Articles Tagged with ''water availability''
Producers should be proactive about using heat stress mitigation strategies to see cattle safely through the intense summer heat.
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How to keep your grass growing in the hot, dry months
Monitor vegetation levels and adjust management strategies as needed to keep pastures productive during the hot, dry summer months.
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A healthy digestive system is the foundation for reproductive success
Good digestion and reproductive efficiency are inextricably linked. Keeping a healthy rumen and GI tract will improve your cows’ ability to breed back early and raise healthy calves.
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Lameness: Be proactive before heat stress
Have strategies in place to detect and prevent lameness due to heat stress.
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Toxic algae that isn’t algae
Cyanobacteria (often called blue-green algae) can be a scary thing to see in your cattle’s water source and can be the cause of mysterious health issues. Here’s what to know about it to keep your cattle safe, especially in areas experiencing severe drought.
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Where’s the water?
A three-prong approach among strategic use, soil health and crop selection will guide the future of water usage in forage production.
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Rethinking grazing management rules of thumb in drought years
Some grazing practices that may have seemed like common sense in years past may not be so efficacious in times of drought.
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Supporting heat stress mitigation with feed management practices
Water availability, diet composition and feed management can reduce the risks of heat stress, which minimizes health and production losses.
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