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  • Young angus beef cattle
    Preconditioning Systems and Management Practices for Beef Calves
    LEARN MORE about Preconditioning Systems and Management Practices for Beef Calves
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    Spring Mineral Supplementation Considerations
    LEARN MORE about Spring Mineral Supplementation Considerations
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Top Articles

  • Black beef cattle

    Implants & Their Use In Beef Cow-Calf Operations

    Growth-promoting implants have been used to enhance beef production since their commercial introduction in 1957. They are designed for the s...
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    Over-the-Counter Option for Livestock Antibiotics is Going Away

    Many livestock antibiotics have always required a veterinary prescription, while some older antibiotics–such as penicillin and oxytetracyc...
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  • Animal Science and Forages Producer Spotlight

    Animal Science and Forages Producer Spotlight

    The Alabama Cooperative Extension System's animal sciences and forages team is proud to highlight livestock and forages producers that have ...
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  • Meat and cheese

    Let’s Build a Burger: Meat & Cheese

    One cowhide can make 18 soccer balls or 20 footballs. Cattle only have a bottom set of teeth, which helps them eat grass. Beef United Stat...
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  • Build a Burger

    Build a Burger

    Farmers and ranchers are working together to feed hungry families 365 days a year. Forest Owner Grain Farmer Lettuce Farmer To...
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  • A young, black bull calf and a young, black baldy heifer

    Beef Systems Short Course

    Producers new to the cattle business should attend the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's Beef Systems Short Course. This multi-night le...
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  • Beef cattle grazing in winter grazing in Autauga County, Alabama.

    Meet the Team - Animal Science and Forages Team

    With its broad reach, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's animal science and forages team works with new and beginning farmers, as we...
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    Sand Mountain Elite Heifer Development Program

    The Sand Mountain Elite Heifer Development Program is a forage-based development program for yearling heifers consigned by cattle pr...
    Read More about Sand Mountain Elite Heifer Development Program
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    Fundamentals of Beef Sire Selection

    Selection of herd sires for a cow/calf operation is a fundamental management task that should not be taken lightly. Making an informed and s...
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    Current Hot Topics for Poultry and Beef Producers

    Prices for the three main competing animal proteins in the United States have been on the upswing at an increased trajectory for the last tw...
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    Opelika, AL 36801
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