Smart strategies to save on fuel costs 

Source: North Dakota State University

With the rising cost of fuel, many people are looking for ways to make their vehicles more efficient...

Website links hay buyers and sellers 

If you are short on hay, or have a surplus, visit AgriHayExchange.com. The website is dedicated to providing hay for sale and hay wanted listings for the U.S. and Canada...

Carcass Ultrasound 101: Becoming a carcass ultrasound technician 

By Patrick Wall, Director of Communications, The National CUP Lab

The telephone at The National CUP Lab rings often in the spring of each year, but as the bull and female sale season winds down, the clients’ questions begin to change from barnsheets, images, and data processing to “How do I become a field technician?” ...

Late alfalfa planting options 

Wet spring weather may have prevented you from planting alfalfa before you jumped into planting corn. But you do have some planting alternatives, says University of Nebraska forage specialist Bruce Anderson...

Transitioning the Future For Biofuels 

Source: 25x’25 Coalition

Much of the current discussion surrounding biofuels emanates from the current production of ethanol from corn. What’s missing from the discussion is what’s coming in the future development of biofuels...

Calving Season Review: A chance for improvements 

Source: Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension Cattle Reproduction Specialist

Only one to two months ago the spring calving cows were calving, the temperature was cold and the calving pastures were muddy. Experience would say that you do not want to ask cow calf operators...

Adding Efficiency: Ways to cut costs, increase outputs 

Source: University of Arkansas Ag Extension

Every day, the news seems to be dominated by the rising costs of fuel and food. Likewise, it is akin with the increasing costs of inputs on the farm. If you have not started to think about how this is going to affect your management, you’d better...

Lock up pesticides, Prevent poisonings 

Every 13 seconds, a poison control center receives a phone call about an unintentional poisoning...

Beef Production in the European Union – A Look into our Future? 

By Jason K. Ahola, Ph.D.

Events in Europe over the past 20 years indicate that consumer perceptions and fears of disease could have a substantial impact on U.S. beef production...

Mother’s Night Dreams 

By Steve Lucas

What can a poor, broke cowboy do for his mom on Mother’s day, When he’s out on that ol’ lone prairie, and she is far away? ...

Help for absentee landowners 

Do you wish you could use extra land for grazing, but it's owned by an absentee landowner? Absentee landowners are not usually actively involved in decision-making on the farm...

Upcoming Angus Youth Events 

KJAA Preview Show June 6-7 – The Kansas Junior Angus Association (KJAA) will host its annual Preview Show June 6-7 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson
NJAS Entries Due June 1 – The National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), scheduled for July 13-19 in Des Moines, Iowa, is fast-approaching...

Preparations for severe summer weather  

Source: Kansas State University

Kansas State professor Mike Bradshaw, who is retiring this year after more than 30 years as the K-State Research and Extension health and safety specialist, urges preparation prior to storm season...

AngusSource PVP Status Renewed by USDA 

AngusSource,® the American Angus Association Process Verified Program (PVP), was renewed May 1, 2008, by the USDA for one year...

BeefTalk: Cow Size – A Foundational Issue 

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

As the search for grass and feed continues, one needs to reflect on research regarding cow size. The simple answer is that one size does not fit all operations...