WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Beef producers should expand their knowledge about grass tetany and bloat to protect their cows, said a Purdue University expert. The recent temperature change from cold to warm ...

The primary forage base for pastures and rangeland in Texas is warm-season perennial grasses. These grasses have restricted to non-existent growth after the first killing-frost and during the winter ...

COLUMBIA - Most of Missouri has experienced drought conditions all summer, and the problem has extended into September. Many farmers are concerned about the growing of Johnson grass and their cattle ...

Putting cattle on wheat pasture is not always a matter of grazing the wheat out or waiting until the first hollow wheat stem appears. There are some ways to more efficiently use wheat pasture for ...

In Arkansas, one farmer’s weed is another farmer’s favorite forage, David Fernandez, Ph.D., an Extension livestock specialist, said. “Many cattle producers in southern Arkansas brag about their ...

For the environmentally minded carnivore, meat poses a culinary conundrum. Producing it requires a great deal of land and water resources, and ruminants such as cows and sheep are responsible for half ...