There has been much discussion over the years relating to trace mineral levels for beef animals, as well as which sources are better, inorganic vs. organic. This article will discuss zinc, manganese, iron, and copper as trace minerals and their absorption into the body.

Learn about the nutritional requirements of managing young calves in cold weather and the feeding recommendations formed from recent university studies.

The most important cost and most difficult to determine is the feed cost per pound of gain. So, how do you reduce cost of production if you do not know what the cost is? Continue reading to find out.

Learn how to estimate the cost of gains that are associated with various feed prices and feeder wrights when you don’t have the time or resources to run a projection.

Learn more about Kent Natural Yeast and why it often outperforms other yeast-type products in palatability, performance, and digestibility.

Vitamin requirements of beef cattle are heavily focuses on A,D, and E, though the current production disruptions are causing a shortage of vitamin A. This article discusses the symptoms of a vitamin A deficiency and the significance it has in beef cattle diets.

Within the last 10 years, conventional cattle production has partially given way in certain areas of the US to all-natural and grass-fed beef production. The goal of this study was to determine whether feedlot cattle performance and carcass quality are influenced by the feeding program used.

While there is no safe, guaranteed way to turn cows onto stalk fields with high amounts of corn on the ground there are a few management practices that should be kept in mind when it becomes necessary to do so.

Prevention is the best method to control mold growth and possible toxin formation. Continue reading to learn how to minimize mold growth and subsequent toxin production in storage as well as common toxins and their symptoms.

When corn is cheaper, this is a familiar question. Many producers are under the impression that if DDG or wet byproducts are higher priced than corn. Read more to learn how it can be cheaper to continue feeding distillers even when corn prices do drop.