Tag: cattle
Ohio Holstein sale totals over $132,000
The Ohio Holstein Fall Sale totaled $132,300 with a $2,004 average on 63 live lots and a $2,025 average on three embryo lots.
Using goats to improve pastures
Goats are great for cleaning up brush and unwanted vegetation prior to the initial investment of starting a new pasture and loading it with livestock.
Planning for a sustainable future
Selection criteria for forage crops will need to expand beyond the current focus to encompass environmental impacts of growing, harvesting and storing them.
Having cows put proteins into milk is the goal
One researcher hopes to formulate diets where cows consume less protein or less nitrogen and still produces the same amount of milk and milk components.
How to prepare your calf barn for winter
Learn more about best practices to help calves regulate their temperature and conserve their energy while taking care to prevent disease.
Nittany Lion fall sale’s first choice female brings $9,500
The Snider Agricultural Arena, State College, hosted the Nittany Lion Fall Classic sale Oct. 28. The total live sale brought $236,035 with 95 lots sold.
American Simmental Association announces new DNA program
The American Simmental Association has launched a new research project aimed at collecting female genotypes from whole herds.
Wisconsin Holstein sets new single-lactation milk record
Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 is the new national milk production record holder for the Holstein breed.
How will climate change impact animal ag in Northeast?
Nutrient management and disease are expected to be complicated by warmer, wetter conditions. An increase in hot days will challenge some and benefit others.
Herefords battle at futurity
The Rick VanFleet family hosted a Hereford field day Sept. 30 at their family farm in Pleasant City, Ohio.
