Tag: cattle
Performance test bull sale March 30
The 45th Performance-Tested Bull Sale will be held March 30, at noon, at Pennsylvania's Livestock Evaluation Center in Rock Springs, Centre County.
Planning for summer calf care
Some studies comparing summer to winter calf growth show calves grow better in the winter. Learn how to keep your calves cool and eating in the summer.
Cattlemen need to be on lookout for fake news
A few months ago, a veterinarian wrote a column on ideal cow size, naming 750 to 900 lb. as the ideal with little more than "observations" to back it up.
How to select quality replacement heifers
The selection of replacement heifers is important to the beef herd as a whole but can be costly. Use the following tips to make the right selections.
Ohio Beef Expo to recognize friends
The friends of the Ohio Beef Expo are an important part of what makes each year's event a success.
Waterers are the key to E. coli contamination in cattle
Water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of E. coli in cattle, which can then spread the pathogen to people through bacteria in feces.
Hereford sires accepted in Integrity Beef Alliance
The Integrity Beef Alliance, a program focused on quality and uniform, preconditioned cattle, is now accepting Hereford bulls in its terminal program.
Facial recognition can track cows’ feed intake
Cargill and Cainthus, a Dublin-based machine vision company, created a partnership that will bring facial recognition technology to dairy farms across the world.
Cattle handling for beginners
Stockmanship is setting cattle up to do what you want them to do. Follow these basic tips for low-stress cattle handling.
CattleFax: Margins are tight, but cattle outlook strong in 2018
CattleFax beef cattle outlook: 'Demand is robust on all fronts' but expect tight margins. Profitable price levels still out there for the cow-calf segment; feeders and backgrounders, not so much.
