Corn silage might be the top backgrounder feedstuff
Depending on your location, corn silage can produce solid stocker/backgrounder gains at a good price.Good corn silage might be the top ration ingredient for many backgrounders or stocker operators in...
View ArticleCorn silage needs protein for top gains
Corn silage is an energy-rich feedstuff, but lighter cattle can actually need added rumen undegradable protein.If you want to get the most from a grower ration based on corn silage, you'll need to add...
View Article10 ways to cut cattle feeding costs
Lower grain prices will help with cattle feeding costs, but there are other ways to remain profitableWhile cow-calf profits have remained near record highs, cattle feeders have suffered losses of...
View ArticleProducers impacted by wildfires encouraged to come and get hay
Producers also need to contact Farm Service Agency and document losses.Extension regional program director Danny Nusser encourages producers who suffered damage from wildfires to come and get hay from...
View ArticlePurina introduces Accuration Hi-Fat Block
New high-fat supplement block formulated with 10% fat to meet cattle energy needs.Purina Animal Nutrition just introduced its Purina Accuration Hi-Fat Block, a self-fed, high-fat protein supplement for...
View ArticleTwo rations to feed early-weaned calves
Here are two feed rations and eight tips for producers who need to early wean calves to save pasture and improve cow rebreeding.One of the biggest components to successfully early weaning of calves...
View ArticleHere's a supplement buying guide
Job one is figure what nutrients you need and then buy supplements based on cost.Too often beef producers think cubes is cubes, and whatever protein source is easy to find is therefore just fine.That...
View ArticleDon't rush your cover crops
Like a good wine, cover crops get better at their job as they age.Often producers with cover crops worry about moisture use, but more important is the maturity of the crop residue and its beneficial...
View ArticleDewEze offers new twin-auger cake feeder
Company offers cake feeder to handle a variety of supplements.DewEze, the hay handling manufacturer, has expanded its agricultural line with the release of the BeefCake cake feeder.The BeefCake uses...
View ArticleFrom cane to liquid molasses
From the cane fields of Louisiana comes sugar and blackstrap molasses, a main ingredient of liquid feed for livestock. Take a tour with us, and see how it all happens.Louisiana sugarcane is grown on...
View ArticleBe sure to check your corn silage for mycotoxins
Mycotoxins influence feed quality and animal safety.Corn silage samples from across the entirety of the U.S. in 2017 have shown extremely high levels of mycotoxins, particularly deoxynivalenol (DON),...
View ArticleRussia bans Brazilian meat due to ractopamine
Russia says ractopamine was found in Brazilian exports of beef and pork; Brazilian lobby says it's not used in production of exported meat.by Anatoly Medetsky and Gerson Freitas Jr.Russia banned pork...
View ArticleCan you define an inert chemical?
Words have various meanings and it pays you well to understand how others use these words.A current flap in my own community reminds me how important it is to understand the meaning of words and how...
View ArticleAnother study says smaller cows more profitable
South Texas rancher-educator applies his own cow-calf data to generate profitability study.A recent analysis on the profitability of varied cow sizes and calf production levels shows smaller cows...
View ArticleADM, Vland Biotech partner for enzyme research
The companies will share enzyme-producing strains as a basis for the development of feed enzymes that will improve animal nutrition and health.Archer Daniels Midland Company and Vland Biotech Group...
View ArticleInternational feed tonnage tops 1 billion metric tons for 2nd year
China and the U.S. together account for one-third of all animal feed.International feed tonnage has exceeded 1 billion metric tons for the second consecutive year, according to the Alltech Global Feed...
View ArticleSpring weather could remain dry for much of US
La Nina weather pattern won’t change through spring, but could fade this summer.Meteorologist Art Douglas offered little hope of relief through spring for the dry spell gripping the majority of the US...
View ArticleFrom cane to liquid molasses
From the cane fields of Louisiana comes sugar and blackstrap molasses, a main ingredient of liquid feed for livestock. Take a tour with us, and see how it all happens.Louisiana sugarcane is grown on...
View ArticleBe sure to check your corn silage for mycotoxins
Mycotoxins influence feed quality and animal safety.Corn silage samples from across the entirety of the U.S. in 2017 have shown extremely high levels of mycotoxins, particularly deoxynivalenol (DON),...
View ArticleRussia bans Brazilian meat due to ractopamine
Russia says ractopamine was found in Brazilian exports of beef and pork; Brazilian lobby says it's not used in production of exported meat.by Anatoly Medetsky and Gerson Freitas Jr.Russia banned pork...
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