Proper administration of animal health products is a key element of Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines and antibiotic stewardship. Producers must continue to follow BQA principles when determining the proper administration method, technique and tools. With the recent increase in interest and Continue reading…
Zilpaterol hydrochloride, or Zilmax, is a beta-agonist approved to be fed to finishing cattle the last 21 days of the feeding period. There is a 3 day withdrawal for this feed additive, so careful management is necessary for responsible use of this technology. Recently, some animal welfare concern Continue reading…
Pasture rental rates in Nebraska are at a premium right now compared to the rest of the country. It will be interesting to see how long these prices last under current cattle market conditions and with harvested feed and grains being priced where they are currently.
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Western Nebraska is a low rainfall area with annual rainfall ranging from 8 to 18 inches per year. Precipitation usually occurs in the early spring benefitting the predominately cool season grasses of this high altitude (3800-5000 ft.) area. Unfortunately, limited summer rainfall and declining quali Continue reading…
An abundance of new information on an age-old feed has led extension specialists from Iowa State University and University of Nebraska—Lincoln to offer a one-day conference for cattle producers, nutrition consultants and extension personnel. Galen Erickson, beef feedlot extension specialist with UNL Continue reading…
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Input costs keep rising. Seed, fertilizer, pesticides, fuel, hay, supplements, trucking – everything seems to get more expensive. Bu Continue reading…
Annual Forage Insurance coverage is available in Nebraska for annual forage plants seeded for use as livestock feed or fodder. This includes but is not limited to plants seeded for grazing, haying, grazing/haying, grain/grazing, green chop, grazing/green chop, or silage.
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