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This section covers information pertaining to cattle feed and livestock feeding. Nutrition is an important area in livestock production. Ranches today keep a close eye on feed and nutrition. Try keyword searches like by-products, commodities, or total digestible nutrients, and you find scores of helpful articles.
Genetically Engineered Corn Facing A Resistance Issue
published: December 31st 2011 source: KTIC
One of the nation's most widely planted crops _ a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide _ may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing resistance more quickly than scientists expected....
Proper Mineral Management Key To Healthy Cattle
published: December 20th 2011 source: Purdue University
Beef producers shouldn't overlook proper mineral intake as part of an overall feeding plan, according to a Purdue Extension specialist. Ron Lemenager, a professor of animal sciences, said minerals are becoming a more important issue as feed options have changed....
Feed Shopping
published: December 5th 2011 by: David Burton source: News-Leader.com
Shopping for cattle feed may not be as newsworthy as Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but a little shopping can result in a feed cost reduction and more dollars in a cattle producer's hand next spring. That is why Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension, says now is the best feed shopping time for beef producers....
Balanced Nutrition, Age Grouping Keys To Efficient Winter Cattle Feeding
published: November 18th 2011 by: Donald Stotts source: Oklahoma State University Extension
STILLWATER, Okla. – Drought-ravaged pastures and tight hay supplies means that cattle producers must take extra care this winter to balance the right amount of forage and supplement for their breeding females, especially the young animals....
Crop Input Price Surge Predicted For 2012
published: November 14th 2011 by: Jane Fyksen source: Agri-View
In today's volatile markets-even before they put this year's harvest to bed-most producers already have an eye on the 2012 season. So do experts at Purdue University and Ohio State University, who are warning of a crop input price "surge" next year....
Sorting Cows For More Efficient Winter Supplemental Feeding
published: November 4th 2011 by: Dr. Glenn Selk source: TSCRA
Cow calf producers in the Southern Plains are searching for every management strategy that will improve the efficiency of the feeding program for their cow herds. Drought-shortened pastures and reduced and/or expensive hay supplies mean that feed wastage must be eliminated....
Whole Cotton Plants May Be Source Of Feed During Drought
published: October 25th 2011 source: AgriLife Communications
Texas beef producers are exploring the use of whole cotton plants as a protein source for cattle due to extreme drought conditions, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. "Due to the continued extreme drought, many cattle producers are examining new options for feeding cattle instead of traditional grass hay," said Dr....
Studies Focuses On Residual-Feed Intake to Evaluate Feed Efficiency
published: October 11th 2011 by: Blair Fannin source: Texas AgriLife
Feed efficiency in beef cattle is getting a closer look by a Texas AgriLife Research scientist, who is evaluating both feedlot performance and feed intake to improve profitability and reduce the environmental impact of beef production systems....
China Expected To Grow More Corn
published: October 5th 2011 source: KTIC
The U.S. Grains Council estimates a bumper corn crop in China this year of 167-million metric tons, an increase of approximately 9-million tons over last year. The estimate was developed by the USGC's China Corn Harvest Tour, which concluded its annual survey last week....
Drought Feeding Management
published: September 15th 2011 by: Dennis Herd
Where pasture is still plentiful, but low in quality, the following suggestions are made concerning supplementation: 1. Provide a good mineral supplement which will maintain forage intake and efficient utilization....
USDA Says Crops Yields Down Nationally
published: September 14th 2011 by: Chris Hurt source: Purdue University
The latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show lower-than-normal corn and soybean yields across the nation, with the biggest crop losses in Indiana. This is the second consecutive year for national crop yields below the expected average, straining already tight world grain supplies and keeping commodity prices high, said Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt....
Lower Corn Crop Yield Expected
published: September 3rd 2011 source: KTIC
The Linn Group, a Chicago-based commodity research and brokerage firm, on Wednesday lowered its forecast of the 2011 U.S. corn yield to 149.1 bushels per acre, from 152.1 early this month. The firm cut its estimate of U....
USDA Predicts Record Feed Prices
published: July 6th 2011 source: USDA
Agriculture Department Chief Economist Joe Glauber announced June 30 that a new USDA forecast predicts a rise in both U.S. beef and pork exports. However, some analysts remain skeptical of the predictions, as costs for feed and other inputs continue to cut into producer profit margins and suppress livestock and poultry expansions....
Feeding Low -Quality Wheat--What’s Involved
published: June 22nd 2011 by: Mauricio Espinoza source: Ohio State University Extension
As some farmers face the probability of low-quality wheat this growing season -- in some cases below quality standards for milling -- they may need to look for alternative markets for their crop. One option is to use it as animal feed, but several factors need to be considered before incorporating this wheat into livestock diets....
Corn Doubles Production With Less Inputs
published: June 1st 2011 source: The Fertilizer Institute
Washington, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) announced Tuesday that between 1980 and 2010, U.S. farmers nearly doubled corn production using slightly fewer fertilizer nutrients than were used in 1980....
Research Evaluating Potential Of Ethanol ByProduct
published: May 13th 2011
Cattle producers will soon learn how another ethanol by-product can be used as a feed source. Condensed distillers solubles or often referred to as "syrup".can replace traditional protein and energy sources in beef cattle diets and add ration condition to increase palatability....
Grass-fed beef conference scheduled for June 8-9th
published: May 13th 2011 by: Blair Fannin
COLLEGE STATION – A conference that will address the growing trend of grass-fed beef production is scheduled June 8-9 at Texas A&M University in College Station. Sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M de-partment of animal science, the conference will give a complete overview of this “rapidly growing segment of the beef industry,” said Dr....
Managing Your Bull’s Condition
published: March 28th 2011 by: Kris Ringwald source: North Dakota Extension
How much should mature bulls weigh? Bull nutritional requirements are based on the projected value at mature weight. This means we have to answer the question about how much our bull will weigh at maturity....
Pickling Lime May Extend Cattle Feeds
published: March 10th 2011 source: Hay and Forage Grower
New university research has shown that a substantial portion of the grain in cattle feed can be replaced with corn stover that has been treated with a common food ingredient known as hydrated lime or pickling lime....
Cattle Body Condition Research Calls For Maintaining a 5-6 Score
published: March 2nd 2011 source: Farm and Ranch Guide
Research suggests that feeding cows a ration that maintains a body condition score of five or six throughout gestation will help produce healthy calves. Calves from cows that were not too fat or too thin throughout gestation - also appear to gain better than those calves from cows that were too fat or too thin....
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