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Producers who trucked in supplemental forages from further north last year will likely be out of luck this season thanks to the expansive drought. Instead they are turning to alternative cattle feed options.

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  • Aug. 20, 2012
    Article

    Get Creative With Feeding Options

    Producers who trucked in supplemental forages from further north last year will likely be out of luck this season thanks to the expansive drought. Instead they are turning to alternative cattle feed options....More
  • Feb. 28, 2012
    Article

    Injectible Trace Minerals Help Shipping-Stressed Stockers

    Injectible trace minerals were beneficial in improving performance and health parameters of shipping-stressed stockers in a University of Arkansas (UA) receiving trial....More
  • Feb. 23, 2012
    Article

    Fetal Programming Studies Show Supplementation Pays

    If you look at some of the research that’s been done on the value of supplementing cows, you could get the idea that it’s not all that profitable, says Rick Funston, a University of Nebraska reproductive physiologist in North Platte....More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
    video

    Research Continues To Confirm Fetal Programming Importance

    Research is revealing how important fetal programming is to the productivity of the calf. Researchers are learning that the nutritional level of the cow during the third trimester of pregnancy has significant influence on the animal’s ability to gain efficiency and reach the Choice grade if it’s a fed steer, or produce calves that meet the ranch’s production goals if it’s a replacement heifer....More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
    Article

    Diagnosing Respiratory Infection

    The scenario might sound familiar: You take a couple laps around the arena with your horse, and suddenly he starts coughing so hard he yanks the reins out of your hands. You let him rest but he doesn't seem to be able to catch his breath. Could he have picked up a respiratory infection at the last horse show?...More
  • Dec. 2, 2011
    article

    Consider Energy & Protein In Drought Supplementation

    Some of the key elements to successfully managing a cattle operation through a drought are managing number of head/day; evaluating both short- and long-term outcomes associated with decisions; and not being afraid to think outside the box....More
  • Nov. 1, 2011
    article

    Trace Minerals Improve Semen Quality

    Fresh and frozen sperm quality was enhanced in bulls fed an organic trace mineral supplement compared to bulls fed a more traditional inorganic mineral supplement....More
  • Oct. 31, 2011
    article

    Make Informed Decisions About Protein Supplementation

    Many ranchers in the region utilize dormant forages, crop residues, or other low-quality forages for a portion of their forage resources for winter grazing....More
  • Oct. 14, 2011
    blog

    Before You Supplement, Review The Science

    When I talk or write about my "five essentials for successful ranch management”, I often get questions, and sometimes challenges, about my point of “war on cost.” The question usually is something like, “We’ve been cutting cost for a long time, and it gets more difficult. Why can’t we figure out how to get more income? Why do we have to keep cutting costs?”...More
  • Oct. 1, 2011
    article

    Cow Nutrition During Early Gestation Is Important

    What a pregnant cow eats during early gestation – both quantity and quality – can have long-lasting effects on her calf. That’s a concept, however, that appears to be little understood or practiced by many producers....More
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