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20 of 362 episodesFeeding Rye to Cattle on a Growing or Finishing Diet
Dr. Warren Rusche discusses research examining the inclusion of rye grains at various levels of feeding in both growing and finishing diets.
Extruded and Expelled Soybean Meal as a Partial Replacement for Dried Distillers Grains in Diets for Finishing Cattle
Dr. Warren Rusche from South Dakota State University discusses research showing an advantage in carcass weight for cattle fed extruded and e...
Prices Favor Limit-Feeding Stockers a High Energy Diet
There are advantadges of using an energy dense diet to grow calves instead of one's containing high levels of forage under current market co...
Comparing Soybeans to Distillers Grains as a Protein Supplement in Growing Diets
Dr. Jim MacDonald discusses the performance of growing cattle fed raw soybeans, roasted soybeans or distillers grains in a silage based diet...
Additional Vitamin A is Likely Needed When Cattle are Eating Brown Forage
Dr. Drewnoski discusses why Vitamin A is important for health and reproduction and when additional supplement is needed.
Winter Grazing Cows on Standing Corn and Feeding Shell Corn with Hay - A Producers Perspective
Doug Sieck of Selby, South Dakota discusses his experience grazing standing corn and feeding shell corn with hay when forage is short.
Limit Feeding Cows to Address a Shortage of Forage
Dr. Shike discusses research on feeding cows concentrates when roughage is in short supply.
Strategies When Weaning Calves in Stressful Conditions
Drought has stressed calves this summer. Ways to mitigate stress and enhance calf health are discussed.
Green Is Not Always Growth: Nebraska Pasture Conditions After Late Rains
Late season rains can bring green to rangeland and pastures, but caution should be used in grazing this limited growth.
Can Your Receiving Program Handle the Heat?
Hot, dry conditions can add additional stress to calves as the are recieved into the yard. Key things to pay attention to are discussed.
Cows Grazing Standing Corn – A Feed Option for this Summer, Fall, and Winter
Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler at the University of Kentucky discusses research on grazing standing corn and their experience in working with producers...
LRP-Feeder Cattle Insurance: Recent Enhancement and Performance History
LRP has changed tremendously since it started. Dr. Parsons discusses the opportunities it offers on calves and feeder cattle to manage price...
Build Cows that Stay - Heifer Development for Long Term Productivity
Recent research has confirmed management practices that enhance the potential for a replacement heifer to stay in the herd.
Early Weaning Strategies for Challenging Forage Conditions
Early weaning can help reduce forage demand on rangeland and pastures. Strategies for utilizing this option are discussed.
Limit Feeding Cows with Soy Hulls and Low Quality Hay
Dr. Brandon Smith discusses research that examined feeding 10-12 lbs. of soy hulls per day with limited access to CRP hay to dry, pregnant c...
Using Ultrasound for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Sexing Calves
Dr.Lindsay Waechter-Mead highlights the value of ultrasound as pregnancy diagnosis tool, the information it can provide and keys to timing o...
Using Composite Bull, Pooled Sexed Semen in Beef Heifers
Dr. Rick Funston discusses his experience in working with a commercial cow-calf operation to utilize sexed semen with heifers.
Strategic Cowherd Destocking to Promote Future Rebuilding
Evaluating options under current market conditions to keep a core of females from which to rebuild the cow herd going forward is discussed.
Early Weaning Calves - A Producer Perspective
John Maddux from near Imperial discusses how the operation has used early weaning as a tool to mitigate drought impacts.