BY ALICIA BOORCottonwood Extension DistrictThis year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test ...

Howard Lyman remembers his days as a Montana cattleman, a fourth-generation rancher who raised some 30,000 cattle for slaughter at a farm and feedlot southeast of Great Falls. He also remembers ...

• As of Jan. 1, 2024, Nebraska had 6,250,000 cattle and calves, and 2,750,000 cattle on feed. This puts Nebraska second in the country for cattle, after Texas, and accounts for 7.17% of the U.S ...

These values can be used to balance cattle feed rations for energy requirements. “Relative feed value (is often reported and considers forage dry matter digestibility and dry matter intake ...

Less reliance on bought-in cereals and greater use of home-grown forage in cattle rations, as well as a sharper focus on herd ...

Dairy cows require a high-quality diet. Most rations include supplemental vitamin A, D, E and selenium. When it comes to formulating a quality livestock ration, the key ingredient may be a good ...

Cattle inventory was 1% below the same date a year ago and in line with pre-report expectations, while placements were ...

This is great for corn producers, rough on livestock feeders. “Feed is high. It’s high for everyone,” Warren Rusche said during a seminar Jan. 5 at the Dakota Farm Show in Vermillion. Costs ...

- Feed ration “little and often”. ... At Capper Trading they have been feeding beef cattle for over 40 years and have always recognised the importance of structural fibre in the diet.

Where to start The first aim of a cost-effective ration is to feed as much forage available and of the quality permitted. If silage is low in ME (under 10.2ME), high in NDF (over 50%) and low in ...

This year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low-test weight and sprouted grain. This ...