What you can’t see is costing the industry millions Recently, a local cattleman when asked, “What kind of dewormer program do you use?” said, “Well, I haven’t had a strategy in a while.

Now’s the time to assess your breeding goals

January 25, 2017

Melissa Beck

“There’s an app for that.” There’s an app for just about everything these days. There’s even a compass app for smartphones. Hopefully, if you’re ever that lost, you’ll have enough bars for the thing to work.

Tune up your goals heading into a new year

December 23, 2016

Melissa Beck

Happy New Year! It’s a great time for a fresh start. Maybe you’re writing New Year’s resolutions; why not include some new goals for your cattle operation?

The secrets of the low-cost cattle producer

November 23, 2016

Melissa Beck

Cattle prices may not be in the tube yet, but they’re circling the rim, and producers have no control over the markets. What we can control are input costs; it’s one way we can maintain profitability and ride out the hard times.

Use all available technologies to improve calves’ performance

October 24, 2016

Melissa Beck

You give me $1, and I’ll give you $20. Wait, where are you going? You probably assume it’s a Ponzi scheme, but I’m talking about utilizing all available technologies to improve growing calves’ performance.

Grazing forage brassicas

September 30, 2016

Melissa Beck

You’ve heard of “summer slump.” The meaning varies depending on where you live and your forage base. Maybe to you it means the time of year when you get discouraged at the prospect of having to mow your yard, yet again, while wondering where your pastures have gone.

Save input costs by stockpiling bermudagrass

September 23, 2016

Melissa Beck

Cattle prices are down from the last couple of years, and that will intensify the urge to save money. The cost of hay and feed for winter supplementation is the largest expense cattle producers incur.

Fescue toxicity: What are your options?

August 24, 2016

Melissa Beck

Rough-coated cattle loafing in the shade, wading in the pond or making a muddy mess at the water trough are common drive-by indications of fescue toxicity in the “fescue belt.”

Fall calving herd grazes cool-season annuals

300 days of grazing

July 14, 2016

Melissa Beck

Mississippi State University Prairie Research Unit didn’t feed the 90 to 110 large round bales per week they usually do; this year they fed zero.

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