Nicole Cowling honoured for her contribution to the Clarence Valley community
Local show societies are working hard to put on some of the best shows yet. Click to check the original article.
Haven for youth at Mount Isa's first dedicated bicycle facility
The city’s first dedicated bicycle facility will open to promote positive behaviours amongst youth and prevent them from engaging in criminal activities. Click to check the original article.
Cattle breeding country listed for $5000/breeder area | Video
Morcambe Station is described as 20,112 hectares of low-cost breeding country on the market for about $5000/breeder area. Click to check the original article.
Farmers on alert as guava root-knot nematode takes hold in Queensland
Guava root-knot nematode has been confirmed on a second property in Queensland at Hervey Bay. Click to check the original article.
President Biden calls for unity in SOTU
President Biden tried to convey a message of bipartisanship during his State of the Union Address. However, several contentious exchanges with Republican lawmakers during the speech underscored just how hard it may be pass meaningful legislation in a divided Congress. The President touted strong job growth, overcoming the pandemic and recent good news on inflation […]
Beef Spectacular Feedback Trial 2023: Mindblowing profit variation
Trial analyst Jeff House continues to be astounded by the variation in profitability Click to check the original article.
Tweed Valley the latest addition to NSW Farmers’ powerful lobbying base | The Land
The newly appointed Tweed branch chairman Craig Huf, a former Darling Downs cropping farmer now running beef cattle at Burringbar, pointed to some of the key concerns of member farmers with the number one complaint being a lack of allowable secondary dwellings on family farms to cater for the next generation. Click to check the […]
Winter hay worries | Beef Magazine
Grass tetany and nitrate poisoning are issues that we typically associate with animals grazing. However, both issues can be a problem in winter when animal diets are limited by what they are fed. Is your herd safe from possible hay worries? Tetany occurs when an animal’s diet doesn’t have enough magnesium to meet nutritional needs. Complications […]
Mud management in the feedlot
Mud could be the biggest environmental problem facing some Corn-Belt cattle feeders right now. Not only does it affect animal performance, but it can also affect feedlot owner behavior. Some cattle feeders may be less inclined to purchase/add cattle to an already muddy feedlot. Mud reduces accessibility to feedbunks for cattle. The general effect of […]
A look into the costs of mud
Mud, like we’re experiencing this winter and also as has been experienced in most recent winters, can have significant impact on performance in a cow/calf operation. During last winter’s Ohio Beef School webinar series, then OSU Animal Sciences’ PhD candidate Kirsten Nickles’ shared her research into the impact of mud on the cow herd. In […]
Beef cow numbers decline 3.6%
USDA-NASS released their January 1, 2023, cattle inventory estimates last week. To no one’s surprise, the report confirmed another year of contraction in the beef cattle industry. According to the report, cattle inventories totaled 89.27 million head, a 3% decline year over year. The table at the end of this article provides estimates for each […]
Dias Joins K-State Animal Sciences and Industry Department
Dr. Nicholas Wege Dias is a new assistant professor in the Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry Department. Dias is a beef cattle reproductive physiologist who focuses on the ultimate fertility factors of cows to create management strategies for producers that help improve fertility in their herds. His appointment is 40% research and 60% […]