Livestock
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Modern Farmer published a short story on a new website devoted to farmers who have hay to sell or buy. It is located at https://www.hayfinders.com/ and allows farmers to sell or buy hay by location. There are currently no listings in the Southeast, but if you have some hay to sell, you can take a look and…
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Southeast Farm Press posted an important article today from Alabama Extension about the impacts of drought on nitrate levels in forages. According to the article, “nitrates can accumulate in forages when plants are stressed by low soil moisture, high temperatures or low humidity”. At high levels, these forages can poison the cattle that feed on…
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I ran across a couple of articles this week describing the impacts of climate on cattle feed which you might find interesting. Growing Georgia published an article from Clint Thompson at UGA discussing the benefits of using forage sorghum instead of corn in areas that have water deficits. Sorghum uses less water and can be…
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So far 2016 is shaping up to be a bad year for wildfires across the US, especially in the West. This brings special problems for people who maintain livestock outside where they may be affected by the blazes. Growing Georgia posted a story this week about some of the challenges that ranchers face in helping…
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Dairy Herd Management has one of the best discussions I have seen about the end of the current El Niño and what is likely to happen with the coming La Niña. It’s written in a general way, not geared to livestock, so crop producers and foresters should read it too. Here’s the link. Unlike El…
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The Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate blog has a new post about farm decision-making and economic realities in dealing with changes in climate. You can read it at https://animalagclimatechange.org/driver-of-change/.
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Cattle are big business in Alabama with a value of $2.5 billion. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s new iBook, “Beef Basics,” will help the state’s cattle producers boost their bottom line. An Alabama Extension animal scientist calls “Beef Basics” an exciting new tool for Alabama cattle producers. Now available to download for free from the Apple…
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