Flies Must be Controlled in the Beef Herd
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Beef producers must control flies on their beef cattle. Flies can spread pinkeye, annoy animals and reduce gains.Duration : 0:5:4
Beef producers must control flies on their beef cattle. Flies can spread pinkeye, annoy animals and reduce gains.Duration : 0:5:4
Water Is Important for Beef Cattle
Thursday, May 13th, 2010During drought conditions, the shortage of water for beef cattle can become a problem. Water is one of the most important nutrients required by animals and must be provided on a daily basis.Duration : 0:4:11
Body Condition of Beef Cows Must Be Maintained
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Beef producers must maintain the body condition of cows if they expect the cows to breed back within a reasonable time. In addition, cows need adequate body condition so they will have strong calves at birth.Duration : 0:3:55
Process Verified Program
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Beef cattle producers have an opportunity to increase marketing opportunities for their calves by participating in the Process Verified Program (PVP). The Process Verified Program is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and provides suppliers of agricultural products or services the ability to assure customers of their ability to provide consistent ...
Selecting Replacement Heifers
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Beef cattle producers should use all available information when selecting replacement heifers. Selecting a replacement heifer by appearance only is very risky. A heifer must be of the acceptable type if she is to be kept as a replacement, however, she must also have the genetic potential to produce a heavy calf. This is ...
Organic Farmers ROOTS at RUSHWICK
Friday, April 2nd, 2010Roots at Rushwick is an award-winning food shop run by organic farmers Will and Meg Edmonds. At their own organic farm they produce beef, lamb, poultry, eggs, vegetables and fruit for the shop. Roots is also an outlet for other local farming families who produce food of outstanding quality, complemented ...
Premise Registration for Beef Producers 2
Thursday, March 18th, 2010The Premise Registration Program is a part of the National Animal Identification System. To meet the goal of being able to trace an animal back to their source, all locations that have livestock present must be identified. Premise registration is procedure for identifying all locations with livestock.Duration : 0:0:34
Beef Producers Must Select Proper Needles For Injections
Monday, March 15th, 2010Size and length are important considerations in the selection of needles to use when giving injections to beef cattle.Duration : 0:3:58
Estimating Forage Needs for the Beef Herd
Friday, March 12th, 2010Beef producers need to be sure that they have enough hay to supply the needs of their animals throughout the winter. Before the winter feeding starts every producer should make an estimate of available hay supplies and hay requirements. If feed supplies are short, then additional feed needs to be secured immediately or ...
Beef Quality Assurance Is For All Producers
Friday, March 12th, 2010Beef cattle producers should start a Beef Quality Assurance Program on their farm. Beef Quality Assurance involves all those things that can be done when producing cattle that will result in a superior beef product for consumers.Duration : 0:3:43