by external | Feb 14, 2020
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....
by external | Feb 7, 2020
Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The latest Cattle report issued by USDA confirms that cyclical herd expansion in the U.S. is over. The total inventory of all cattle and calves on January 1, 2020 was 94.413 million...
by Marcelo Wallau | Jan 31, 2020
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...
by ndilorenzo | Jan 24, 2020
Gleise Silva and Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Beef cattle are often provided supplemental nutrients to enhance performance and economic return to the operation, but the labor associated with supplementation can increase total...
by external | Jan 10, 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...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 20, 2019
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...