Beef cattle

Publication date: Jan. 27, 2023

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Forages are the foundation of a successful grazing operation. Forage selection should take into account annual forage yield, plant persistence, long-term persistence, long-term sustainability, and cost per unit produced. Forages and Weeds of Pastures ...

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2022

In December of 2013, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Guidance for Industry (GFI) #213 was published in the federal register. This led to two significant changes regarding the use of medically important antibiotics (see sidebar) in the feed ...

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2022

Figure 1. Drought risk for grazing beef or dairy cattle may be partially mitigated with PRF insurance.Forage and livestock producers can buy insurance to mitigate forage production risk (Figure 1). Pasture, rangeland, forage (PRF) insurance was ...

Publication date: Oct. 26, 2022

Six to 10 percent of all calves born in beef cow herds in the U.S. die at or soon after birth. About half of those deaths are due to calving difficulty (dystocia). This multi-million dollar annual loss is second only to losses from failing to ...

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2022

Using this budget, farmers can estimate the costs and returns of establishing native warm-season grass (NWSG) forage species. Table 1 presents estimates for replacing existing forage stands with NWSG in Missouri. Assumptions were based on price ...

Publication date: Sept. 21, 2022

This budget presents information useful to Missouri beef farmers. The production practices used to develop these cost estimates are common for beef farms in Missouri. Farmers are encouraged to customize this budget to fit their operation. This is one ...