Dr. Gary BatesDirector and ProfessorUT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 I would expect that most everyone reading this article has tall fescue on their farm. This grass has provided the…
Forage Management: Learn About New Solutions To An Old Problem
Cattle Genomics: Breeding a Better-Adapted Cow
Dr. Troy RowanAssistant ProfessorUTIA Genomics Center for the Advancement of AgricultureP: 865-974-3190 Originally Published: Brangus Journal We have all heard stories of that high-dollar cow that our neighbor brought in…
Cattle Economics: Market Outlook and Active Research
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 The opportunity to write and publish this article on a monthly basis provides me a platform for sharing research-based knowledge,…
Cattle Nutrition: What’s On The Tag?
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 Just like a hay test is the only way to know the nutritional value of your…
Forage Management: All My Kids Are Different
Dr. Gary BatesDirector and ProfessorUT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 If you have been reading my articles for any length of time, you are aware that my kids provide a…
Livestock Health: Foot Rot- Prevention and Treatment
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 Adapted from OSU ANSI 3355 Anywhere there is moist wet abrasive environmental conditions; there is a problem with…
Cattle Economics: Navigation Systems for Cattle Production
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 The human race has been using navigation systems since the beginning of time with the navigation system changing as technology…
Cattle Genomics: Selection Indexes: The Perfect Tool For Breeding Profitable Cattle
Dr. Troy RowanAssistant ProfessorUTIA Genomics Center for the Advancement of AgricultureP: 865-974-3190 Originally Published: Nebraska Cattlemen Today’s commercial cattleman is left with an unprecedented amount of information when it comes…
Cattle Economics: Burnt Brisket and Roping the Wind
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 As the cattle market heads into November, it is clear many cattle producers feel like they have a burnt brisket,…
Cattle Nutrition: Don’t Put Your Cows on a Nutritional Roller Coaster
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 At a meeting just the other day, I heard an analogy that stuck with me: not…
