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Fecal starch: Are you missing out on energy?

December 24, 2021

Aimee N. Hafla

The USDA price forecast for corn for 2021-22 continues to remain higher than we have experienced in the previous few years, thanks in part to a significant demand from China in addition to tight domestic demand.

Evaluating changes in revenue against changes in cost of feeding

December 24, 2021

Justin Benavidez

It’s no secret that agricultural costs climbed through 2021. Nitrogen is twice as expensive as it was last year, natural gas is about 50% more expensive than this time last year and the price of gasoline more than doubled as well.

Cow nutrition considerations at calving and early lactation

December 24, 2021

Troy M. Walz

During any given production year on the ranch, cows and heifers are faced with nutritional and environmental stressors. They have periods of high and low nutritional demands.

Nitrate toxicity and the metabolic traffic jam

December 24, 2021

Woody Lane

Young cattle can jump fences. There’s nothing new about that. We usually blame the fence – for being old and in the way – or the heifers and steers, for being … well … heifers and steers.

Drought will continue, so plan to supplement

November 24, 2021

Burt Rutherford

Disclaimer: You might want to sit down before reading this. Or have a stiff drink in your hand. That’s because you’re about to read the weather outlook – and it ain’t pretty.

Feeding supplemental fat to beef cattle

November 1, 2021

Cadra Krueger

Beef cattle have been supplemented fat for years. The primary reason being that supplemental fats are a concentrated source of energy containing nearly two to three times the net energy of cereal grains.

Smooth transition management for optimal production

November 1, 2021

Hugues Menard

The transition period is extremely important in the life of a dairy cow. During this period, a cow goes from a state of almost total rest in a non-productive phase to a productive phase, which requires a major adjustment on many levels.

Receiving cattle nutrition: 4 keys to success

September 29, 2021

Dan Loy

Well begun is half done. This old idiom could be restated, “A calf well started is half finished.” If done well, a receiving program sets cattle up for a successful closeout. However, if done poorly, it can set cattle back so there is no catching up.

Strategies to improve operational feedyard efficiency

September 28, 2021

Mark Corrigan

All beef producers understand the importance of feed efficiency; it’s the ratio of the pounds of feed required to achieve a pound of gain.

How expensive is ‘cheap’ mineral?

September 28, 2021

Stephen B. Blezinger

As discussed in countless articles on the topic over the years, every cattle operation has a mineral program, whether they realize it or not. These range from well-designed and implemented programs to nothing at all.

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Fecal starch: Are you missing out on energy?

Evaluating changes in revenue against changes in cost of feeding

Cow nutrition considerations at calving and early lactation

Nitrate toxicity and the metabolic traffic jam

Drought will continue, so plan to supplement

Feeding supplemental fat to beef cattle

Smooth transition management for optimal production

Receiving cattle nutrition: 4 keys to success

Strategies to improve operational feedyard efficiency

How expensive is ‘cheap’ mineral?

Moving past locked horns: Finding a good mediator

Docility: Understanding pressure and selection

New World screwworm arrives in the U.S., import restrictions span North America

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