Over a conservative 150-day grazing season, that’s more than 110 hours saved each year, translating to significant labor ...
A good system of grazing is one that uses livestock behavior to sustain forage and animal production at a low cost. No single grazing system will be suitable for all ...
At Whitworth Cattle Farm, preparation for a hard freeze begins weeks in advance — long before frost ever hits the ground.
Water is arguably the most important nutrient. Newly arrived calves are thirsty, and many may be unfamiliar with automatic waterers. Strategies such as removing floats to expose open water, adjusting ...
Cattle feeders and packers were in a standoff most of the week, with beef packers able to push the Monday-Thursday average lower for the five direct-market areas falling $1.23 to $153.84. Cash trading ...
Inventive farmers are mitigating the risk of bovine TB spreading from badgers to their dairy and beef cattle by devising their own obstacles to wildlife incursions. Some of the winners in the 2021 ...
A dip in cattle prices slowed feeder cattle marketing. University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith said feeders are ...