Resources: Beef Cattle

Enhance Reproductive Performance in Your Beef Herd

Your herd’s profitability depends on successful cow reproduction. Whether you choose to invest in a herd bull or AI, setting your cows up for high conception rates and reproductive health is crucial to capitalize on new genetics. Providing a complete ...

Setting Beef Cows Up to Produce the Best Colostrum for Calves

Whether you’re raising beef calves as replacement animals for your herd or for the feedlot, the Lifetime Performance® of your calves is influenced on day one. It’s no secret that colostrum plays a critical role in starting beef calves off on ...

Show Cattle Tips for Winter

“You don’t win the show on show day.” Getting to the backdrop—even the show ring for that matter—takes a lot of time, dedication and preparation. Your livestock project’s success starts with quality genetics but is dependent on daily work and ...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Calving is just around the corner. Now is the time to start gathering supplies, making a list, and checking it twice. You’ll be glad to have prepped everything when the heifers are three weeks early, its midnight, and the north ...

Multiple cattle in the field grazing with a dark red overlay and the words: The Economics of Supplemenation

The Economics of Supplementation

By Teri Walsh, Technical Support Specialist, Kent Nutrition Group As the season changes, producers are making plans for winter feeding. Unless the plan is to dry lot with a total mixed ration (TMR), cattle will need additional protein to get ...

Take Advantage of Corn Residue

By Teri Walsh, Technical Support Specialist, Kent Nutrition Group Beef cattle products can extend grazing season into early winter by taking advantage of crop residues, particularly corn. While harvested fields offer opportunities for beef cattle, it can also bring a ...