Designing Vaccination Programs
Vaccination programs in a cow herd need to be custom designed for the particular need of the herd. Victor Cortese, D.V.M., Ph.D., Dip. ABVP of Pfizer Animal Health explains how to assess vaccines and decide which ones are most suitable. This feature was...

US Feed Outlook
A fall in US feed grain production this month largely caused by dry weather has only partially been offset by increases in foreign production, according to the US Feed Outlook by the Economic Research Service of the USDA.

Market Definitions of Alternative Production Systems
By Kerry Smith Livestock and Meat Marketing Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Washington D.C. This publication is part of the University of Florida IFAS, 2008 Beef Cattle Short Course Proceedings. To...

September Beef Management Tips
By Dr. Scott P. Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, Virginia Tech. Beef managment tips for September.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
US red meat production is expected to continue to be strong in 2008 and together with broiler meat production is expected to rise next year according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA.

World Agricultural Production - September 2008
European corn production has dropped this year compared to last, but China is set for a record harvest according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service World Agricultural Production Report. At the same time Australia's harvest has been hit by drought,...

Economic Contributions of the Dairy Farming and Dairy Product Manufacturing Industries in the Southeast United States in 2005
By Thomas J. Stevens, Alan W. Hodges, W. David Mulkey, and Richard L. Kilmer. Published by the University of Florida, IFAS Extension.

Forage Focus: Using Low Quality Hay
Producing high quality hay depends upon cutting the forage plant at a vegetative stage and then getting enough dry sunny days to allow the plants to dry, ideally, to 15 to 18 percent moisture content before baling, writes Extension Educator Rory Lewandowski,...

The New Era of Herd Management with Today’s Lower Cost Identification Systems
By Robert H. West WestfaliaSurge, Inc. This feature was taken from the proceedings of the High Plains Dairy Conference. Identification, Software and Technology Help Large Herd Managers Retain Individual Cow Management Attention, Regardless of Herd ...

Mycotoxins in Dairy Cows: a Menace to Cows, Farmers and Consumers!
By Inês Rodrigues, Product Manager (Mycofix® Plus product line) - Biomin GmbH. The primary objective of dairy farmers is to optimize milk production and remain profitable over the long term. This isn’t simple given the volatility of the feed markets,...

Preparing to Test for Bovine TB 101
By Jamie Larson, University of Minnesota Beef Team. It’s back-to-school time and a lesson in preparing to TB test is due.

Mineral and Vitamin Nutrition for Beef Cattle
By Dr. Jane Parish, Associate Extension/Research Professor; and Dr. Justin Rhinehart, Assistant Extension Professor; Animal and Dairy Sciences. Mississippi State University Extension Service, MSU Cares.

Changing Times: Management Considerations for Cow-Calf Producers
By Dr. Scott P. Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, VA Tech. Without question, the landscape of the beef business has changed.

Ethanol Coproducts for Ruminant Livestock Diets
By Kenneth Kalscheur and Alvaro Garcia, Dairy Science Department, SDSU, Kurt Rosentrater, USDA - Agriculture Research Service and Cody Wright, Department of Animal and Range Science, SDSU.

Cattle Numbers Keep Dropping: Prices Headed Back Up
By Chris Hurt, Extension Economist, Purdue University. This article was published in the Ohio State University Extension Beef Team, Newsletter #599. Better days are likely ahead for the cattle industry as numbers keep dropping as producers adjust inventories...