Cattle Country Conversations
In this week's edition of Cattle Country Conversation, NDSU Extension Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan offers an update on the grazing and haying outlook. Click here to listen.
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Cattle Country Conversations
Cattle Country Conversations is a weekly feature from the Red River Farm Network. This week, we learn about a bill dealing with lab-grown meat in the South Dakota Legislature. State Representative John Sjaarda is carrying the bill and can be…
Cattle Country Conversations
In the latest edition of Cattle Country Conversations, we hear from AgCountry Farm Credit Services Senior Vice President of Credit Fallon Savage. Cattle prices are in lofty territory, but margins can be thin in this environment. Click here to listen…
Support for Inspection Fee Bump
The South Dakota Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources took testimony on HB 1020, which would expand the maximum amount allowable for the livestock ownership inspection fee. South Dakota Stockgrowers Executive Director Doris Lauing voiced support for the bill.…
Rollins Celebrates New Sterile Fly Facility in South Texas
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins celebrated the completion of a new sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg, Texas, designed to protect livestock and agriculture from the New World Screwworm. The facility expands USDA’s ability to release sterile flies along the southern…
Stockmanship Starts to Attitude, Not Force
Stockmanship is the art of working with animals so they respond with minimal stress. Livestock handling expert Curt Pate hosted stockmanship demonstrations during CattleCon. "Try to keep them on the thinking side of their brain rather than reacting and get…
Getting the Most From Your Land and Cattle Operation
Envu’s RangeView digital software has been expanded to provide operational insights into cattle production. According to Product Manager Craig Hossfeld, their work began with the identification of invasive species to pair with their herbicide offerings. The platform evolved into grazing…
Biosolutions for Beef
Novonesis is a company that emerged from the 2023 merger of Chr. Hansen and Novozymes. Technical Services Manager Dr. Greg Eckerle said its probiotic and enzyme biosolutions improve cattle health, which in turn increases their performance. "By utilizing a direct-fed microbial…
Cold Weather Challenges During Extreme Cold
NDSU Extension Livestock Systems Specialist Karl Hoppe recommends taking extra time to care for your cattle during extreme cold. "The main thing you've got to look out for is to make sure there's adequate bedding and windbreak protection and then…
Cattle Country Conversations
In the latest edition of Cattle Country Conversations, NDSU Extension Livestock Management Specialist Lacey Quail highlighted this past Friday's calving school in Minot. This program is sponsored by Four Hill Farms, Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association, North Dakota Gelbvieh Association and…
