Have you ever found yourself trying to figure out how much hay to buy for the upcoming year? Are you confused about which estrous synchronization protocol to use?

Wheat pasture is a great resource for providing forage resources to cattle in the late fall, winter and early spring when other options are limited.

Second-trimester, third-trimester nutrition may impact long-term cow and calf production. Cattle producers continue to experience the aftermath of this summer’s nationwide drought. Cows have been challenged to maintain body condition and, in many cases, are going into winter in less-than-desired condition.

Minerals are essential nutrients. Sodium, chlorine and potassium help maintain fluid balances in the body and blood.

I start with this quote from Winston Churchill, a man I admire greatly and who undoubtedly had ample cause for discouragement during the dark days of World War II.

Good nutrition for the entire herd is a key factor in producing high-value calves.

Christian Veterinary Mission students find ways to deliver in Central America. If you would have told the Israelites over 2,000 years ago that the Messiah would be born in a stable, they would have looked at you like you were crazy.

I’m about to enjoy my 60th Christmas on Earth and yet there are still many things about the holiday that I don’t understand, such as: Who is good King Wenceslas and what does he have to do with Christmas? Does figgy pudding taste as bad as it sounds? When people “Come A-Wassailing” are you expected to feed them?

Even though the drought has affected feed prices dramatically, Brent Turner is adamant about providing proper nutrition to his beef cows during pregnancy.

Readers send me stories and ideas for the column. Sometimes they are so good they deserve retellin’ in their own words. This is Barry’s tale about a “real cowboy” named Otis. Otis wore his long-sleeved shirt and long-handled underwear winter and summer. It worked like a thermos, he claimed: cold in the summer and warm in the winter. His old Blanchard spurs left tracks in the dirt when he walked because the heels were so wore down on his boots.