Feed costs for over-wintering a beef cow are a major expense in beef cow /calf operations. Some decisions have already been made that will affect the outcome of both your costs and success at this ...

BY ALICIA BOORCottonwood Extension DistrictThis year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test ...

Winter feed costs are the single largest expense in a beef operation and will vary from year to year. With this in mind, cows must be in good condition prior to calving in order to maximize ...

Fall-calving cows fed raised hay have estimated daily feed costs of $1.94 for good hay, $2.16 for fair hay and $2.34 for poor hay. These feed cost estimates do not include hay waste in the ...

CLAVET, Sask. — Ergot is increasingly creeping into cereals in Western Canada, as well as into cattle feed. If grain has been contaminated by the fungus, it will be refused for human consumption and ...

Feed digestibility (along with digestibility of protein and fiber) was increased by 4%, and ruminal methane production was reduced by 14% in low RFI (or more efficient) cattle. Feeding behavior ...

Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa beef producers have to balance dietary and nutritional considerations with getting the most value for their dollar after feed prices skyrocketed this winter as a result of last ...

This is worth noting because the beef industry is the largest single-commodity source of farm income.One of the changes is a shift of cattle feeding from the Corn Belt to the Great Plains.The U ...

A bit of seaweed in cattle feed could reduce methane emissions from beef cattle as much as 82 percent, according to new findings from researchers at the University of California, Davis. The results, ...

Winter-feeding beef cattle on hay and pasture fields can minimize labor of hauling manure while still distributing fertilizing nutrients. (Wyatt Bechtel) By Wyatt Bechtel March 19, 2018 ...