Testing forage quality is key to exercising proper cattle nutrition all year long. According to Andrew McCorkill, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist, alfalfa is a sweet treat to ...
A field of emerald-colored winter wheat flanks the freestall barns of Skyview Dairy, and the adjoining alfalfa crops have new growth. Holstein heifers romp in their outdoor corral and, in the ...
As calving season looms in the not so distant future, the first things that come to my mind is considering plans for pre-calving vaccination of pregnant cows, and thinking about controlling calf ...
Feed cost is often one of the most expensive inputs when trying to balance the beef cattle budget. To help reduce that expense, midwestern producers will sometimes look to alternative feed products ...
The wind whipped dust around Latoya Laner’s face, her hand-beaded earrings swaying as she greeted a semi-truck driver on a sunny autumn afternoon. Late ...
Her main job: to keep eyes on the nearly 2,450 cattle, owned by 10 different Western Slope ranchers, grazing in the high county. She keeps a close watch on the one gravel road into the permit area, ...