Controlling Flies on Pastured Cattle

Controlling Flies on Pastured Cattle. Did your Fly Control Program Work Last Year?  By Dave Boxler - Nebraska Extension Educator As we transition into spring and before livestock producers turn cattle in to summer pastures, selecting this year’s fly control program should be considered. A thought...

Claim The Win In The Fly Control Battle

 Claim The Win In The Fly Control Battle By Bruce Derksen An enemy of the cattle producer will once again be returning in hordes this summer intent on causing havoc and torturing livestock by inflicting suffering through blood loss, decreased grazing efficiency, reduced weight gains, health...

Altosid® IGR Effectively Controls Horn Fly Populations, Promotes Greater Weight Gain In Stocker Cattle Study

Altosid® IGR Effectively Controls Horn Fly Populations, Promotes Greater Weight Gain In Stocker Cattle Study  Article provided by Central Life Sciences Horn flies are a major concern to beef producers, costing the industry more than $1 billion annually. Left untreated, their painful bites can present a...

Pestered To The Point of Elimination

 Pestered To The Point of Elimination  By Aly McClure "Pest is a relative term when dealing with pasture cattle, anything can be labeled a pest that isn’t a cow, grass, or water.”When raising cattle your number one priority is to keep your animals calm and comfortable. The development...

AgriLabs® VetGun™ platform takes control of horn fly resistance to the next level

AgriLabs® VetGun™ platform takes control of horn fly resistance to the next level Article courtesy of AgriLabs® New AiM-A Abamectin™ VetCaps, now available from AgriLabs®, give cattle producers a new weapon against horn flies – a problem that costs the cattle industry $1 billion...