Minerals are a crucial component in beef cattle diets. While mineral mixtures may vary among farms, there is one mineral that is on many minds this time of year: magnesium.

In a graduate-level nutrition class, I had an exchange with a professor that I still remember.

Grass tetany can be a problem, but the solutions are simple.

With spring turnout coming up, producers need to keep the nutritional demands of lactation and risks of grass tetany in mind as they prepare cattle for greener pastures.

For many cattle producers, it is a relief to put the cows to pasture. We have just overcome winter feeding obstacles, and many of us are ready to turn the cows out and focus on other tasks.