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WEBEPA’s snub of renewable fuels, land values, grain bin monitoring, new John Deere equipment, commodity transportation impacts, cover crops and carbon, fuel delivery trailers and supply chains are featured this week. This Week in Agribusiness, March 23, 2024. Sustainability, ag education, crop protection, markets, and more featured this week.
Ranching 101: Rotational grazing offers many benefits - Beef …
WEBMay 6, 2019. 9 Min Read. Beef producers and researchers alike have long known that rotational grazing is best for pasture health. However, stocking rates and pasture moves aren’t a static thing. Those will change from year to year, as Mother Nature dictates. So, ride or walk your pastures to learn what they are telling you.
Calving Checklist: Everything You Need To Know & Have Before …
WEBNov 27, 2013 · Prior to calving season, do a walk-through of your calving setup. This includes the calving barn, pens for assisting problem births and potential shelter during inclement weather. “Make sure you have proper restraint — a head catch or place to tie a cow, a halter and rope — and good lighting,” Callan says.
How to market cattle to maximize value - Beef Magazine
WEBSep 23, 2019 · Marketing is often one of the most difficult parts of running a beef operation. Here’s a look at some marketing options. While selling through an auction at weaning is still a popular way to market calves, there are other options to consider. Many sale barns offer special value-added calf sales, and a variety of value-added programs are ...
Feed Composition Tables: Discover the nutritional values of 280 ...
WEBMar 9, 2015 · In using tabulated values, one can expect organic constituents (e.g., crude protein, ether extract and fiber) to vary as much as ±15%, mineral constituents to vary as much as ±30%, and energy values to vary up to ±10%. Thus, the values shown in this table can only serve as guides.
Cull or keep? How to make the best culling decisions - Beef …
WEBSep 6, 2018 · When culling cows, it is important to have a plan. This should include pregnancy testing and closely evaluating every cow. Culling selections are an important part of moving your herd genetically in the right direction, says Jack Holden, Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont. He is part of a family that has been raising Hereford seedstock for more ...
Feed Composition Tables: How to use the 2017 data to mix the …
WEBApr 10, 2017 · Calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) are important minerals to consider in most feeding situations. Potassium (K) is more important as the concentrate level increases, and when NPN is substituted for intact protein in the diet. Sulfur (S) also becomes more important as the NPN level increases in the diet.
Yes, profitable ranching is possible. Here’s how - Beef Magazine
WEBSep 7, 2017 · Even though good economists and Extension educators have told me that few or none of the ranches in America with 100 cows or less are profitable, I want to tell you that ANY ranch, regardless of how many cows you have, can be. Let’s examine some of the fundamentals of profitable ranching. There are four areas that we must manage: Production.
The Calving Process – Understanding the Three Stages - Beef …
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Defining when to assist in a delivery often depends on experience. Parturition, or the birthing process, has three stages. Understanding the stages is critical in order to know when/if we need to provide assistance during calving season to increase the likelihood a live calf is born alive and off to a good start. Stage 1: Dilation of the Cervix.
Two rations to feed early-weaned calves - Beef Magazine
WEBJul 13, 2017 · Also included in the reports are these eight pieces of advice. 1. The calves should be placed in a small pen with shelter available. The feed bunk and water source should be easily accessible and recognizable. 2. The ration needs to be high in energy and protein and highly palatable.
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