Tag: cattle
Don’t risk prussic acid poisoning
COLUMBUS — Fall frost can raise the potential for prussic acid poisoning in livestock.
In addition to taking measures to prevent livestock toxicity, producers can...
Should I exit the cow/calf industry?
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- In March 2012, the prices of feeder cattle reached record highs. By mid-July 2012, the severe drought in the Midwest and...
ATI to dedicate new beef cattle handling facility
WOOSTER, Ohio — The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI) will dedicate its new beef cattle handling facility from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m....
Cattlemen wonder what’s next for market
Reducing waste may outweigh the costs of the feed this year.
Red and White tops Holstein sale
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Holstein Summer Sale was held Aug. 25 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster.
When auctioneer Steve Andrews dropped the...
If you can hold on, reduced cattle herd could mean bigger...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. beef herd has been shrinking, and the worst drought in decades has only encouraged that trend to continue....
Sorting lies, distortions and lawsuits
Somewhere along the line, it became acceptable to bend and break the record of public figures and firms without any consequence whatsoever. Shortly thereafter,...
FDA approves Pulmotil and Rumensin combo
GREENFIELD, Ind. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination feeding of Pulmotil, an in-feed bovine respiratory disease (BRD)...
