Water is Everything

Chris Penrose, Agriculture and Natural Resources, OSU Extension, Morgan County Originally constructed in the ’60’s, this spring tank was recently rebuilt. Over the years as I have worked with producers developing a grazing system, you would expect fencing to be the major issue. As the paddocks are set up, water almost always becomes the major issue. If you are fortunate enough to have reliable ground water or public water, this issue is minimized.…

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Ensuring Cattle Maintain the Ability to Adapt

Researchers pave the way for genetic tests of cattle that can look for the presence of specific adaptations, such as heat resistance. by Austin Fitzgerald, University of Missouri Extension As a fourth-generation cattle farmer, Jared Decker knows that cattle suffer from health and productivity issues when they are taken from one environment — which the herd has spent generations adapting to — to a place with a different climate, a different elevation or…

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