Archive for December 2019

As consumers glean more information about where their food comes from, producers need to focus on how they manage their farm or ranch. Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification is a…

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has announced its second Factory Farm Detox, a campaign it hopes will encourage Americans to “eliminate factory-farmed foods”…

Coastal Maine has a lot of seaweed, and a fair number of cows. A group of scientists and farmers think that pairing the two could help unlock a way to…

Cull cows represent approximately 20% of the gross income of any commercial cow operation. Cull beef cows represent 10% of the beef that is consumed in the United States. Therefore,…

In 2014, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) established guidelines for the dehorning and castration of calves. On a regular basis, the AABP reviews and updates its guidelines to…

This final newsletter for 2019 is a good time to encourage cattle producers to reflect on the past year as you think ahead to the coming year.  No matter how…

The editors at AgWeb.com are looking at experts’ projections for a variety of commodities in 2020 to help you succeed and be profitable in the coming year. Here’s a look…

Cattle sold on a dressed basis in the north on Friday at $195 to $196 per cwt., $3 to $4 higher than last week. Many southern feedyards were asking $123 on Friday,…

The value of seeding alfalfa into corn silage might not be obvious, but John Grabber, a research agronomist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, says this system is designed to solve…

How Much Hay Will A Cow Consume? Estimating forage usage by cows is an important part of the task of calculating winter feed needs.  Hay or standing forage intake must…