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Simplify cattle marketing with this technique

May 24, 2019

Market news is confusing, so concentrate on the bids in your markets to see what to do.

May 1 hay stocks near record lows

May 20, 2019

Southern Plains hay stocks are so low that "other hay" prices will almost certainly be up this year.

Japan lifts restrictions on U.S. beef imports

May 17, 2019

Restrictions date to 2003 when BSE-positive cow was detected in United States.

Grazing history can answer future questions

May 1, 2019

Looking backward can help guide us into a brighter future with managed grazing.

Grazing through the winter

May 8, 2019

Controlled grazing and decent planning got us through a muddy and cold winter in good shape.

Reiterating the idea of a "natural cow"

April 30, 2019

True wisdom says high-tech cattle and highly profitable cattle are not the same thing.

How to transition away from hay feeding

May 9, 2019

First order of business: Make the commitment.

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The Grazier's Gazette

Meager margins versus plentiful profits

April 3, 2019

Management decisions are the basis for eliminating many of our problems, including a lack of profit.

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Adaptation and grazing management get more beef

May 15, 2019

Adaptation and grazing management get more beef

Fixing fragipan and other soil-plant-animal interactions

May 14, 2019

The solution to many of our ailments, including poor profitability, comes from healthier plants and soil.

Tech focus on digital farming gets two new players

April 26, 2019

IBM and Yara International announce agreement to build new platform

USDA-APHIS launches ID website

May 7, 2019

APHIS says its new website is designed to advance animal disease traceability.

The bigger-calf theory isn't working right now

May 17, 2019

The solution is to sell cattle that have higher value of gain than your cost of gain.

Do we need hay in southern states? Elsewhere?

May 1, 2019

Key questions to answer are how to cut hay and comparison of costs for hay versus grazing.

Weeds

New pasture herbicide coming soon

Corteva Agriscience submits new pasture herbicide to EPA and expects registration this year.

Stop spraying and clipping weeds

With good grazing management, you can get use from these plants you now see as problems.

Animal Health Notebook

Nine veterinary considerations

May 22, 2019

In other words, how to get more good from your veterinarian, or what to do with one if you get one.

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