With cattle prices at record highs, margins remain tight and good management is critical to successful cattle finishing. Join UW Madison Extension Regional Educators and Specialists for a workshop ...

The traditional practice of finishing cattle on corn may not be the only way to achieve high marbling, a desirable characteristic of quality beef. Researchers at the University of Illinois have ...

Nebraska Extension, Lallemand Animal Nutrition and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are offering a one-day conference focused on one of the largest components of many beef producers’ ...

As seed companies phase out brown midrib corn silage hybrids, producers are reevaluating how to maintain forage quality and ...

South Dakota cattle feeder Steve Masat of Redfield, South Dakota, and Rick Woehlhaff, owner of the Glacial Lakes Livestock in Watertown, South Dakota, reflect on market trends and feed supplies for ...

Researchers have discovered that high-quality beef and big per-head profits can be achieved by starting early-weaned cattle on corn and finishing them on a diet high in co-products. The traditional ...

Not all sorghums produce the same results when fed as silage to beef and dairy cows. By: Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Sorghum silage can provide an alternative to corn silage, ...

KERSEY – The temperature was in the low to mid-80s and the two silage corn cutters moved through the field effortlessly, kicking the chopped corn into the semi-trailers that followed alongside. The ...

Buyers need to know their full costs before purchasing stock, particularly in the current climate, writes Brian Reidy Buyers really need to know their full costs before purchasing stock, particularly ...

Factors affecting the nutritive value of whole-crop cereal silage for beef cattle were examined. In Experiment 1, finishing steers offered barley silage, harvested at the milky (262 g dry matter ...