Almost every beef producer in the eastern U.S. has at some point wished fescue toxicosis could just go away, but what if it could … or at least the cattle that are susceptible?

Millennials are defined as people born from 1980 to 2000. Nationwide, there are 83 million millennials. In agriculture, we are becoming more familiar with the term millennials, especially as we focus on who has the buying power of the product we produce: beef.

Beef cattle have numerous parasites that love to take up residence on them 365 days a year. Various flies, ticks and lice enjoy having cattle as their food and shelter supply.

Feed costs typically represent the single largest cost for beef cow-calf producers. Based on Kansas Farm Management Association data for the beef cow-calf enterprise, feed costs (pasture and non-pasture) for Kansas producers were 48.1 percent of total costs in 2014 and 49 percent of total costs for the 2009-2013 average.

Tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum) is a cool-season perennial grass found in pastures throughout the eastern U.S. Its tolerance to extreme temperatures, drought, poor soil fertility, heavy grazing and pests have made it a reliable forage base for livestock pastures.

People have always used food to overcome illness and improve health. Human nutritionists have recently started calling foods with medicinal value functional foods. We borrowed that idea to look for a functional feed, a plant, or plant-based product, which could be used to achieve the same benefit as antibiotic growth promoters.

The cattle industry is very diverse – from the cow-calf operator to feeders and processors. Very few people have all of the resources they need in a small area, but for producers in northern Colorado, their needs are met.

They stand about 7 inches tall, weigh around 4 ounces and can eat any cattle operation out of house and home.

Fire is fire. That said, I can tell you fire is the answer – but the problem is in the questions. Is it a wildfire or prescribed burn? The biggest question for range managers is: How does fire (planned or unplanned) fit into your ranch plan?

Ticks have short legs, and they don’t fly, hop or run. These small pests move quickly to new locations by riding their host animal, such as humans, pets, wildlife and livestock.