Test forages for nitrates prior to grazing or haying.

High levels of nitrates in corn silage can be toxic to animals and humans.

Net farm income averaged $180,746.

Inadequate nutrition can cause cows to lose weight and body condition.

Quantitative genetic selection can help producers make good breeding decisions.

Plants can help signal overgrazing on rangeland.

Range monitoring helps producers provide abundant and nutritious forage for their livestock.

Producers have several options for controlling flies.

Pinkeye can result in increased labor, the need to purchase antibiotics, decreased weaning weights and lower prices paid for animals with scarred eyes.

Bacteria, ultraviolet light and high fly numbers are among the risk factors for this infectious disease.