It has finally warmed up and our cool-season grasses are coming out of a long winter’s nap. Now is the time to start thinking about whether producing haylage is an […]
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Livestock Provisions in the Farm Bill
The 2014 Farm Bill contains numerous provisions related to livestock and dairy. Recently, UGA Extension Specialists in the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics conducted a training session for Georgia […]
Need Potash With Your Poultry Litter?
If there was ever a year that demonstrated the need for proper potassium fertility in bermudagrass, 2013 was that year. We had plentiful summer rainfall (maybe too much), high humidity, […]
BCS Rankings and Your Cowherd
Body Condition Scoring (BCS) is in the vocabulary of many cattlemen, nutritionists and veterinarians to describe the nutritional status of cows. Research has clearly correlated the influence of body condition […]
Good news in August Cattle on Feed Report
The August USDA Cattle on Feed Report caught most analysts off guard with a very positive report on Friday, August 23. Three major surprises from the report were: Numbers of […]