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Drought at forefront at Beef Cattle Short Course

With large swaths of Texas and the southern Plains deep in an increasingly wearisome drought, water and pasture management were top of mind for presenters and attendees of the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course.

August 25, 2022

Tyrell Marchant

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a pretty significant drought on across a big chunk of the U.S. Texas has been hit particularly hard, so much so that drought felt like the unofficial theme of the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, which took place on the campus in College Station, Texas, Aug. 1-3

4 decision-making strategies for ranchers in 2022

High input costs and drought conditions are impacting profitability. While these things may be out of our control, producers can decide to what extent they will be impacted and use proactive approaches to stay in the black.

June 24, 2022

Curt Covington

Not unlike years past, 2022 is proving to be a year of ups and downs for American ranchers. On the one hand, market prices and export demand are strong. Tighter feeder cattle supplies combined with higher global demand will likely keep prices elevated.

8 practices for grazing during drought

May 31, 2022

Billy Whitehurst

As I write this, we have just received some much-needed moisture, whereas others in our county just 40 miles away are plowing in the dust.

Grazing management of rangelands in drought

May 24, 2022

Melinda Ellison

Multiyear drought in much of the western U.S. has made it evident that we will have to make some tough grazing management decisions this year, and likely in the coming years as well.

3 ways to find forage in a drought

May 4, 2022

Rebecca Kern-Lunbery

In Nebraska, the effects of the drought are prevalent. We have seen no April showers, instead wind and grass fires. These conditions are forecast to persist. So we are going to need to start making our forage plans early.

Management strategies to address drought and limited water supplies

April 30, 2022

Nicholas Clark, Helen E. Dahlke, and Yonatan Ganot

Winter groundwater recharge, where farmland is flooded during the winter using surface water to recharge the underlying groundwater, is a promising technology currently tested on alfalfa. In this study, we investigated the suitability of semi-non-dormant alfalfa for winter groundwater recharge.

Cattle on Feed and drought

April 28, 2022

Derrell S. Peel

The latest Cattle on Feed report showed a record April feedlot inventory of 12.1 million head, up 1.7% year over year. The quarterly inventory of steers on feed was up 1.8% year over year, while the inventory of heifers on feed was up 1.7% over one year ago.

[Podcast] Weather patterns and drought forecasts with Matt Makens

April 28, 2022

In this episode, David and Carrie visit with meteorologist Matt Makens about what Mother Nature has in store for producers this year. All indications point to a La Nina-leaning neutral year for weather, which means the drought in the West will persist, and that the timing of precipitation will be critical for crop farmers this year, especially the Corn Belt. Makens also goes into more detail on how weather patterns are analyzed and forecasts are made. Also, Carrie, Paul and production editor Sarah Hernandez share their favorite – or least favorite – things about springtime.

Navigate drought conditions with strategic management

Drought is part of cattle production and is present in some major cattle regions each year. While not all the management considerations discussed here apply to every operation, every operation needs to have a drought mitigation plan.

April 25, 2022

Jason M. Warner

Spring is a beautiful time of year that brings renewed hope and optimism for production agriculture. The list of to-dos is endless with many folks either finishing up or in the midst of spring calving and preparing for the next breeding season, as well as field work and attempting innumerable other projects.