Corn Silage Harvest; Making the Best of an Unusual Year

 Corn Silage Harvest; Making the Best of an Unusual Year. By Michael Cox. 2019 has certainly been a memorable year for corn growers and the outcome of this year’s crop remains unpredictable until the crop is harvested. Unrelenting rains and widespread flooding delayed corn plantings across most of...

Riomax® Mineral Program: Wind Proof, Waste Proof and Water Proof

 Riomax® Mineral Program: Wind Proof, Waste Proof and Water Proof  By Steve Weisman  Trevor Greenfield, founder and owner of Rio Nutrition (https://rionutrition.net/), has a deep passion for helping ranchers across North America. And now, with over 130 dealer locations, with boots on the ground...

Silage Harvest Preparations

Silage Harvest Preparations By Michael Cox for American Cattlemen Magazine Corn silage inclusion in beef diets can offer beef producers an economical source of roughage in their ration formulation. Although the cost of corn silage on a dry matter basis is relatively cheap, costs due to waste and shrink can...

Rio Nutrition: Doing What’s Best for the Beef Business

Rio Nutrition: Doing What’s Best for the Beef Business  By Steve Weisman Doing what’s best for the beef business. Trevor Greenfield, founder and owner of Rio Nutrition, says, “I am one of America’s family businesses, the businesses that make America what it is. Yes, I am in the...

Feed supplement options for summertime toxic fescue grazing

Feed supplement options for summertime toxic fescue grazing  By Michael Cox for American CattlemenWith summertime high temperatures fast approaching, toxic fescue issues will soon reach peak over the coming weeks. The losses associated with toxicosis have been well documented and researched; some $1 billion in...

Corn Stalk Grazing; A Perfect Fit for Spring-calving Herds

 Corn Stalk Grazing; A Perfect Fit for Spring-calving Herds By Daniel Herold, Ph.D., Manager Beef Nutrition and Technical Services Dry days of early fall initiate the end of summer grazing for spring-calving herds in the Midwest and northern plains.  With pastures nearly spent, the total intake...

Grain Silage

Small Grain Silage for Beef CattleProduct of Extension Beef Cattle Resource Committee, Adapted from the Cattle Producer’s LibrarySmall grains represent a potential forage resource for wintering beef cattle. While these crops are most commonly harvested as grain, advantages exist for using the crop as forage. The...

Estimated Costs of Pasture and Hay Production

Estimated Costs of Pasture and Hay ProductionBy Steve Barnhart and Michael D. Duffy - Iowa State UniversityThis summarizes estimated costs of improving pasture by five different systems. For each system, both the initial cost per acre and the annual maintenance cost per acre are presented. In addition, costs of...