What Can You Do on Your Beef Operation to Protect Water Quality?
By Dr. Mindy Spiehs, U of M Beef Team. Those of us who live in Minnesota know how lucky we are to live in the "Land of 10,000 Lakes."

Monitor Beef Herd’s Mineral Consumption
By Clyde Lane, Jr., Professor Animal Science and published by University of Tennessee in Beef Cattle Time, Volume 25, Number 2, Spring 2007

Prepare Now for a Dry Spring
By John B. Hall, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech.- Without a doubt, Virginia is dry even though some areas have received a little rain. Short term climate predictions are for a dry March – May and possibly early summer. I hope by writing...

Corn Gluten Feed for Beef Cattle
By W. Warren Gill, Professor Animal Science and published by University of Tennessee in Beef Cattle Time, Volume 25, Number 2, Spring 2007

Winter Rations for Beef Calves
By David L. Lalman Department of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri - Stocker calves, weighing from 350 to 500 pounds, are wintered on a variety of rations on Missouri farms. The feedstuffs available and the desired rate of gain on the calves...

Feeding Alternatives When Hay Supplies
By Clyde Lane, Jr., Professor Animal Science and published by University of Tennessee in Beef Cattle Time, Volume 25, Number 1, Winter 2007 - Are you faced with a short supply of hay for your beef herd this winter? If so, it is time to look at some alternative...

Cattle, Corn, and Alternative Feeds
By Rebecca Schafer, livestock Extension educator Alvaro Garcia, Extension dairy specialist - With the high prices of corn, many producers are looking for energy and protein alternatives to replace either all or a portion of the corn they have been...

How useful are blocks and dry licks for livestock in a drought?
By Doug Alcock Livestock Officer, Extensive Industries Development, Cooma and published by NSW DPI.

Distiller’s Grains for Beef Cattle
By Warren Gill, Professor Animal Science and published by University of Tennessee in Beef Cattle Time, Volume 25, Number 1, Winter 2007 - Distiller’s co-product feeding is not a new topic in Tennessee, but the expansion of the ethanol production industry...

High Priced Corn and Dairy Cow Rations
By Alvaro Garcia, Kenneth Kalscheur, Arnold Hippen, Dairy Science Department, and Rebecca Schafer, Extension educator, South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service - Corn grain usually makes up 30 to 35% of the total ration dry matter (DM)...

Winter Feeding Beef Cows
By Dr. Bart Lardner, Research Scientist, WBDC - Producers are seeking ways to reduce winter feeding costs by managing beef cows in extensive (field) systems.

Oilseed Crops In Beef Cattle Rations
By Julie Walker, Extension beef specialist - Oilseed crops are produced throughout South Dakota for human consumption. However, when unpredictable environments create immature, frost-damaged, or otherwise poor quality oilseeds unfit for human consumption...

Nutrient Requirements Of Beef Cattle
By David Lalman, Associate Professor, Beef Cattle, Oklahoma State University Extension.

Feeding Natural Cattle
By Tyler A. Melroe and Erik R. Loe, Animal and Range Sciences Department - Some consumers are willing to pay a premium for “natural” beef products from production systems not utilizing implants, ionophores, or antibiotics. Producers marketing to these...

Supplementary feeding of cattle
By Ian Blackwood, Livestock Officer, Extensive Industries Development, Paterson (Tocal)and Ed Clayton, Former Livestock Officer - Early in a drought there is usually plenty of poor quality dry feed, which animals cannot use efficiently.