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In celebration of Earth Day, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead will proclaim July 12 as Wyoming Environmental Stewardship Day.
Governor Mead will sign the proclamation during a ceremony on April 24 in his formal office. The ceremony is slated to begin at 11:15 a.m. “My family has been ranching in Wyoming for four generations and one of the main lessons I was taught was to take good care of the land,” Governor Mead said.
Backgrounding may seem simple: Buy calves right, feed them well, keep them healthy and sell them for more.
But all the details behind that list prove how difficult the job can be, as noted during the recent “Backgrounding for Quality” field day at White Brothers Cattle Co., near Chickasha, Oklahoma.
At the seminar, co-sponsored by Oklahoma State University (OSU), Pfizer Animal Health and Certified Angus Beef LLC, local veterinarian Bruss Horn emphasized that good management starts with the buy.
Many livestock producers continue to make hay while the sun shines, according Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports.With rains and warmer-than-average weather, cool-season grasses and small grains continued to show rapid growth, according to the reports. Producers throughout the state were taking advantage of the situation to bale as much as they could and rebuild hay supplies depleted in the 2011 drought.
A much warmer than normal spring in the Northern Plains and in other areas, as well, has grass greening up earlier than normal. So, given the volatile prices that have been occurring, what is the profit potential for grazing calves this summer?
The movement to raise the voices of America’s farmers and ranchers and facilitate the dialogue about today’s food is gaining momentum.
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) is a collaboration of more than 75 farmer- and rancher-led organizations and agricultural partners. The organization aims to create new ways for farmers and ranchers from all types of agriculture to reach consumers – whether that’s in the national news scene, popular culture or social media.
Colostrum is the first milk produced after a cow gives birth; it is a nutrient dense, immunoglobulin rich milk designed for the newborn calf. Delivering that milk with care is the key to ensuring that a calf's immune system (immature at birth) starts to develop thus warding off infections that are common to young animals.
Strategic deworming success is the result of precise timing. Once perfected, cow/calf producers can expect to see many benefits to their operations — not only in their wallets but in the health and productivity of their cattle as well.
Those who can’t attend the 44th Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium & Annual Meeting April 18-20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Houston, Texas, can watch a live webcast hosted by Liveauctions.tv.
To view the webcast, viewers will need to sign in here with a Liveauctions.tv username and password. Those who do not have an account can sign up for one through BIF or Liveauctions.Sessions will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, with keynote speaker Larry Cundiff, retired director of the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), discussing the impact of Bos indicus genetics on the beef industry.
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