By Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension The U.S. beef cow herd was 31.2 million head on January 1, 2017. The beef cow herd has expanded a total of 7.3 percent since the recent low on January 1, 2014 (Table1). The inventory of beef replacement heifers relative to the beef…
By Jennifer Dimas, Colorado State University Temple Grandin, Colorado State University professor of animal sciences and world-renowned autism spokesperson, has been named to the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Grandin is one of only 10 women to receive the prestigious honor this year. “We are pleased to add 10 American…
From the excellent magazine http://progressivecattle.com By Jim Keyes Range and Livestock Scientist Utah State University Photos provided by Jeanna Grover. I would like to tell the story of a real-life Christmas miracle. With the hustle and bustle of the world around us, we often forget that the Christmas…
From CattleToday.com by: Stephen B. Blezinger Ph.D., PAS Maintenance and development of a quality purebred cow herd requires selection of proper genetics and an ongoing input of new breeding females. One of the most important questions the producer must ask is: “do I buy my replacements or do I develop…
By Matt McFarland From the Washington Post An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing livestock, a development that could bring big changes to a profession that’s relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage. Salah Sukkarieh, a robotics professor at…
