Co-Authored by Elizabeth Neal, Graduate Student, Texas Tech University In Tennessee and much of the Southeastern United States—fall is synonymous with one thing: football season. From kickoff weekend to Thanksgiving…
Meat Science: Don’t fumble the ball, make sure your Thanksgiving feast is food safe!
Cattle Genomics: Genomic Terminal Crossbreeding as a Solution to Economic Antagonisms in the Beef Industry
Originally Published: https://www.drovers.com/opinion/back-basics-terminal-crossbreeding-bridges-cow-calf-efficiency-and-carcass-value The beef industry stands at a pivotal moment, caught between historically high market prices, rising input costs, and a shrinking agricultural land base. Once again, we’re being…
Weed Management: Prussic Acid After Frost
Key points: As we’ve gotten further into fall and cooler weather moves in, I’ve had a few folks ask about grazing johnsongrass after a frost due to prussic acid concerns.…
Cattle Economics: Changes in Beef Quality Grade
The talk of the beef industry the past several years has been associated with beef demand as consumers continue to purchase beef despite the price continuing to increase. One of…
Forage Management: Preparing for a Dry Fall with Strategies to Stretch Forage and Hay Supplies
More than half of Tennessee is already experiencing some level of drought, and the 3-month forecasts are not favorable for significant rainfall. This means we should prepare now for the…
Cattle Nutrition: Making Do With What You Have
Originally published in Progressive Cattle magazine: http://www.agproud.com/articles/62157-southeast-making-do-with-what-you-have We’ve all heard the saying, “Sometimes you just have to make do with what you have.” That phrase came to mind recently at…
Meat Science: USDA Inspection v. Grading- What’s the Beef?
In September’s article, I discussed the differences between beef yield and quality grade. As a brief recap, USDA yield grade is used to approximate how much a carcass will yield…
Cattle Economics: Is the Beef Industry Killing Elephants or Cattle?
The title of this article is not meant to be distasteful, but it is meant to catch a person’s attention and highlight the purpose of this article. And no, the…
Forage Management: One Fence, Big Payoff- Extending the Grazing Season with Strip Grazing
Last month, we talked about stockpiling fescue and how it’s one of the best tools we’ve got to extend the grazing season and reduce hay feeding. We covered the basics,…
Cattle Nutrition: Swiss cheese and BMPs
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/61931-southeast-swiss-cheese-and-bmps Picture a slice of Swiss cheese: light yellow, square,…
