U.S. Cattle Inventory Reaches a Plateau

U.S. Cattle Inventory Reaches a Plateau

Derrell S. Peel, Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist,Oklahoma State University USDA’s July Cattle Report shows that the inventory of all cattle and calves in the U.S. was unchanged year over year at 103 million head as of July 1.  The inventory of beef cows...
Friday Feature:  Repurposed Tire Water Troughs for Livestock

Friday Feature: Repurposed Tire Water Troughs for Livestock

This week’s featured video was produced bu the University of Kentucky, on their Eden Shale cattle demonstration farm.  On this farm they have been evaluating a number of cattle management practices.  This particular video shares the work they have done with...
It’s Hot Out There and Shade is Key to Cattle Performance

It’s Hot Out There and Shade is Key to Cattle Performance

As we close in on August, the unrelenting heat and humidity impacts everything we do on and off the farm. We know how serious the heat can affect us, and we make the necessary efforts to deal with it. It is also important that we make the necessary efforts to ensure...
Monday Feature:  Fence-Line Hay Feeders

Monday Feature: Fence-Line Hay Feeders

This week’s featured video was published by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture to share a new concept they have been studying.  They have been doing research on different types of fence line hay feeders.  The basic idea is that hay is placed in...
Strategies for an Adequate Forage Supply this Winter

Strategies for an Adequate Forage Supply this Winter

Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist and Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director The Florida Panhandle has been suffering through a drought that has reduced early season hay production. With summer halfway over, it is important to have a good...