What Is Happening A large number of beef cattle producers in the Southeastern U.S. are reporting that their cows are experiencing diarrhea, dying soon after calving or dying unexpectedly. Some […]
Archive | Forage / Weed Management
Avoiding overgrazing of winter pastures
By this time of the year ranchers in the southeast have already made a decision on winter feeding and they are dealing with it, whether that decision was good or […]
Need Potash With Your Poultry Litter?
If there was ever a year that demonstrated the need for proper potassium fertility in bermudagrass, 2013 was that year. We had plentiful summer rainfall (maybe too much), high humidity, […]
Did we have too much rain this summer? How will it affect our winter-feeding strategy?
For most of us, this summer was a complete 180 from previous years. The rainfall total for January to July for the SE United States was the second wettest on […]
Winter Annual Costs for 2013-2014
Dr. Curt Lacy, UGA Extension Livestock Economist The cost to plant winter annuals this year is projected to be the about the same this year as last. While fertilizer prices […]