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Timely Topic Archive
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Economic Advantages to Implanting Nursing Calves
Many new technologies have been made available to the beef industry over the last 50 years. Few technologies have the potential return on investment as do growth promoting implants for nursing calves.
Author: Dr. Glenn Selk, Professor-Animal Reproduction Specialist
Date published: May-25-09
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Grubs in Pastures
Grubs have been a problem in lawns for many years but now they seem to becoming more common in pastures also.
Author: Dr. Bruce Anderson, Professor of Agronomy
Date published: May-28-09
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High Pressure Grazing
How are your pastures looking? Grass got way ahead of you? Changing grazing strategy to try and use it effectively?
Author: Dr. Bruce Anderson, Professor of Agronomy
Date published: Jun-04-09
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An Alternative to Expensive Summer
The calls continue to come in asking about the feasibility of dry-lotting beef cows. Dry-lotting cow/calf pairs seems like a lot of work.
Author: Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science
Date published: Jun-08-09
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Tuberculosis in Cattle
Tuberculosis of cattle (bovine TB) was once common in US cattle herds; damaging the health of cattle and, serving as an important source of human disease in the US. That was long ago. In 1917 the US began a program to protect public health by eliminating bovine TB from cattle and pasteurizing milk. This program has made bovine TB an extremely rare infection of cattle, and humans in the US today. Recently, bovine TB was diagnosed in cattle from a Nebraska ranch.
Author: Sherry Westphal, PPVM Veterinary Student
Date published: Jun-20-09
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What Size Fits “Best”
With high input costs, cattle producers continually refine and evaluate how resources are being allocated. Because feed cost make up the largest portion of annual cow costs, they look to attack feed cost to make their livestock enterprise competitive.
Author: Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science
Date published: Jul-01-09
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What’s A Feed Tag Telling You?
When looking at a feed tag, there is some information that is mandated by law that the feed manufacturer has to provide on a feed tag.
Author: Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science
Date published: Jul-10-09
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Flying Turnips or Rye Into Corn
Crop residues like corn stalks provide good winter feed. Adding turnips or cereal rye to them can sometimes make them even better.
Author: Dr. Bruce Anderson, Professor of Agronomy
Date published: Jul-16-09
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Planning Next Year's Grazing Today
Are you one of the fortunate ones to have extra grass this year?
Author: Dr. Bruce Anderson, Professor of Agronomy
Date published: Jul-24-09
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Some Pastures are Drying-Up Fast
The key to getting a cow/calf enterprise through dry conditions is to have a management plan.
Author: Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science
Date published: Aug-14-09
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