Marketing Your Freezer Beef
it is always essential to feed your livestock to the best of your ability. Clean water, adequate management
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it is always essential to feed your livestock to the best of your ability. Clean water, adequate management
Marketing Your Freezer Beef Read More »
Managing cows in a drylot can be a way to maintain the herd when forage production is reduced due to drought or as a part of a system when pasture is unavailable for other reasons. When cattle are managed in a drylot over an extended period of time, minerals and vitamins that need to be
Mineral and Vitamin Considerations When Drylotting Cows Read More »
The Hopcotts raise about 1,000 head of cattle each year
Hopcott Farms up for BC Outstanding Young Farmer award Read More »
When Martin Unrau was president of the Canadian Cattle Association about a decade ago, he frequently delivered the same message to politicians and bureaucrats in Ottawa. It was simple: government shouldn’t favour one sector within agriculture over other sectors. Most of the time, whoever was listening would nod and agree, but nothing would happen. The
Ag policies called biased toward grain Read More »
Cattle markets are approaching the end of the first quarter of 2023 on a very strong note. Animal prices across the board have been very robust. Fed cattle have traded above $165, 7-8 cwt feeder cattle have traded above $190, and 5-6 cwt calves have traded just short of $235/cwt.
Very Strong First Quarter Read More »
Pork producers play a fundamental role in environmental stewardship as they continue to prioritize sustainable production practices. Iowa State University animal science graduate research assistant Erika Johnson says continuous improvement in this area requires strengthening the understanding of the relationship between the environment and production practices. “Our recent pork industry sustainability tool, the wean-to-finish pork
New fact sheet supports wean-to-finish pork sustainability calculator Read More »
Long-time farmer Elwood Quinn shares his experiential knowledge to ensure that all born-alive piglets get raised and weaned
Tips for Post-farrowing success with Elwood Quinn Read More »
The Holstein Foundation will host a virtual Spring into Action Seminar on April 18, 2023, at 7 p.m. EST. The hour-long session titled, More Cheese Please, is sponsored by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI)
KISBEY – Sarah and Jim Anderson, along with their three children, Morgan, 8, Quinn, 6, and Cole, 3, live southeast of Kisbey on a ranch. The farm formerly was owned by Gerry and Betty Wyatt, who at the time built a sales barn for farmers to sell their purebred cattle. The Anderson family bought the
Cattle play a big role in the success of the Anderson farm Read More »
Beef producers in Nebraska and across the nation have seen increased prices and returns over the past year as demand continued to build after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nebraska’s Beef Industry Scholars Tackle Policy Concerns Read More »