Farm Help

Going to the regional stockyards or even to your local livestock auction can be very intimidating for a first timer. We all have fears of buying high and selling low, and when you couple that with the worry of saying or doing the wrong thing in a tight spot, the market might seem like a scary place.

With a rare moment of high corn and cattle prices, producers need to take advantage of all opportunities to make sure they get the most profit out of their sales.

Time is money, and money is time. And we always seem to be running low on both.

The catastrophic heat wave and drought that’s blanketed Texas throughout this year has been stretching throughout the summer into the Ozarks. Pasture conditions have deteriorated, the heavy rains earlier in the season in many areas prohibited a first cutting of hay, and due to the heat the second crop was late and underdeveloped, leaving forage in extremely short supply.

The catastrophic heat wave and drought that’s blanketed Texas throughout this year has been stretching throughout the summer into the Ozarks. Pasture conditions have deteriorated, the heavy rains earlier in the season in many areas prohibited a first cutting of hay, and due to the heat the second crop was late and underdeveloped, leaving forage in extremely short supply.

Bull management is an important part of running beef cows. A key to successful bull management is having and using a bull pasture according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist, University of Missouri Extension.

With a rare moment of high corn and cattle prices, producers need to take advantage of all opportunities to make sure they get the most profit out of their sales.

Going to the regional stockyards or even to your local livestock auction can be very intimidating for a first timer. We all have fears of buying high and selling low, and when you couple that with the worry of saying or doing the wrong thing in a tight spot, the market might seem like a scary place.

The grass is always greener on the other side. It is too dry. It’s flooding. We had too many hard freezes. If it’s not one thing it’s the other.

Ongoing drought conditions in the southern Great Plains states make it increasingly likely the rebuilding of the United States’ cow herd will take four years or more.