Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCow Herd Report Card I. Measures of Performance
Calculating pregnancy rates, calving percentage, death loss and weaning percentage as a percent of cows exposed to breeding can give insights into wh…
2 years, 7 months ago
Manure Stockpiles: Mind Your Manners
Location and communication with neighbors are important when considering where to place manure in preparation for spreading.
2 years, 8 months ago
Protecting Farms and Ranches from Wildfires
Recognizing potential risks and taking steps to protect building sites, personal property, equipment and hay from fire can help reduce the impact sho…
2 years, 8 months ago
Trading Manure and Crop Residue, Considerations for a Fair Trade
Understanding the impact of crop residue removal to soil health and subsequent crop production along with nutrient value of manure needs to be known …
2 years, 8 months ago
Winter Rate of Gain and Implant Strategy of Stockers Influences Hot Carcass Weight
Research shows that rate of gain during the winter growing phase as well as implant strategy in both the winter and summer impacts carcass weights wh…
2 years, 8 months ago
Pricing Corn Destined for Feeding as Silage, Snaplage, Earlage or Grain
A discussion of the recently developed Excel spreadsheet tool that both crop producers and cattle feeders can utilize to calculate the grain value in…
2 years, 8 months ago
Welcome to the Feedlot: Best Management Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Cattle?
Keys to remember in caring for and starting cattle on feed when they are coming in to the feedyard are discussed.
2 years, 8 months ago
A Producers Perspective on Having both a Spring and Fall Calving Herd in the Sandhills
Russ Anderson from near Hyannis discusses how he utilizes a fall calving herd with his forage resources and how it complements his spring calving cow…
2 years, 8 months ago
Best Practices for Vaccinating Cattle, Handling Vaccines, and Caring for Animal Health Equipment
Key things to enhance the handling and effectiveness of vaccines are discussed.
2 years, 8 months ago
Fall Cattle Lice Treatments
Proper timing and the appropriate use of lice control products are discussed.
2 years, 8 months ago