This is the June excerpt of Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar, ANR-0968-A.
Health Tips
Work cattle early in the morning to reduce heat stress, limit time cattle spend in con ned areas, and provide adequate shade.
Provide fresh,…
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This is the May excerpt of Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar, ANR-0968-A.
Health Tips
Make sure adequate shade is available for cattle as temperatures begin to rise.
Implement y and anaplasmosis control programs.
Forage &…
This is the April excerpt of Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar, ANR-0968-A.
Health Tips
Start watching for horn and face flies, and consider type of y chemicals used last year. Rotate chemical classes.
Consider options for anap…
This is the March excerpt of Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar, ANR-0968-A.
Health Tips
Watch for grass tetany, particularly with lactating cows grazing lush pastures, such as tall fescue or annual ryegrass.
Plan summer y con…
This is the February excerpt of Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar, ANR-0968-A.
Health Tips
Continue high magnesium mineral supplement feeding for cows on lush winter pastures to prevent grass tetany.
Forage & Nutrition No…
This is the January excerpt of Beef Cow Herd Planning Calendar, ANR-0968-A.
Health Tips
Use high magnesium mineral supplements for cows on lush pasture to prevent grass tetany.
Monitor water sources. In severely cold weather,…
Follow this gardening calendar for the necessary activities to implement each month for lawns and shrubs, annuals and perennials, fruit and nut trees, and bulbs, roots, and tubers. Included is a timeline for activities such as soil…
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Home and garden pesticides and fertilizers can pollute Alabama’s waterways. Problems occur when garden chemicals are dumped down street or household drains and when chemical residues wash from paved surfaces into streams after a r…
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The orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria) is a native nonsocial bee that is an efficient pollinator of early-season crops, including small and tree fruit, flowers, and vegetables. The female orchard mason bee is not a hive dweller; in…
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Food scraps make up 14 percent (34.7 million tons) of all municipal solid waste in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that less than 3 percent of food waste is recycled compared to 62 percent of paper …
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Your professional wardrobe says a lot about who you are whether you are aware of it or not. Your appearance reflects how you feel about yourself and it may be the only impression a stranger gets to see. A nice appearance is an investment i…
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This calendar overviews a monthly check list of things producer should do during each month. It includes health tips, notes on forages and nutrition, and also calving information.
Extension Resources
Alabama Beef Cattle Improvemen…
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If you have a small place in your garden but can’t decide what to plant, why not plant lettuce? Lettuce is a cool-weather crop that grows best when the day temperatures are between 55 and 65 degrees F and the night temperatures …
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Weather alerts are provided by local, state, and national authorities and the media when threatening climate conditions arise. Meteorologists are trained professionals equipped to analyze natural indicators of weather conditions that may be…
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Having unexpected mortality in poultry is never a good thing. Valuable resources for producers are the four Alabama State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories. All poultry from Alabama submitted to one of these labs are examined free of charg…
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