Field day at North Dakota State University’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center near Streeter, North Dakota, is set for July 10. NDSU research scientists and Extension specialists will highlight their work and programs. Greg Lardy,.
West Virginia University for about 20 years has been working on tracking feed and water intake of animals. What they've learned is some cattle have traits that make them more efficient than others.
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Strategies to manage herds during drought include well-developed culling plan
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FARGO, ND – Weather forecasts predict worsening drought conditions in the northern Great Plains for the 2021 growing season, which is bad news for cattle producers.
Many cattle operations will find themselves without enough forage and feedstuffs to maintain their current herd size.
“Unfortunately, often decisions are made more with emotion than logic during stressful times,” says Lisa Pederson, Extension livestock specialist at North Dakota State University’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center near Streeter.
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Producers have several strategies to manage herds with limited feed resources, including developing a culling plan.