Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 The rumen is functionally the most important chamber of the ruminant digestive system. It is the…
Cattle Nutrition: Back to the Basics: Why do cows eat grass?
Forage Management: Know the Quality of Your Hay
Dr. Gary BatesDirector and ProfessorUT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 I have received several phone call and emails over the last month that have all had a similar question. They…
Cattle Economics: Getting the Cart before the Horse
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 When a person does something out of order, it is common to hear the saying that the person “got the…
Forage Management: Successful Establishment
Dr. Gary BatesDirector and ProfessorUT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 One of the common questions I get during the year has to do with forage crop establishment. It always starts…
Cattle Nutrition: A Cool Drink: Quantity and Quality of Water for Cattle
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 Although we have had a nice, mild Memorial Day weekend, we know that the summer heat…
Forage Management: Everybody Has Their Own Style
Dr. Gary BatesDirector and ProfessorUT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 I remember getting my first pair of cowboy boots from my grandma. She worked at a dry goods store, and…
Cattle Economics: Failure Can Happen to Anybody
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 Failure is not a word that anyone ever wants to utter, but failure can happen to anybody. Probably the biggest…
Cattle Nutrition: Hay Season is Upon Us!
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 It’s hard to believe that it is already time to make hay. Cutting, tedding, raking, and…
Cattle Economics: Making Money in the Spring and Summer with Cattle
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 The beginning of May still has a few hints of spring in the South especially when moisture is adequate, but…
Forage Management: Summer Annuals for Pasture or Hay
Dr. Gary BatesDirector and ProfessorUT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-7324 Almost everyone agrees that tall fescue is the foundation of the beef cattle industry in Tennessee. Fescue is very productive…
