DENVER, CO – The National Western Stock Show complex and grounds looks very different this January. It is usually bustling with cowboy boots and horse trailers, now just empty parking lots and barn stalls. Back in September, Stock Show management made the difficult decision to postpone the National Western Stock Show by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to resume the event in January 2022. With an open January schedule for…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Extension beef experts are hosting a new program for producers with less than five years of experience or individuals considering starting a beef cattle operation. The virtual program, Purdue Beef Basics, is scheduled for Tuesday evenings from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (ET) starting on Jan. 19 and ending on March 9, 2021. Participants will gain knowledge and skills related to beef cattle management and establish good recordkeeping habits. Purdue…
Trump Administration Highlights Record Levels of Investment in 2020 to Build Rural American Prosperity | Rural Development (usda.gov)
K-State experts say grazing cattle on crop residue is option for winter feeding MANHATTAN, Kan. — Most cattle producers will agree that hauling feed and delivering hay to the cattle in the winter can be labor intensive and expensive. Experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute point to grazing crop residues as one option to reduce feed expenses and minimize daily labor with proper planning and regular monitoring. “Many producers have…
Chris Penrose, Extension Educator, Morgan County (originally published in Farm and Dairy) Would placing water in strategic locations improve your pasture management? Well, the growing season may be over but the grazing season may not. My whole career I have heard many talking about how long the grazing rotation should be: maybe 14 days in the spring or 60 in late summer during dry weather. I have also heard the discussion over which is…
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South Dakota State University https://extension.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2020-10/P-00188.pdf
Dr. Michelle Arnold, UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 1. What is “blackleg”? This is a rapidly fatal disease of cattle, typically calves 6-12 months of age, caused by the bacterium Clostridium chauvoei. Sheep may also be affected. In a majority of cases, affected calves are simply found dead in the pasture with no symptoms of disease. It usually affects calves in good nutritional condition (the “fattest and slickest”) within a group. As the bacterium grows,…