Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 With the warm temperatures and rainfall, we’ve had lately, it’s easy to see that spring green-up…
Cattle Nutrition: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Forage Management: It’s Just Chemistry
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 One of the topics we spend a lot of time on is soil fertility and the…
Cattle Economics: Cattle Inventory Influences Market Outlook
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 The January 1, 2023 cattle inventory report has been on the minds of cattle producers and industry participants for six…
Cattle Genomics: Doing your homework makes bull-buying easy
Dr. Troy RowanAssistant ProfessorUTIA Genomics Center for the Advancement of AgricultureP: 865-974-3190 Originally Published in Progressive Cattle, February Issue Purchasing a bull is one of the most consequential decisions that…
Forage Management: My Aching Back
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 As I have gotten older, there are a few aches and pains that show up every…
Cattle Economics: Failure and the Road to Redemption
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 First, very few people if any enjoy admitting failure, and there are several people who do not have the ability…
Cattle Nutrition: Going with the Ebb and Flow
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 Just a few months ago, the common topic of discussion was drought status and its impact…
Forage Management: When You’re Hot You’re Hot
Dr. Gary BatesDepartment Head and Professor, Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 There was this old farm truck we had that didn’t have a very good radio. But…
Cattle Economics: New Year, New You, New Approach
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 It is January 1st and a new year lays out like a blank canvas ready to be painted. The options…
Cattle Genomics: Bull-Buying Season
Dr. Troy RowanAssistant ProfessorUTIA Genomics Center for the Advancement of AgricultureP: 865-974-3190 As we head into the new year, that means that bull-buying season is right around the corner. The…
