet.
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