The mineral content of forages is always a concern when feeding the brood cow, but it’s of even greater concern after wet weather and rapid forage growth like that which was experienced the past two springs and early summers. In this 4 minute excerpt from the 2020 Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop, Dr. Francis Fluharty explains [...]
Heifers retained this year will impact the economic performance of the herd for at least the next decade! A six part presentation series discussing management strategies surrounding Beef Heifer Development has been posted on-line in the OSU Extension Beef Team Resource Library page. Most beef producers replace 10-20% of their mature cows each year with [...]
– Victor Shelton, NRCS State Agronomist/Grazing Specialist There’s new green grass; can we, should we, start grazing? Yes, there is green grass. Yes, both you and the livestock are more than eager to utilize it. Yes, you both should wait before grazing it. It is one of the hardest times of the season for some [...]
– Dr. Kenny Burdine, Livestock Marketing Specialist, University of Kentucky Another week and another set of swings in cattle markets. Everything that I have said previously still applies in that the volatile nature of these markets is causing prices to change constantly. This is my attempt to summarize the most recent weekly USDA-AMS price data [...]
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded $8 to $9 low-er than last week on a live basis. Prices on a live basis were mainly $110 to $112 while dressed prices were mostly $178 to $179. The 5-area weighted average prices thru [...]
– Steve Boyles, OSU Beef Extension Specialist Most modern cattlemen have some type of facility for holding or restraining cattle that need assistance at calving. This stall need not be elaborate or expensive, but it should be handy and useful. This article sets forth some of the things to consider before installing such a stall [...]
Anytime an Extension beef cattle specialist suggests a cow herd is most profitable when there is a well defined calving season as opposed to leaving the bull in and calving year around, it’s not uncommon for the response to be disbelief. During the 2020 Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop, Dr. Les Anderson responded in this 4 [...]
– Kenny Burdine, Livestock Marketing Specialist, University of Kentucky As I mentioned last week, I want to send out a short weekly update on our cattle markets for the near term. Things are very volatile and are moving very fast, so I think more frequent communication is probably better right now. USDA-AMS sends the Kentucky [...]
– David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Cattle and calf prices, futures markets, cutout prices, and provide many great topics for discussion. This week we’ll focus on beef supplies. It just so happens that in today’s volatile market large amounts of beef (and pork and poultry) are available. With [...]
The Beef Checkoff program and 15 grassroots-led state beef councils were victorious in a long-standing court battle.
