– Victor Shelton, NRCS State Agronomist/Grazing Specialist Are the grazing livestock in balance with the forages present? This time of year, especially after you have shifted from grazing to fed feed such as hay or balage, you might start wondering why you have the number of livestock that you have. Life is short, some animals [...]
The USDA NASS Cattle on Feed report for January was released last Friday. My take on the report is that it was reasonably neutral. Placements, marketings, and on-feed numbers were all well within pre-report estimate ranges and were in fact very close to pre-report averages. However, from a price perspective, the market appeared to have [...]
During this issue of Forage Focus with Christine Gelley, Noble County Extension Educator, and Will Hamman, Pike County Extension Educator, the discussion will revolve around the ten most common questions that producers have when starting with grazing livestock.
– Matthew Diersen, Risk & Business Management Specialist, Ness School of Management & Economics, South Dakota State University The beginning of the year brings an opportunity to update and analyze basis data. Basis, the difference between cash and futures prices, can be tracked and used to forecast local cash prices when hedging. For live cattle, [...]
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee A couple of questions came in this week concerning Walmart opening a beef packing facility and how the new facility would influence cattle prices. The short answer is that the opening of this facility is not likely to change cattle [...]
“Foraging for Profit” is the theme of the 2020 OFGC annual conference! The Ohio Forages and Grasslands Council Annual Conference will be held February 21, 2020 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The program theme is “Foraging For Profit”. The Keynote speaker will be Jimmy Henning, [...]
In a photo contest sponsored by Neogen, BEEF readers share their best maternal cows in this photo gallery.
Forage Corner: Know the value of your forage, and supplement accordingly.
During the first session of the Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop next Thursday, January 30, being held at Claylick Run in Newark, Ohio Beef Specialist Dr. Steve Boyles will facilitate a conversation and demonstration on how best to move beef cattle through properly designed handling facilities. Get a preview of Dr. Boyles approach to handling cattle [...]
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded steady compared to last week. Prices on a live basis were mainly $124 while dressed prices were mostly $198 to $199. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $124.00 live, even com-pared to last [...]
