Cows that pay — Know your numbers!
What’s the difference between high- and lost-cost producers? Plus, check out who earned the top votes in the Neogen/BEEF Cow Power photo contest!
Better genetics pay at the feedyard
A ranch’s reputation for producing quality calves gets around – and can lead to better prices.
Check Cattle for Lice in Late Winter/Early Spring
– Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator Wayne County Check beef and dairy cattle for lice infestations during the late winter and early spring months. Although lice can be present throughout the entire year, high numbers of lice are most likely during winter months when cattle have longer, thicker hair coats, which make self-grooming less effective in [...]
Closed Coyote Trapping Season is Proposed, Nuisance Removal is Unchanged
– Tommy Springer, Wildlife Specialist, Fairfield County Soil and Water Conservation District Under this proposal, farmers may still trap or kill coyotes year around if they are considered sick, injured or a nuisance to livestock. When the Ohio Division of Wildlife released its proposed changes to the 2020-2021 hunting and trapping regulations, probably no proposal [...]
Weekly Livestock Comments for February 7, 2020
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded $1 lower compared to last week. Prices on a live basis were mainly $121 to $122 while dressed prices were mostly $193. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $120.83 live, down $1.24 compared [...]
Emergency Calf Management after Dystocia (Difficult Birth)
– Dr. Michelle Arnold, UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Figure 1: Meconium staining (yellow color) is an indicator of calf stress during delivery. Placing the calf on the sternum (as pictured) maximizes ventilation of the lungs. “Dystocia” is defined as a difficult or prolonged calving, whether or not human assistance was necessary for delivery of the [...]
Certified Angus Beef launches customer rewards program
Each consumer's experience and rewards will be based on individual tastes and preferences.
When to start grazing: Don’t rush it!
– Chris Penrose, Extension Educator, Ag and Natural Resources, Morgan County (originally published in the Ohio Farmer online) Stockpiled fescue can be an excellent place to accomplish early turnout, and begin calving. One goal I have had with livestock grazing over the years is to start as soon as I can. I put spring calving [...]
Retail Beef Premiums for Livestock Production Practices: Implications for Technology Adoption
– Dr. Elliott Dennis, Assistant Professor, Livestock Marketing Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln Domestic demand for beef has remained relatively flat over the past 10 years. In other words, while beef demand is seasonal in nature there has been minimal significant and sustained upward trend in domestic beef demand. While [...]
Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference – Sowing Seeds for Success scheduled for March 14
Includes 4 sessions focused on forages, fencing, grazing and livestock! Do own a few acres that you want to be productive but you’re not sure what to do with it? Do you have a passion for farming and turning your piece of this wonderful earth into a food producing oasis? Do you own land or [...]