by Doug Mayo | Apr 8, 2022
One of the challenging questions cow/calf producers routinely face is which cows to cull at weaning time. This week’s video was produced by Oklahoma State University for their Sunup TV Show. In the video, Dr. Glenn Selk, Emeritus Cattle Specialist, refers to...
by Angela Gonella-Diaza | Apr 1, 2022
Authors: Mario Binelli, Angela Gonella-Diaza, Thiago Martins, Cecilia C. Rocha, Felipe A.C.C. Silva, Owen Rae, Joseph “Danny” Driver, Nicolas Di Lorenzo, Jose Dubeux, David Thomas The most critical animal category in Florida cow-calf operations is the yearling...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 25, 2022
Spring is officially here, so it is time to start thinking about beef herd management over the next few months. If you have not yet developed a ranch calendar for 2022, you may want to look through the 2022 Panhandle Ag Team Cattle & Forage Management...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 25, 2022
I am certain that many ranchers and cowboys have daydreamed about utilizing robots to handle routine farm chores. This week’s featured video was published by Smooth Ag Solutions to share the prototype of their V1 Ranch Rover. The V1 Ranch Rover can deliver...
by external | Mar 18, 2022
Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Over the past 30 years we have seen the number of Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) reported by beef breeds expand several times over. Over the past 20 years, $Values have...
by Kalyn Waters | Mar 11, 2022
Over average, castrated steer calves will bring $25 to $45/head more than bull calves at local livestock markets, the spread generally increases as calves get older/heavier – these calves will be significantly discounted when not castrated. Why will buyers pay...