Not long ago, cheap commodity prices made it easy to look at hay as just filler. Nutritional deficiencies could be inexpensively corrected by feeding a supplement.

Meeting the most basic nutrient require­ments needed for survival should be the goal when feeding cattle following a disaster. Knowing these nutrient requirements and the types of routine and alternative feedstuffs that can meet them is impor­tant.

About this time of the year, thousands of families start countless cattle on feed in hopes of achieving show ring stardom! The cattle show circuit is a significant component of the beef cattle industry in the United States.

In a three-state collaborative study, beef cattle specialists from North and South Dakota and the Univ. of Montana evaluated premiums paid for feeder calves in those states across auction sales for three consecutive weeks in October and November, 2006.

Stored feeding costs are usually the single largest input in beef cow-calf operations, representing approximately 60% of all production cost.

Baxter Black, DVM:  THE LUDDITES The anti-progress Luddites have taken some serious blows in the last six months. A British study shows that animals and crops raised under strict organic parameters, have no nutritional or health benefits over animals...

Ultrasound Still Important Tool Southern Livestock Standard DNA. DNA. DNA. Everywhere you turn these days talk in the beef industry is about DNA. The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) centered its annual convention this past summer on the role of...

Has Global Warming Been Nothing But A Lie? Beef Today Source: Texas Cattle Feeders Association Newsletter It has not yet become a major scandal for most of the mainstream media, but various news outlets have reported on what appears to be a joint...

Impact of COOL on meat industry Amanda Nolz Tri State Livestock News Without a doubt, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) has been a hot topic for debate amongst cattle producer groups, processors and retailers. In a matter of minutes, COOL became the...

New national rules for managing bovine TB being proposed Minnesota Farm Guide USDA-APHIS is proposing new rules for managing bovine TB in the U.S. Dr. Susan Keller, N.D. state veterinarian, said members of her staff attended a national meeting about...