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Resources, Products, and Programs

  • Young angus beef cattle
    Preconditioning Systems and Management Practices for Beef Calves
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  • Angus beef cow with mineral feeder
    Spring Mineral Supplementation Considerations
    LEARN MORE about Spring Mineral Supplementation Considerations
  • FALL SMALL RUMINANT WEBINAR SERIES
    • Oct 08, 2024
    • 05:30pm - 06:30pm
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  • Out of the Box Opportunities - Military Veteran & Beginning Farmer
    • Oct 10, 2024
    • 06:00pm - 08:00pm
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  • Pork on the Plains
    • Oct 12, 2024
    • 09:00am - 03:00pm
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  • Growing Fruit in Lamar County
    • Oct 16, 2024
    • 10:00am - 11:30am
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  • Cattle and Forage Field Day Blackbelt Research & Extension Center
    • Oct 18, 2024
    • 08:00am - 01:00pm
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Top Articles

  • 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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  • Black F1 crossed heifers

    Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale

    2024 Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale The 26th annual Herdbuilder Replacement Female Sale is Friday, August 30, at 11 a.m. The event wil...
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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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  • 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...
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  • Commercial beef cattle

    Animal Science & Forages Team Impact Report 2023

    Best practices in livestock and forage production is the subject of ongoing programs conducted by Alabama Extension animal science and forag...
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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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  • A herford cow-calf pair grazing.

    Bovine Trichomoniasis

    Learn vital information about trichomoniasis, its effects on cow-calf operations, and ways to avoid it in a natural service herd. Trichom...
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  • Beef cattle grazing in winter grazing in Autauga County, Alabama.

    2024 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 in 2024. These fie...
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  • Cattle eating hay in drought

    Coping with Winter Feeding Needs

    Many producers are often forced to stretch hay supplies in order to make it through the winter feeding period. The following information is ...
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  • Hereford-crossed cattle and calves.

    Managing Your Cowherd: Strategies to Lower Cow-Calf Production Costs

    Profitable cow-calf producers consistently seek ways to maximize income and minimize production costs. This requires producers to carefully ...
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