Feed & Nutrition

An inexpensive hay test can offer the best guidance as to how much supplemental feed is required for a beef cattle herd, and at the same time, save ranchers money, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

Driven largely by drought, the price of feed and changing consumer habits, production of meat products – especially beef – is expected to drop next year, according to a new report by Rabobank International.

Beef cattle producers have long debated the correct size and type of cattle in the industry.

Fires that damage or destroys hay and barns – resulting in building replacement, feed replacement and lost revenues – cost area farmers thousands of dollars each year.

As an industry, we have evolved to rely heavily on harvested cereal grains to supply energy for growing and finishing cattle, as well as breeding animals in certain conditions.

There are many ways to wean calves, depending on facilities, feed resources, calving season and climate.