Sorce: Government of Alberta
“The AgriProfit$ Program provides participating producers with cost of production (COP) analysis and benchmark reports based on actual farm records,” says Ian Ryan, senior livestock economist with the Alberta government.
This new cost and returns report presents...
Source: USDA
by Maria Bowman, Maroua Afi, Aubree Beenken, Amy Boline, Mary Drewnoski, Fernanda Souza Krupek, Jay Parsons, Daren Redfearn, Steven Wallander, and Christine Whitt
This report looks at how incorporating cover crops into an integrated crop-livestock system with cattle, such...
It’s no secret that calving time draws extra attention to keeping pathogens out of pens, but it’s also a time when there are more opportunities for them to come in.
On the latest episode of the Simply Verified Beef podcast,...
Source: Pennsylvania State University
Newborn calves have very little concentration of serum immunoglobulins at birth, and it has been shown that failure to provide the immunoglobulins through colostrum will result in greater incidence of infectious disease (Gay, 1983.) Serum IgG1...
Source: Government of Alberta
“The AgriProfit$ Program provides participating producers with cost of production (COP) analysis and benchmark reports based on actual farm records,” says Ian Ryan, senior livestock economist with the Alberta government.
This new cost and returns report presents...
Source: UNL
Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist | Kacie McCarthy, UNL Cow-Calf Specialist
A simple management strategy—feeding cows at dusk—could increase the number of calves born during the day. It’s easier to watch cattle and see if intervention is necessary while...
Source: Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Ken Kelley and Walter J. Prevatt
Profitable cow-calf producers consistently seek ways to maximize income and minimize production costs. This requires producers to carefully consider both income and expenses.
Figure 1. Year-to-year variations in the cost of...
Source: Beef Improvement Federation
by Lauren Gatz, Beef Improvement Federation intern
How balancing production cost control and efficiency can change your operation
“Improving production or output is important, but in most publications, controlling costs trumps increasing output.” said Dave Lalman, Oklahoma State...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Results of a beef cow study comparing winter barn calving and spring pasture calving.
The cow-calf industry is characterized by a unique combination of variation and tradition. Wide variety is found in...
