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Beef Cattle Time Newsletter

  • Fall 2009
    Make Body Condition Scoring a Routine Practice - James B. Neel
    Where is Your Bull? - Clyde Lane Jr.
    Weed Control in Tall Fescue Pastures and Hayfields - Gary Bates
    Are Your Vaccines Being Stored Properly? - Clyde Lane Jr.
    We All Need to Help Make the Connection - Emmit L. Rawls
    2010 Integrated Resource Management Calendar Available - Clyde Lane Jr.
  • Summer 2009
    Make Preparations for Marketing Feeder Calves this Fall - Clyde Lane Jr.
    Should Cattle Producers Stockpile Fescue This Year? - Clyde Lane Jr.
    Overseeding Tall Fescue with Winter Annuals - Gary Bates
    What Is a Brand Anyway? - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Spring 2009
    Planning for Success in 2009 - Emmit L. Rawls
    Safe Transportation of Beef Cattle - Clyde Lane Jr.
    Warm-Season Annual Grasses for Forage Production - Dr. Gary Bates
  • Winter 2009
    Is the Bull Ready for the Breeding Season? - James B. Neel
    Considerations for Selecting the Best Mineral for Your Cattle - Clyde Lane Jr.
    Control of Weeds in Pastures Is Very Important - Gary Bates, Clyde Lane Jr.
    Weed Control in Tall Fescue Pastures and Hayfields - Gary Bates, Clyde Lane Jr.
    2008 Was Not a Good Year for the Cattle Industry - Livestock Monitor, Livestock Marketing Information Center. 12-05-08. Submitted by Emmit L. Rawls
  • Fall 2008
    Should You Aerate Your Pastures? - Gary Bates
    Available Feed - Questionable Quality - Clyde Lane Jr.
    Reducing Costs of Maintaining the Beef Herd - Clyde Lane Jr.
    FEEDING COWS DURING COLD WEATHER - James B. Neel
    COOL: It’s finally here! Now What? - Tammy L. McKinley
  • Summer 2008
    Preparing for New Seedings - Gary Bates
    Start Making Plans for Winter Feeding Now - Clyde Lane Jr.
    Add Value to Cull Animals - Clyde Lane Jr.
    What Do You Mean the Highest–Price Feed May Be the Most Economical? - James B. Neel
    Managing Price Risk in Your Cattle Operation - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Spring 2008
    Plan Now for Summer Forage - Gary Bates
    $5+ Corn will Change the Beef Business - Emmit Rawls
    Replenishing Feed Supplies - Clyde Lane
    Saving Short Hay Supplies - Clyde Lane
    Cost Cutting Management Practices - James Neel
  • Summer 2007
    EPDs and Accuracy - F. David Kirkpatrick
    Information on Cattle and Feeding Management During Drought on Animal Science Department's Web Site - James B. Neel
    Soybean Hulls As A Supplement - Warren Gill
    Stretching Short Hay Supplies - Dr. Gary Bates
    Cattle Marketing During Droughts - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Spring 2007
    Observe Bull During Breeding Season - Clyde Lane
    Monitor Beef Herd’s Mineral Consumption - Clyde Lane
    Improve Pasture Use Through Rotational Grazing - Gary Bates
    Corn Gluten Feed for Beef Cattle - Warren Gill
    Will It Pay? - Emmit Rawls
  • Winter 2007
    Feeding Alternatives When Hay Supplies Are Short - Clyde Lane
    Be Careful of Early Spring Fertilization of Pastures - Gary Bates
    A Hard Hit, But Not a Knockout Punch - Emmit L. Rawls
    Distiller’s Grains for Beef Cattle - Warren Gill
  • Fall 2006
    Manage Hay Feeding to Reduce Waste and Improve Performance - James B. Neel
    Process Verification Program (PVP) - Emmit L. Rawls
    Body Condition Scoring of a Beef Herd - Clyde D. Lane
    Pasture Management Tips to Improve Profitability - Gary Bates
  • Summer 2006
    Cattle and Forage Management on Fungus-Infected Kentucky 31 Fescue Pastures - Warren Gill
    Fall Forage Practices - Gary Bates
    Providing Feed for the Herd — Summer, Fall and Winter - Clyde Lane
    Squeeze Chute Information on Web - Clyde Lane
    Preconditioning Period Impacts Profitability - Emmit Rawls
  • Spring 2006
    Spring Management Tips - Warren Gill
    What is the Value of Added Weight? - James B. Neel
    Some Thoughts on Beef Cattle Handling Facilities - Clyde Lane
    Keys to Quality Hay Production - Gary Bates
    Meeting Market Demand - Emmit Rawls
  • Winter 2006
    Do We Need A QSA Program? - Emmit L. Rawls
    An Important Time for Pasture Management - Gary Bates
    STRETCHING Hay Supplies - W. Warren Gill
    Reproductive Capacity of Bull is Critical and That's No Bull - James B. Neel
  • Fall 2005
    Variability of 2005 Hay Crop Will Require Better Feeding Management - Clyde Lane Jr. and Warren Gill
    Have No Fear of Premises Registration - Emmit L. Rawls
    Rotational Grazing Improves Pasture Use - Gary Bates
  • Summer 2005
    Fall Fertilization of Pastures and Hayfields - Gary Bates
    Controlled Calving Season a Worthwhile Goal for ’06 - W. Warren Gill
    Plan Ahead to Reduce Stress When Weaning Calves - Clyde Lane
