Synchronization programs can be a good alternative to artificial insemination for heifers.
Management
NDSU’s Extension dairy specialist offers tips to keep calves cool in hot weather.
Net farm income averaged $180,746.
Fertilizer is good for plants, but not good for cattle.
Testing bulls for breeding soundness now could reduce the number of open cows later.
Horse barns and stalls that have been flooded need to be cleaned thoroughly and disinfected.
Snowstorms and flooding can cause long-term problems for livestock.
The safest recommendation is not to use mycotoxin-contaminated or moldy feed and hay.
One source of cost-sharing assistance is the 319 program.
NDSU’s Extension veterinarian offers advice to help cattle producers reduce the risk of scours and other problems.
Cattle producers can use grain or coproducts to stretch their feed supplies.
Livestock producers need to protect their animals from hypothermia and frostbite.
By reducing the intensity of the cattle in one area, producers can mitigate problems.
Livestock are a key cause of agricultural-related injuries.
NDSU’s FeedList Web site brings together sellers and buyers of feedstuffs.
Don’t wait until hay supplies run out to find other feeds.
Cattle management and marketing information is available at the click of a mouse.
NDSU’s winter storm information Web site helps urban and rural people cope with winter weather.
Calves require more feed as temperatures drop.
Cattle producers should protect their animals from the wind and extremely cold temperatures.
The seminar will highlight beef cattle research conducted at the HREC, NDSU and Mandan USDA-Agricultural Research Service.
Horses need to be protected from winter weather, too.
Lenders say North Dakota agricultural credit will be available and reasonably priced in 2009.
NDSU research shows light test-weight corn can be used as cattle feed.
The 2008-09 Eastern North Dakota Cattle Feedout helps producers understand the value of their herd's genetics in a feedlot situation.
Corn residue can help cut winter feeding costs for beef cattle.
The NDSU Extension Service is offering online video programs to address cattle issues.
Range monitoring helps producers provide abundant and nutritious forage for their livestock.
Plants can help signal overgrazing on rangeland.
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