Allowing for alfalfa to winterize before dormancy is a key factor preventing winter kill across a stand.
Winter is a good time to work on reducing yucca in pastures.
The state of Nebraska is allowing some cattle brand violators to handle citations like they might a traffic ticket, giving them the option of …
With a warmer than usual fall so far, we’ve been able to graze later in the year with few concerns. However, cold temperatures are not far off…
Drought stress can make things rough on corn and soybean producers, but it doesn’t mean livestock producers are out of the woods when things g…
There have been many stressors on alfalfa fields this year, from early weevils to drought and hail and now fall armyworms and cutworms. Can fa…
While truly cold weather may still be a few weeks away, how we manage fall pastures can impact plant health through the winter and ultimately …
Grads from the veterinary program are almost assured of a solid job. New graduate employment is 98% at Kansas State University. The state, lik…
With dry conditions across the state this summer, we may be low on forage reserves. Ammoniating low quality hay or crop residues may be a chea…
Much of the cattle feeding business is outside of a manager’s control, but quality cattle caretaking is one thing Kendall Hopp can guarantee.
Grain sorghum stover compares favorably to corn regarding fall and winter stalk grazing, and livestock producers are encouraged to use corn an…
Stacy McClintock did not always picture a career in banking, but she was positive cattle would be a part of her life. It was a happy coinciden…
Hands-on experience is arguably the most valuable way to learn, just ask the four young people who all interned this summer with the Talon Int…
A group of visionaries from various companies saw a gap in the meat processing industry and came together to fix it.
With many pastures short, high hay prices, and stressed crops maturing more quickly, harvesting some corn a little early could provide corns s…
Vaccines are crucial to keeping livestock healthy and productive. While vaccines do not provide absolute protection, the “added insurance” hel…
Besides limiting forage production, dry weather can create another problem for producers to deal with, nitrate toxicity. With drought stricken…
When there is rain, there is opportunity. Although welcome rains have finally reached most of Nebraska, it may have been too late to rescue so…
“For our food system to be truly competitive, Congress has to stop big meatpackers’ deception and protect honest producers and consumers.”
By late fall, much of the Midwest is a pleasing landscape of dry, harvested corn fields. It makes for a bucolic rural scene on highway drives.…