How Can Producers Use the Female Cattle Market to Plan?

How Can Producers Use the Female Cattle Market to Plan?

Total beef cattle slaughter has declined by 3.5 percent since January, and is forecasted to decline by an additional 2.6 percent by the end of the year. According to the USDA September Livestock Slaughter Report, female slaughter is up from last month by 11.4 percent...
CalfDex: A Free Basic Record App for Cow-Calf Producers

CalfDex: A Free Basic Record App for Cow-Calf Producers

  Audrey Marchek, Ted Schroeder, Robert Larson, and Jake Hefley, Kansas State University In December 2022, the framework design for CalfDex, a newly available animal data recording tool, was completed. Developers of CalfDex are now in the process of finalizing...
Friday Feature:  World’s Tallest Steer

Friday Feature: World’s Tallest Steer

This week’s featured video was published by the Guinness World Records to recognize Tommy the World’s Tallest Steer.  Tommy is a 13 year old, 6’1″ Brown Swiss Steer, owned by Fred Balawender, Cheshire, Massachusetts.  He was named after Tom...
Fall Cover Crop Options and Planting Rates

Fall Cover Crop Options and Planting Rates

Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Crop IPM Agent; Audrey Gamble, AU Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences; Ann Blount, Southern Seed Certification   As corn harvest wraps up and the peanut/cotton harvest begins, now is the time to plan for and coordinate a field’s...