Get the Best of Both Worlds With Crossbreeding
We’ve all heard the horror stories of purebred dogs and their health problems while mutts seem to live forever. …
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The First Step in Pasture Restoration...Soil Sampling
To be a successful beef cattle producer, one must first be a successful grass farmer. Differences between a well-managed …
How Can a Farmer Preserve High-Quality Silage?
Wilkes County is one of the top producers of corn silage in the state. Farmers have started to harvest …
Please Share the Road With Farm Machinery...The Life You Save Could Be Your Own!
The agricultural industry is the largest employer in Wilkes County and North Carolina. Motorists traveling Wilkes County’s rural roads …
Blackleg in Cattle Is Usually Fatal! an Ounce of Prevention...Vaccinate!!
Blackleg has been recognized as a livestock disease since before medieval times, and today we often use the term …
If You Own Cattle, You Should Be Aware of Liability Issues
Ownership of any animal means taking responsibility for it. Obviously, this includes basic husbandry practices such as food, water, …
Try to Treat Pinkeye in Cattle Early for Best Results
With the arrival of summer, pinkeye treatment is an issue many producers have to face. Appropriate, timely treatment will …
Help Your Cattle Beat the Heat!
Hot weather is a fact of life in North Carolina. Those of us lucky to call the Old North …
Control of Lice in Cattle
When cool weather arrives most of us forget about insects. However, cattle lice are cool weather pests. The lice …
Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me (Fly Control in Beef Cattle)
It is that time of year when we have to worry about fly control in our herds. We talk …
Cows for the Future? Heifer Retention
With most cow-calf producers weaning their fall calves, one question that always comes up is how …
Hay Production Tips
This year’s hay making season is quickly approaching and already started for some producers. The time required to dry …