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Beef Tips 'n Advice
Posted on May 21, 2019
Help with Horn Flies…
Jason Duggin, Southeast Update, May 2019 (Progressive Cattlemen) The approach to ward off flies is multi-prong and challenging. However, doing nothing can severely hinder productivity, profits, and herd welfare. I’ve asked Dr. Nancy Hinkle, Extension Veterinary Entomologist at UGA, to give her tips on horn fly control for the...
Beef Tips 'n Advice
Posted on Feb 26, 2019
What’s going on: I’m putting out High-Mag mineral, but cows are still going down?!?!
Lawton Stewart, Extension Beef Specialist, UGA Deidre Harmon, Extension Beef Specialist, NCSU What is grass tetany and why is magnesium important? Grass tetany, also known as grass staggers, magnesium (Mg) tetany, hypomagnesemia, and wheat pasture poisoning, is a nutritional disorder caused by either 1) an inadequate amount of dietary Mg,...
Beef Tips 'n Advice
Posted on Jan 9, 2019
Your upcoming calf crop is two things: Revenue and Food
Jason Duggin, Extension Animal Scientist, UGA First, on the revenue side, we have discussed the importance of pre-conditioning and health protocols numerous times. Although there are many vaccine protocols and weaning management strategies that exist, it is prudent to look at those successful marketing options in your area and ask...
Beef Team Spotlight
Jennifer Tucker & Taylor Hendricks
(Top) Dr. Jennifer Tucker, Asst. Professor in the ADS department at UGA’s Tifton Campus, received the American Forage and Grassland Council’s from AFGC President, Mark Kennedy, and the award’s presenter, Dr. Don Ball, Professor Emeritus from Auburn University.
(Bottom) Taylor Hendricks, PhD student in the ADS department, received second place in the American Forage and Grassland Council’s 2019 Emerging Scientist Competition. AFGC President, Mark Kennedy, presented the award to Taylor at the awards banquet and closing ceremonies.