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What Happens In A Cattle Feedlot

So what really takes place at a cattle feedlot? Many folks refer to these places of business as factory farms. … More

How Not to Get Killed by a Cow

Between 1993 and 2015, cattle killed 13 people who were out for walks in the United Kingdom. Dozens more walkers received broken bones or other injuries from the animals. Murderous cattle are an understudied phenomenon, say veterinarian Angharad Fraser-Williams and other researchers at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. So they scoured news articles and scientific literature …

How to Teach Your Cows a New Trick: Weeding

Turns out, you can condition helping grazing behavior into your herd.

How long will this down-cycle last for the pork industry?

The severity of the current hog market down cycle will be determined by how long we continue to outpace packer capacity. Unless there is a surprise in market numbers, packers will continue to keep bids down as additional pigs are not needed to fill their plants.

Feeding Your Family On Less Than An Acre Of Land

Want to know how to feed a family on less than an acre of land? Whether you have a lot of land or a small space, here's all the tips!

Why set it and forget it doesn't work with feeds or campaigns

Create a checklist to regularly test and review search terms, manage errors and analyze custom label usage to make sure you're not losing revenue in your product feeds or campaigns.

Food, feed and fuel: global seaweed industry could reduce land needed for farming by 110m...

Scientists identify parts of ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation and suggest it could constitute 10% of human diet to reduce impact of agriculture

Is creep feeding beef calves profitable?

Successful beef calf producers continually search for ways to improve their operation and bottom-line. Creep feeding calves to increase their market weight is one strategy. To be profitable, the costs of the added weight gain must be less than the value of that gain. Many factors contribute to a calf’s weaning weight, i.e. nutrition, genetics, [...]

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The Purina Feed Sales Internship Program matches our retail-owners with fresh talent and offers interns a one-of-a-kind experience

Lots to learn about mid-feeding period morbidity

The beef supply chain has many aspects, but it must start somewhere. Those calves that are going into the initial stages of feeding need to be healthy and strong to

Cattle Chat: Knowing when to feed hay

When training for a sports competition, athletes often match their dietary requirements to the training regimen. In a similar way, a pregnant beef cow’s nutritional demands increase as she gets closer…

Should We Continue to Feed Antibiotics to Livestock?

Currently 80 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to poultry and livestock.

Can Damaged or Discolored Soybeans be used as Cattle Feed?

Quality issues with soybeans this year are leading some growers to seek alternative markets. Damaged or discolored whole, raw soybeans can be a good protein source for cattle and provide a market option for growers.

Science steps up to feed range cattle

Technology offers prescribed diets for individual cattle.

Why the Land and Water Conservation Fund needs to be reformed

We need to take care of existing public lands before acquiring more.

Are You More Like A Land Cow Or A Sea Cow?

What the Cattle on Feed reports tells you about feeder cattle

Placements of cattle on feed can give you an indication of feeder cattle supplies in the country. And that has market implications.

How many cows can you feed in half an hour?

I made an observation the other morning: It takes me and my daughters as long to feed three calves as it takes my husband and father-in-law to feed 70 bred heifers.I've written before about our bottle calves. We ended up with three this year for various reasons. One had an abusive mother and a navel...

Should consumers worry about cattle consuming genetically modified feeds?

Misinformation and confusion about genetically modified foods and what that really entails may result in consumers putting the brakes on buying certain products. Are concerns about GM feeds for livestock going to cause shoppers to hesitate when buying beef?