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Sustainable Pasture Management Nichols Farms
Sustainable Pasture Management Nichols Farms Dave and Lee Nichols have set an outstanding example for their fellow cattle producers, purchasing abused rolling crop land at significantly lower prices per acre than fertile, well-maintained land. While they knew it was more difficult to reclaim land than to preserve it, the Nichols determined the lower land cost […]
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Metabolic Disease From A to Z
Metabolic Disease From A to Z There are few ways to quicker ruin a quality and valuable animal than nutritional disorders. Any interference with an animal’s metabolism and systemic functions, what we call “metabolic diseases,” can result in a whole array of colorful problems with impacts such as loss of production, poor health, and death. […]
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Cattle and Shade
Cattle and Shade Sometimes- You Just Have to Say “You’re Right” Jillian was 18 years old and off to college. Having grown up on a family-owned feedyard in rural Northwest Oklahoma, her family fully expected her to quickly adjust to life in the big city and leave behind the daily grind of caring and working […]
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Controlling Flies On Pasture Cattle
PThere are many fly control options and strategies available to Nebraska livestock producers to help manage the three fly species that economically impact grazing cattle: the horn fly, face fly and stable fly. As we transition into spring and before livestock producers turn cattle into summer pastures, selecting this year’s fly control program should be […]
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Protecting Herd Health from Common Diseases
Protecting Herd Health From Common Cattle Diseases Cattlemen know that protecting their cattle and operations from potential threats is essential to remaining profitable and productive. What many may not realize is just how impactful one of those threats – fly infestations – can be. The USDA estimates that horn flies alone cost the cattle industry […]
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Education Opportunities in Agriculture
Education Opportunities in Agriculture for Young People Today there are many educational programs that can help young people who hope to find a career in various agriculture industries. Many colleges and universities offer courses in agriculture, animal science, ranch management, etc. Opportunities At SDSU Dr. Joseph Cassady, Professor and Head of the Department of Animal […]
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Reproduction Starts With Nutrition
Reproduction and parturition are perhaps the two most demanding life processes we, or nature can demand of an animal. While these functions are certainly hardwired, built into the very nature of living things, they are also rather delicate, able to be influenced on multiple levels. With this in mind, its no surprise one cornerstone to […]
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Spring Fencing Projects
Spring Fencing Projects – Repairs and New Fences Most permanent pasture fences for cattle utilize barbed wire, net wire or multiple strands of high tensile electric wire, stretched tightly and secured to well-set posts. In some kinds of terrain, however, a jack fence (poles/rails nailed or screwed to jack legs) is more feasible than trying […]
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