Helping a Newborn Calf Breathe

Helping a Newborn Calf Breathe

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Despite our best efforts at bull selection and heifer development, cows or heifers occasionally need assistance at calving time. Every baby calf has a certain degree of respiratory acidosis....
The Right Steps for Cool-Season Forage Management

The Right Steps for Cool-Season Forage Management

Cleber Lopes de Sousa and Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Forage Team Most pasture acres in Florida are warm-season, perennial grasses; as winter comes, their production and nutritive value decrease. An alternative to overcome this shortfall of forage...
Cattle Market Factors to Watch in 2020

Cattle Market Factors to Watch in 2020

Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The new year brings with it several changes in ongoing market dynamics, some new opportunities, and some new risks and continuing challenges for cattle and beef markets. The watch list...
Friday Funny Feature:  The Beef Drool Log

Friday Funny Feature: The Beef Drool Log

For the past three years we have shared YouTube videos on a wide range of farming and agricultural topics.  I thought it would be fun to close out 2019 with a clever spoof of the yule log fireplace videos people play around Christmas on their TVs.  The Drool Log is a...