With another Wisconsin winter upon us, it’s a great time to consider cold weather protection for your beef cattle. While winter’s wrath and timing will vary across our state, it’s a safe bet that all Wisconsin cattle herds will feel dangerous weather impacts over the coming months. Planning for cold temperatures and high winds can […]
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With nearly 2.5 million cattle in four Midwest states, university extension services in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming together to offer the Driftless Region Beef Conference. The annual event will be held Jan. 30-31, 2020, at the Grand River Convention Center in Dubuque, Iowa. The driftless region in these states contains rolling hills, […]
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As we head into weaning and fall herd health management season it is important to correctly store, handle and administer animal health products. This insures that the product is able to work in the animal like it is supposed to, and minimize damage to muscles that are ultimately going to be a food product. Two […]
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Summer is here, and just like any season, it has its own set of challenges. Many producers take time to prepare pastures, fences and facilities for the summer. They try to plan for summer by looking back at what management practices worked well last year and what should be changed. Monitor cattle behavior daily for […]
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This year it feels like we went straight from winter to summer due to the cool wet spring. We are seeing the first hot weather of the summer, so here are a few reminders to help minimize stress to cattle during hot weather. Provide plenty of clean water, including making sure that the tanks and […]
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A new fact sheet on biosecurity for beef operations had been added to the Health and Veterinary Resources page under the health section.
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Information addressing considerations for the best time to calve beef cattle in Wisconsin and management decisions involved with changing one calving season to another was recently presented by Dr. Sandy Stuttgen, DVM, Taylor County UW Extension, at the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Winter Conference. For this session she authored two summary publications. When is the Best Time […]
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The growing season in Wisconsin and other areas in the upper Midwest this year has been a challenge. There has been high incidence of foliar disease and mold in the ears in many fields. Higher levels of the plant pathogens also means an increased potential for mycotoxins in feeds. It is important to remember that […]
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Proper management during the receiving phase is critical to overall health and long-term performance of cattle in the feedlot. Newly weaned calves are faced with the stress of separation from the cow, deprivation of feed and water during transportation, and adaptation to the feedlot environment. Whether calves are being introduced into a backgrounding or finishing […]
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Wisconsin’s soil types and weather patterns, which support the growth of a variety of forages, are ideal for raising cattle. We have two seasons (cold winter and hot summer) that do not support cattle very well, but in general, even those times are limited in the length of time during which cattle may struggle, with […]
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