by Gregg Hanzlicek, DVM, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Vaccines are an essential tool to help optimize cattle health. Sometimes it appears that a particular vaccine or vaccine program has failed to protect individuals and prevent herd disease outbreaks. Are there practices that can negatively impact vaccine effectiveness? Continue reading “Why Vaccines Seem to Fail”
By Jennifer Ifft, agricultural policy extension specialist
The deadline to sign up for Pasture Rangeland and Forage (PRF) insurance for the 2022 calendar year with a crop insurance agent is December 1, 2021. Here are ten key facts about the program. Continue reading “Ten things to know about Pasture Rangeland and Forage Insurance”
by Mike Brouk, extension dairy specialist
Collecting a representative silage sample is a difficult task and should involve more than just taking a few handfuls of silage from the face of the pile or the bunker silo. Corn silage and sorghum silages are a mixture of stover and grain. In some cases, small grain silages may also contain grain. This presence of grain in the silage creates some special challenges when obtaining a representative sample. Continue reading “Achieving a Representative Silage Sample”
K-State to host four events around Kansas focused on providing tips to help producer prepare for calving season.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – In anticipation of calving season, Kansas State University Animal Sciences and Industry and K-State Research and Extension are planning a series of calving schools beginning in December and continuing through January.
The program will outline overall calving management that includes stages of the normal calving process as well as tips to handle difficult calving situations. A.J. Tarpoff, K-State extension beef veterinarian, explains the goals of the event are to increase knowledge, practical skills, and to increase the number of live calves born if they need assistance. Continue reading “Calving Schools Planned”
By: Justin Waggoner, Ph.D., Beef Systems Specialist
One the more common questions I receive regarding analytical testing of forages and other feedstuffs is “I have the sample, now what do I test for or what analysis package should I select?” Continue reading “Forage Analysis: What Numbers do I Need?”