This is Part 2 of a three part series that will provide information on meat labeling terms. Last month Grass-fed and Grain-fed was covered in Part 1 (http://go.unl.edu/8kk4).
Meat is a nutrient dense food product. Specifically, beef is a good source of protein, zinc, B v Continue reading…
Many people are concerned about antibiotic resistance. What is antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance occurs when an antibiotic loses its ability to effectively control or kill certain bacterial growth. Why is this concerning? The bacteria become “resistant” to an antibiotic and will multiply. Continue reading…
What do you think of with the phrase “forage rye”? What about ryegrass? These words can describe half a dozen forage grasses that are very different from one another. Planting the wrong one can be an expensive mistake.
The words rye and ryegrass cause much confusion. Rye (Secale cereale) typica Continue reading…
The quality of any forage depends primarily on the stage of growth when harvested. Protein levels can exceed 10% and energy levels of total digestible nutrients (TDN) can exceed 60% when forages are harvested at the right growth stage. This level of protein and energy will in almost all cases meet Continue reading…
Beef feedlot managers, owners, employees and supporting industry personnel attended presentations for the latest in feedlot health, nutrition, environment and economics. The Roundtables were offered in Nebraska with 6 remote links to sites in Iowa with Iowa State University Extension. Selected topi Continue reading…
It seemed strange… why did shorn sheep have bigger lambs than their unshorn counterparts? Could lamb birth weight be affected by their shorn mothers’ reaction to the cold winters? The original research goes back to shorn versus unshorn ewes, with the pregnant shorn ewes having higher lam Continue reading…
The Nebraska Animal Manure Management team at the University of Nebraska is planning a Nebraska Manure Demonstration Day at the Dawson County Fairgrounds in Lexington, Nebraska on July 29, 2014. The Demonstration is modeled after the No Continue reading…
In the December BeefWatch Newsletter, Lindsay Chichester and I talked about our respective social media campaigns centered on educating the public about agriculture, food safety, and sustainability of livestock production systems. A lot of educators like us have taken to social media to share this t Continue reading…
Broadband high-speed Internet access is transforming Nebraska’s economy and society. Beef producers are using more apps on their mobile devices and cell phones to keep track of cow records, pesticide application records, and markets. This works great if you have access in your area. You can help Continue reading…