Tag: cattle
Ohio cattle breeders can gain exposure in OCA program
The Best of the Buckeye Program provides Ohio seedstock breeders a marketing opportunity and creates a source for moderately priced show steers and heifers.
Holstein pedigrees feature new traits
Feed Efficiency, Fertility Index, and Sire Calving Ease are now displayed on all versions of pedigrees for the subject animal, sire and dam.
2 types of livestock insurance policies
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency offers protection to livestock producers in two main policy types: Livestock Gross Margin and Livestock Risk Protection.
Kohler family keeps Guernsey tradition alive
The Guernsey breed is a mainstay at the Kohler family farm in Fairfield County, and the herd has been recognized at the national level.
Penn State’s first online beef sale is a success
Penn State University's Department of Animal Science grossed $62,350 on 15 live lots and three embryo lots in its first inline production sale.
Prevention of abomasal bloat in dairy calves
If abomasal bloat is occurring on your farm, one of the first things that should be examined is the precise details of the nutrition program.
Fencing out cattle improves herd health
When water quality is compromised cattle will not receive the proper nutrition that they need to grow, regulate their body temperature, reproduce and digest as well as many other bodily functions.
Ohio Holstein sale auctions 66
The Ohio Holstein Fall Sale was at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio, Oct. 29. The sale averaged $1,977 on 66 live lots.
Bovine TB identified in Michigan steer
The animal was identified as possibly diseased and removed from the human food chain by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service.
From serving to farming
Garret and Natalie Love, Linesville, Pa., returned to the farm after service in the Ohio Air National Guard. They now manage a herd of 70 black Angus.
