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Cattle grazing on a range infested with velvet lupine in eastern Washington state. Producers will want to know in advance about any potentially hazardous plant life before turning cattle out on unfamiliar land.
Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Prevention and responsibility can be shared

Animal Health: Crop growers and cattle producers can benefit by working together

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In writing for the past several years for Grainews it was nice trying to create articles that had application to the cattle, grain and mixed farmers out there. Better long-term solutions are created by looking from both sides of the fence at a problem. These create win-win situations, where both sides of a deal, trade […] Read more
Relative to cows, sheep or goats, horses are much more tolerant, but not immune, to the effects of high nitrate levels in feed.
Columns, Practical Tips

Nitrogen, nitrates and nitrites

Know the names and natures of the nutritious and noxious

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Nitrogen goes makes up 80 per cent of the air that we breathe in the form of a very stable N2 gas. In my several years at university I majored in chemistry and my work on nitrogen was intensive, from its biological role to its key role in almost all military explosives. Nitrogen is one […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed, hogs higher

Strong export sales for cattle, hogs

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Live and fed cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange dropped back on Thursday, despite strong export sales. The United States Department of Agriculture reported export sales of 24,907 tonnes for the week ended Jan. 30. That’s up 23.5 per cent from the previous week and the most since August. The April live cattle contract […] Read more
cattle grazing corn
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns, Corn

Corn fields emerge as good forage for overwintering beef cows

Better Bunks and Pastures: Cows will need supplements to make sure they get balanced nutrition while grazing corn

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Corn fields grown especially for overwintering beef cows are a patchwork across our Prairies. Whole corn plants can provide substantial nutrition to maintain precious body condition of gestating beef cows. Yet, nobody should open the gate to any field and allow cows to stampede into it. That’s because there are still some issues in order […] Read more

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