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  • Hereford cattle
    Managing External Parasites of Beef Cattle in the Southeast
    Learn More about Managing External Parasites of Beef Cattle in the Southeast
  • Cow eating a new cube of salt lick mineral supplement
    Considerations for Mineral Supplementation in Cow-Calf Operations
    Learn More about Considerations for Mineral Supplementation in Cow-Calf Operations
  • Hereford-crossed cattle and calves.
    Managing Your Cowherd: Strategies to Lower Cow-Calf Production Costs
    Learn More about Managing Your Cowherd: Strategies to Lower Cow-Calf Production Costs
  • Calf nursing a cow
    Transitioning to a Defined Calving Season
    Learn More about Transitioning to a Defined Calving Season
  • Zoomin' to the Yard - 7/15
    • Jul 15, 2025
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  • Cattle farm in Autauga County

    Alabama Beef Quality Assurance Certification

    The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has been hitting the ground running with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) trainings. In conjunction wit...
    Read More about Alabama Beef Quality Assurance Certification
  • Black F1 crossed heifers

    Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale

    2025 Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale The 27th Annual Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale is Friday, August 29, at 11 a.m. The event wil...
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  • Bahiagrass pasture with grazing cattle

    Summer Transition Checklist for Beef Cattle

    To make the optimum transition from spring to summer, beef cattle producers should review the following considerations for improved land and...
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  • Cattle grazing in a pasture.

    Enterprise Budgets for Livestock

    Livestock budgets enterprise budgets are updated by Extension personnel to reflect recommended management practices for production in Alabam...
    Read More about Enterprise Budgets for Livestock
  • Angus calves

    Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association

    What is Alabama BCIA? The Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association (BCIA) is a nonprofit organization of persons, firms, partnerships, a...
    Read More about Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association
  • 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...
    Read More about Beef Systems Short Course
  • Beef cattle grazing in winter grazing in Autauga County, Alabama.

    2025 Alabama Extension Statewide Beef and Forage Field Days

    The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Animal Science and Forages team will host a series of beef and forage field days throughout 2025. A...
    Read More about 2025 Alabama Extension Statewide Beef and Forage Field Days
  • 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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  • Hereford cattle on open range, mother and calf

    Creep Management of Beef Calves

    Creep feeding is a management practice that provides supplemental nutrition as feed or forage to nursing beef calves. This publication discu...
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  • A herd of Black Angus cattle in the pasture.

    Water Requirements of Beef Cattle

    Water is considered the most critical nutrient in beef cattle diets. Cattle diets are balanced for energy, protein, vita...
    Read More about Water Requirements of Beef Cattle
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