Category: Innovation
Novonesis a New Beginning
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Novonesis means “a new beginning,” so says the Novonesis website. I visited with Steve Lerner, Ph.D., about the
Norbrook Develops New Dewormer
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor Eric Moore, DVM, Norbrook director of technical services-North America, and I visited after the Cattle Industry Convention to
Economic Considerations for Extended Days on Feed Adding Days on Feed Past Industry Average Comes With Economic Risk
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor It’s a decision as old as cattle feeding itself – “If I hold ‘em, will the market get better?” Even
The Dollars and Sense in Silage Bagging
Improved feed management involves much more than how to store it. Expanding your thinking can save tens of thousands of dollars annually while enhancing nutrition
Seeking Intelligent Life
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor “The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.” – Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace. “Intelligence is the ability
Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Fences …
Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Fences Among New Beef Industry Hi-Tech Services By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming nearly as important to the
Pain Management at Castration
Lidocaine-Infused Castration Bands Provide Long-Term Relief By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor “We’ve been castrating animals for a long time,” says Doug Shane, DVM, Ph.D., veterinarian
Feeding Ruminants or Making Energy
By David MacKenzie Contributing Editor One of the highest priorities any government must have is to feed its nation. Food security undoubt-edly came back to
FROM CANOES TO SEMIS- A Brief History of Livestock Transportation
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Railroad transit of livestock endured until the end of World War II. It faded away with the improvement of roads
Taboo No Longer-Mental Health Used to Be Something Nobody Talked About. That’s Changing.
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “The Greatest Generation” earned that name in many ways. They endured the Depression as children and World War II as