With skyrocketing feed and fertilizer prices, cattlemen may be looking at management alternatives, from reduced stocking rates and paddock-style grazing to legume usage and new fertilization strategies.....more>>
At the recent Beef Cattle and Forage Crops Field Day in Mound Valley, Kan., Kansas State University Livestock Specialist Karl Harborth told producers that assigning body condition scores to the cow herd offers the opportunity for more efficient feeding and can suggest optimum weaning time.
Producers who group their cows to calve in a relatively short period can better time their herd's need to forage resources. That helps improve nutrition and, as a result, aids conception.