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Feed Management and Planning
“Drought – a Game Changer for Beef Operations” is the title of meetings to be held Nov. 6 – Dec. 6 across Iowa. The meetings will look at strategies those in the beef industry may consider as they...
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Drought or Feed Questions
The fall series, Drought – “A Game Changer for Beef Operations” Strategies to Move Forward has begun. We want to have a place to ask your questions to all our Iowa Beef Center specialists, and to share...
View ArticleOptions for Tax Planning for Livestock Producers
The Drought Disaster declaration has given livestock producers options for deferring income from livestock sales in 2012. Tina Barrett, Executive Director from the Nebraska Farm Business Inc., recently...
View ArticleUsing Corn Silage
Check our Russ Euken’s presentation on using corn silage in finishing rations at the IBC YouTube page. TweetShare#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}
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Alternative Cow Rations
Joe Sellers, our beef specialist in southcentral Iowa, just recorded a presentation on alternative rations for beef cows following last year’s drought. Let us know what you think of the videos we’ve...
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Concerned about your well?
Are you concerned about your well and wondering what options exist if we continue to stay dry? Several of our ISU Extension Engineers put together this new fact sheet on wells and water concerns. Check...
View ArticleManaging Through Stress
Were you unable to attend Monday’s Managing Through Stress program? No problem, all the presentations and the handout is available on the ISU Dealing with Disasters website. TweetShare#call_to_action...
View ArticleHold off on pasture turn-out
Our counterparts at the University of Missouri agree with what we’ve been saying about pasture management this spring – Don’t be in a hurry! Despite the tight and expensive feeds you are providing to...
View ArticleVitamin A Deficiency Seen
Effects of last year’s drought are evident at the Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in the form of an increasing number of calves with vitamin A deficiency, said Grant Dewell, Iowa State...
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Cover Crop Extension
An update to the May 10 deadline for grazing cover crops as it relates to crop insurance: USDA-RMA has extended the haying/grazing period to May 22, albeit with some restrictions. See the official...
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