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Roughages can be provided in a variety of forms, from more common forage crops such as corn silage and alfalfa hay to ...
CLAVET, Sask. — Ergot is increasingly creeping into cereals in Western Canada, as well as into cattle feed. If grain has been contaminated by the fungus, it will be refused for human consumption and ...
Virtually all calf starter grain formulations in the U.S. currently lean on soybean meal as their main protein source. But ...
BY ALICIA BOORCottonwood Extension DistrictThis year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test ...
When it comes to starting freshly weaned calves on feed, cattle producers have likely heard the saying, “Calves never get over a bad start.” But Ted Perry, a cattle nutritionist with Purina Animal ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A biosecurity plan will be different for every cattle operation. “There is not a one-size-fits-all ...
Live Cattle futures closed the Monday session with contracts clipping back another 25 to 72 cents. Cash trade pulled back last week with $236 ($376 dressed) reported in the north, down $4-6 and ...
US ranchers finally moving to increase cattle supplies, JBS says Shoppers warned days of cheap food over as families pay an extra €3,000 a year for groceries ...
Chicago live cattle futures slipped on Monday while feeder and lean hog contracts eked out gains. Most-traded August live cattle contracts settled at 209.375 cents a pound, down 0.450 cents. October ...
The Jersey cows are lined up waiting their turn for the afternoon milking as Ken Ropp and Brett Yoder readied the parlor ...
October live cattle closed at 207.100 cents a pound, down 0.250 cents. Most-active August feeder cattle futures closed at 302.800 cents per pound, up 0.350 cents.