– Michelle Arnold, DVM (Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, UKVDL), University of Kentucky Anaplasma marginale is an organism that lives in red blood cells and causes the only major “tick-borne” disease in the US affecting cattle production. Although ticks are important for this organism to survive year after year, transmission is by any transfer of infected red [...]
– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County, OSU Extension Learn about warm-season forages and enjoy a tour of the Hopeton Earthworks site On Saturday, June 16, 2018, the National Park Service will host a collaborative program called “Discover Native Warm-Season Forages” from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Hopewell Culture National Historical [...]
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee One of the greatest debates in the cattle industry may revolve around the hay industry since most cattle operations utilize hay at some point through the year. The crux of the debate is quality versus quantity. In Tennessee, cool season [...]
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle trade was not well established at press. Asking prices on a live basis were mainly $127 to $128 while bids were $120 to $122. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $121.21 live, down $3.75 [...]
– G. Fike, J. Simroth, D. Thompson, E. Schwandt, R. Spare, A. Tarpoff; Contributed by S. Boyles, OSU Beef Extension Specialist. Veterinary practitioners provide constant advice and recommendations to beef cow-calf operations across the United States and Canada regarding health, well-being, and production practices to gain satisfactory health status and optimum herd performance. Practicing veterinarians [...]
Dr. Gary Bates, Director UT Beef and Forage Center Very soon millions of acres of grass will be harvested for hay. The majority of this will be stored as round bales to be fed during the winter. This hay will provide the diet for beef cows to come through the winter in good condition so [...]
Severely tight hay reserves will undoubtedly cause many farmers to aggressively put up hay this spring. When the weather is right and hay fields are mowed there will be many farmers looking over the fence at pastures as an opportunity to make more bales. While it is important to get hay reserves built back up [...]
Glen Arnold, CCA, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Manure Nutrient Management Ohio State University Extension has conducted manure research on growing crops for several years in an effort to make better use of the available nutrients. Incorporating manure into growing corn can boost crop yields, reduce nutrient losses, and give livestock producers or commercial manure applicators [...]
Ed Czerwien, market analyst based in Amarillo, Texas, offers a concise summary of how last week's beef trade impacted the cattle market and beef prices.
Dairy and beef producers should first identify poor feed hygiene contributors in order to best combat their effects. by Buffy Uglow, Rock River Laboratory Inc. As new and different farm management schemes are adopted and new ensiling technology continues to emerge to improve feed fermentation across all sectors of the agriculture industry, the opportunities [...]
