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Mycotoxins are rarely the first factor considered when evaluating potential reasons for poor breed-back, weak calves, rough hair coats, or overall poor growth or reproductive performance in cattle grazing pastures throughout the U.S.
Did you ever miss a week of class in, say, fourth or fifth grade and miss a major concept? I had a rough winter one of those years, with bronchitis followed by pneumonia and several weeks out of school.
Price transparency has been a hotly debated topic in the beef industry for years. With the recent market volatility due to the spread of COVID-19, the disparity between cattle prices and beef prices has been garnering the attention of lawmakers, resulting in an investigation into the cattle markets.
As spring ends and we ramp up towards summer grazing, it’s important to understand that cattle can still be at risk for grass tetany and other forage-induced health disorders when grazing irrigated pastures.
Integrated weed management is a strategy combining various preventative and control practices focused on increasing the effectiveness and reducing the cost of managing weeds.
Much has been written about Kentucky 31 (KY-31) tall fescue over the last few decades. Most cattle producers living in the approximately 35 million-acre fescue belt (which encompasses Missouri and Arkansas, the mid-Atlantic states and most of the Southeast) understand the negative effects KY-31 tall fescue grass can have on production.
Wild-type infected tall fescue is widely used for soil conservation, reclamation, turf and pasture establishment. From the Mid-Atlantic region to the Southeast, approximately 40 million acres are planted in tall fescue.
Montana-based news outlet Western Ag Reporter (WAR) launched a week-long Twitter campaign Sept. 23, urging producers to take to social media in an effort to enlist President Trump’s aid in bringing balance back to the cattle markets.
