Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPractice Tick Safety to Avoid Getting an Allergy to Red Meat
The bite of the long horn tick can cause people to develop an allergy to red meat. The cause of the allergy and practices to minimize risk are discus…
3 years, 1 month ago
Zoonotic Disease Risks during Calving Season
Several diseases can spread from cattle to humans. Good hygiene practices and understanding risks help to minimize the likelihood of contracting the …
3 years, 1 month ago
Why Grazing Before Pastures are Ready can Have Lasting Impacts and How to Limit the Damage
If pastures are grazed to early, it can have detrimental impacts on grass health and productivity. When pastures are safe to graze and strategies to …
3 years, 1 month ago
Taming Toxic Plants
Dr. Derek Scasta with Wyoming Extension discusses plants on rangeland and pastures in the High Plains that can be poisonous to livestock and manageme…
3 years, 1 month ago
Garlic for Horn Fly Control
Dave Boxler discusses research that has examined feeding garlic to cattle to reduce the incidience of horn flies feeding on them.
3 years, 1 month ago
Wheat May Have More Value as Forage than Taking it to Grain
A shortage of feed, both hay and pasture, is making the option of using wheat for forage, either through grazing or harvesting as hay or silage, comp…
3 years, 1 month ago
Horn Flies and Control Options
Options to control horn flies on cattle and practices to reduce resistance to insecticide products are discussed.
3 years, 1 month ago
Packing Small Grain Silage When It Is Too Wet Can Be a Costly Mistake
Recent research with producers documented the importance of getting the right moisture content when packing silage to ensure proper fermentation, mai…
3 years, 1 month ago
Calculating the Value of Nutrients in Manure
Manure can be an excellent nutrient source for crops and pasture. The process for measuring fertilizer value in manure and matching that to crop nutr…
3 years, 2 months ago
Genetic Selection, Environmental Adaptation and Stress Resilience - What are we learning?
Dr. Jared Decker from the University of Misssouri discusses research examining how genetic traits that impact cattle resilience in a specific environ…
3 years, 2 months ago