In this month’s podcast of Beef AGRI NEWS Today, show host Duane Rigsby visits with OSU Extension Beef Coordinator John Grimes and about breeding season and the multitude of management considerations that come into play this time of year.
– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded $6 lower than last week on a live basis. Prices on a live basis ranged from $110 to $117 while prices on a dressed basis were mainly $182 to $186. The 5-area weighted average prices [...]
– Stephen R. Koontz, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics – Colorado State University Memorial Day is soon to pass and the impact of the holiday on cattle and beef markets, if not already, is soon to be complete. The impact on prices was positive, especially the Choice-Select spread, but the fundamentals going forward look [...]
– Jeff Lehmkuhler, Extension Beef Cattle Specialists, University of Kentucky Several county Ag Agents have reported producers asking what to do supplement-wise for grazing livestock with the slow pasture growth this spring. A lot of this is related to the fact that we are roughly 100 growing degree days less this year than the same [...]
– B. Richardson, S. Hill, J. Stevenson, G. Djira, and G. Perry (summarized by Steve Boyles, OSU Extension Beef Specialist) Expression of estrus after Prostaglandin administration and before fixed-time AI has been reported to change the uterine environment, increase accessory sperm numbers, fertilization rates, and overall embryo survival. Thus, expression of estrus can strongly impact [...]
– Christine Gelley, OSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County (originally published in The Ohio Farmer on-line) While we may all agree having clover in the pasture mix is good, occasionally they may need to be sacrificed for the greater good of the pasture! As our world becomes increasingly connected, weed pressures and [...]
– Emily G. Adams, Ohio State University Extension Educator, Coshocton County, Ohio (previously published in the Ag Safety S.T.A.T. electronic newsletter) The law treats the children you hire differently depending on their relationship to you. It won’t be long until hay season will be upon us. For some farms that means more labor than usual [...]
– Josh Maples, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University Beef exports during the first quarter or 2018 have continued (and built upon) the increases seen last year. According to the latest Livestock and Meat International Trade Data released on May 4th by the Economic Research Service (ERS), beef and veal exports during [...]
– Timothy McDermott DVM, OSU Extension Educator, Franklin County Despite an increase in tick-vectored diseases throughout Ohio, it’s common to believe that ticks such as this deer tick are only present during spring or summer. There has been an increase in tick-vectored diseases in Ohio to livestock, companion animals and humans over the last several [...]
– John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator Each of the first five OCA Replacement Female Sales have enjoyed large crowds and active bidders. The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is announcing an event of potential interest for both the buyers and sellers of beef breeding cattle. On Friday evening, November 23, the OCA will be [...]
