Learn about preconditioning systems and how they can add value to the calves you produce and sell.
Producers have many ...
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In most cattle operations, the greatest expense is attributed to feeding costs. Several alternative feedstuffs can reduce overall feed costs...
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Table of Contents
Introduction – Ayanava Majumdar 3
About AIDB – Rachel Chastain 4
Grow Your Own Food – Chip East 5
To...
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Farmers face numerous challenges when their pastureland is affected by floods.
General Tips
Inventory livestock. Immediately after a f...
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Beef cattle production represents a multibillion dollar industry in the southeastern United States. External parasites (ectoparasites) are t...
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Handling facilities are essential for many routine cattle management practices. Careful planning is an important first step in the construct...
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Running a dairy farm is a rewarding but challenging profession that incorporates knowledge and experience of several areas of agricu...
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The most obvious careers in agriculture are directly related to the farm or ranch. But did you know that only 10 percent of American...
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When producing hay to be sold to horse owners, it is important to understand the difference between being a seller or a marketer.
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Dairy goats can be successfully maintained in a variety of production systems, including fenced cultivated pastures, fenced uncultiv...
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Biosecurity is a system of management practices that reduces the introduction of infectious diseases onto a farm and decreases the transmiss...
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The threat of catastrophic loss due to disease outbreak is a primary concern for the Alabama beef industry. Beef producers should be...
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