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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...

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Corn 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...

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10 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...

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Producers 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...

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Purina 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...

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Two 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...

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Here'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...

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Don'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...

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DewEze 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...

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From 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...

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Be 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),...

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Russia 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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Can 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...

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Another 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...

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ADM, 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...

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International 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...

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Spring 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...

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From 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...

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Be 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),...

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Russia 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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