The performance of growing calves on wheat pasture can by increased by providing a small amount of a concentrate supplement carrying an ionophore and minerals that are deficient in wheat pasture.
Feeding free-choice hay with a concentrate supplement has the potential to add gain to growing calves without large investment in additional equipment.
Annual five-state beef conference hosted by beef extension teams from Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
There is considerable variation in the mineral composition of small grain forages, depending on management, growth conditions, and soil mineral content.
With the average frost date upon us, prussic acid will be (or already is) an issue in certain forages. Prussic acid is found when susceptible plants are under drought conditions or after a light frost.
When calving in early spring with lush pastures we can find mature cows that are in otherwise good condition with unusual behaviors, unsteady gait or inability to rise—early signs of both grass tetany and milk fever.
