Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 Last year, an Artic outburst came along in January and surprised all of us with severe freezing weather…
Livestock Health: Prepare Your Cattle for Cold Weather
Cattle Economics: Holiday Steer for Holiday Cheer
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 How many people remember a time when their parents, grandparents or maybe even themselves sold some agricultural good in order…
Cattle Nutrition: Muddy Conditions and Cold Weather Require Extra Energy
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 Originally published in Progressive Cattle magazine: https://www.agproud.com/articles/60710-southeast-muddy-conditions-and-cold-weather-require-extra-energy Muddy conditions are common across the Southeast this time…
Forage Management: Grateful for 2024, Looking Ahead to Greener Pastures in 2025
Dr. Bruno PedreiraAssociate Professor and Extension Forage SpecialistDepartment of Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-3535 Leading the UT Beef and Forage Center (UTBFC) this past year has been…
Cattle Nutrition: One of the Best Tools You Have is BCS
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 Originally published in Progressive Cattle magazine: https://www.agproud.com/articles/60539-southeast-bcs-one-of-the-best-tools-you-have Body condition score (BCS), an indicator of relative fatness,…
Livestock Health: Where are we now with mRNA vaccines?
Dr. Lew StricklandAssociate Professor and Extension Livestock VeterinarianDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-3150 We visited this topic last year when there were concerns over the announcement on social media that producers…
Forage Management: Pasture and Hay Challenges After Hurricane Helene
Dr. Bruno PedreiraAssociate Professor and Extension Forage SpecialistDepartment of Plant SciencesDirector, UT Beef & Forage CenterP: 865-974-3535 As we start recovering from Hurricane Helene, I’m hopeful that better days are…
Navigating the Bull Sale: How to Pick the Best Bull for Your Herd’s Success
Dr. Saulo ZocaAssistant Professor and Beef Cattle Reproduction SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 931-486-2129 Co-Authored by Cassidy Catrett, Department of Animal Science Graduate Research Assistant Purchasing a bull for your operation…
Cattle Nutrition: The Nutritional Roller Coaster
Dr. Katie MasonAssistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition SpecialistDepartment of Animal ScienceP: 865-974-8941 Originally published in Progressive Cattle magazine: http://www.agproud.com/articles/60416-southeast-the-nutritional-roller-coaster I recently heard an interesting analogy: not testing your…
Cattle Economics: Heifer Retention in 2025
Dr. Andrew GriffithAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsP: 865-974-7480 There does not seem to be any signs of heifer retention in the current cattle environment. It would be difficult…