    Don’t Forget to Stockpile Fescue - Clyde Lane
    Tennessee Cattle Perform Well In Feedlot - Emmit Rawls
    Premise Registration to Get Underway - Emmit Rawls
    Value-Added Feeder Cattle Marketing - Emmit Rawls
  • Spring 2005
    Genetically Improving the Marketability of Feeder Cattle - David Kirkpatirck
    The Beef Cattle fIRM Record Keeping Program Updated - Clyde Lane
    Plan Ahead for Value-Added Marketing Opportunities - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Winter 2005
    Weed Control in Tall Fescue Pastures & Hayfields - Gary Bates
    Beef Trade a Hot Button - Emmit L. Rawls
    Cow Cost and Profitability - James B. Neel
    Evaluate Hay Storage and Feeding Procedures - James B. Neel
    Feeding Hay During the Winter - James B. Neel
  • Fall 2004
    Testing of Hay Needed This Winter - Clyde Lane
    Another Reason to Soil Test Before Fertilizing Fall Pastures - Warren Gill
    New Clover Varieties Show Promise - Gary Bates
    What is the Body Condition Score of Your Cows? - Clyde Lane
    Bio-Security on the Farm - Clyde Lane
    Master Beef Producer Program Offers Valuable Information - James B. Neel
    Preconditioning What Does it Cost? What Is it Worth? - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Summer 2004
    Limiting Downer Cows in Beef Herds - James B. Neel
    Naturally Occurring Multiple Births in Cattle - David Kirkpatrick
    Preparing for New Seedings - Gary Bates
    Animal/Cattle Identification: Where Are We? - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Spring 2004
    Bermudagrass as a Beef Forage? - Gary Bates
    Alternative Fly Control for Beef Cattle - Gene Burgess, Steve Glass, Mark Porter
    Constructively Cull Cows - Warren Gill
    Are Your Cattle-Handling Facilities In Good Shape? - James B. Neel
    Looking to the Future - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Winter 2004
    Identification/Traceability of Beef Cattle Revisited, Part II - Emmit Rawls
    What Happened During Calving Season? - James B. Neel,
    Surviving the Winter of 2003-2004 - Clyde Lane, Jr.
    High Cattle Prices Can Cause Lax Management - Clyde Lane, Jr.
    Plan Ahead for High Quality Feeds - Clyde Lane, Jr.
    An Important Time for Pasture Management - Gary Bates
  • Fall 2003
    Master Beef Producer Program to Get Underway in 2004 - James B. Neel
    Identification/Traceability of Beef Cattle Revisited - Emmit L. Rawls
    UT Forage Testing Lab 2003 Results Indicate High Variability - Warren Gill
    Important Time for Pasture Management - Gary Bates
  • Summer 2003
    What Do I Do With the Bull? - James B. Neel
    Fall Fertilization of Pastures and Hayfields - Gary Bates
    Beef Producers Need to Start Preparations for Marketing of Calves - Clyde Lane, Jr.
    To Wean or Not to Wean? - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Spring 2003
    Shrink Is a Concern to Both Producer and Buyer - James B. Neel
    Improve Pasture Use Through Rotational Grazing - Gary Bates
    Feeding Management Adds Value During Weaning and Preconditioning - Warren Gill, Clyde Lane, James Neel and Aaron Fisher
    Concern about COOL - Emmit L. Rawls
  • Winter 2003
    Get Breeding Soundness Examination Done on Herd Bulls Before Breeding Season - James B. Neel
    Winter Is an Important Time for Pasture Management - Gary Bates
    Producers Need to Modify the Site for Intramuscular Injections - Clyde D. Lane, Jr.
    Observation Can Tell a Lot About Feed Quality - Clyde D. Lane, Jr.
    Comparing Car Auctions with Cattle Auctions - Emmit Rawls
  • Fall 2002
    Fall Forage Practices - Gary Bates
    Temperament, a Convenience Trait in Beef Cattle - David Kirkpatrick
    Reaping the Fruits of the Harvest — Part II - Emmit Rawls
    How Can a Producer Tell if the Genetics of the Cow Herd Fit the Environment? - James B. Neel
  • Summer 2002
    Small Grain Pastures, Excellent Feed for Backgrounding Calves - Gary Bates
    Ten Suggestions for Improved Feeder Cattle Production and Marketing -
    James B. Neel
    The Creep Feeding and/or Weaning Decision - Emmit Rawls
    Monitoring Mineral Consumption of Beef Cow-calf Herd - Warren Gill and Clyde D. Lane, Jr.
  • Spring 2002
    Harvesting High Quality Hay - Gary Bates
    Marketing Opportunities Abound - Emmit Rawls
    Controlling Flies in Beef Cattle Herds Improves Performance and Value - Gene Burgess & James B. Neel
    What Are You Doing to Keep Buyers Competing for Tennessee Feeder Cattle? - James B. Neel
  • Winter 2001
    Decrease Fertilizer Costs by Using Clovers - Gary Bates
    Pasture Fertilization Practices Are Related to Grass Tetany - Clyde Lane, Jr.
    Breeding Soundness Examination of Bulls Could Eliminate Wrecks - Clyde Lane, Jr.
    Adding Value to Tennessee Cattle and Beef - Emmit L. Rawls
    A Silent Thief in the Cow Herd - James B. Neel