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Cattle

  • Retaining your Calf Crop Past Weaning

    UGA Cattle Specialist Offer Options for Cattle Producers: Current situation, producers are looking at ways to maintain economic livelihood.  One of the ways they can achieve this is through retaining ownership of the calves past weaning.  This can take on different meanings, depending on the length ownership, and the goal.

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  • FREE Cattle and Forage Webinars

    The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has a FREE series of webinars this spring focused on forage management. March 3rd:           Soil – The Foundation of Your Enterprise March 10th:         Forage Systems – Finding the Right Fit March 17th:         Grazing Management – Balancing Animal and Forage Performance March 24th:         Managing Drought – Effective Mitigation Strategies March…

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  • Around Jeff Davis County

    Things are beginning to gear up around the county. Take a look at some scenes from last week in Jeff Davis County.

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  • Forage Update

    Late winter considerations

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  • Jeff Davis Extension and Young Farmers – Cattle Vaccination and Handling

    Join us on March 21st for a Cattle Workshop.

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  • Late Planting of Winter Annual Forages

    Will planting winter annual forages this late pay off? Take a look at this publication to weigh your options.

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  • Southeastern Hay Directory Service

    UGA’s Feed and Environmental Lab puts together a Hay Directory for producers to advertise on and find high quality hay for feeding their livestock. With the severe drought we have experienced this season it may be a useful tool for many.

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  • Forage Team Newsletter

    The UGA Extension Forage Team puts out newsletter quarterly. The team is made up of specialists and county agents with expertise in animal science and related topics. Many of the topics are informative and timely.

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  • Harvesting Drought Stressed Corn for Forage

      More educational videos like this can be found at the link below: https://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/fieldcrops/forages/Lectures.html

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  • Grass Tetany Warning

    All, With the warm period of weather, in addition to other risk factors, cattle producers need to be aware of the potential for grass tetany.    Regards, Lawton Stewart UGA Extension Beef Specialist I’m putting out High-Mag mineral, but cows are still going down? Deidre Harmon, PhD Student, The University of Georgia. Lawton Stewart, Extension Beef…

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