Ten Practices to Improve the Profitability of Your Cowherd

Ten Practices to Improve the Profitability of Your Cowherd

Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University State Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist We have tight cattle supplies and record cattle prices, but costs of production have also increased. The industry is still in a place that if you are not in control of your...
Highlights from the 2023 Panhandle Cattlemen’s College

Highlights from the 2023 Panhandle Cattlemen’s College

The 2023 Panhandle Cattlemen’s College is in the books. This intensive three-day program was developed to meet the needs of cattlemen as they work to improve their reproductive success and expand their knowledge of basic management skills. The program was a...
Culling: The Key to Genetic Progress

Culling: The Key to Genetic Progress

  Whether we are watching a NCBA Cattlemen to Cattlemen episode covering a successful commercial operation or reading about a well-established, multigenerational seedstock operation, one management practice  seems to be a common thread for success…”culling”...
Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

De’Anthony Price, Agriculture & Natural Resource Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm-season, annual legume native to India and Pakistan. The crop grows up to nine feet tall and was originally a fiber crop. In...
2024 NCBA Redbook Cattle Pocket-Record Calendars Now Available

2024 NCBA Redbook Cattle Pocket-Record Calendars Now Available

The 2024 edition of the Redbook is now available to help cattle producers effectively and efficiently record their daily production efforts, which can enhance profitability and reduce stress levels. The pocket-sized calendar was developed by the National Cattlemen’s...