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Cow Calf Management:

Key Performance Indicator Targets for Beef Cow-calf Operations View


Department of Animal Science – Beef Publications:

Department of Animal Science
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/

Beef Safety and Quality Assurance

http://www.tcfa.org/BQAstate.html

Texas Beef Quality Producers program
http://www.texasbeefquality.com

Greenbook® – Compiled Pesticide Product Labels, Supplemental Labels and MSDS

http://www.greenbook.net


Markets and Market Information:

CME Agricultural Commodities Futures and Options Quotes
http://www.cme.com/trading/dta/del/product_list.html?ProductType=com

KSU AgManager – Information on Crops, Livestock,
Farm Management and Policy
http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/default.asp

USDA-AMS Cattle Auction Reports
http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/cfauction.htm

USDA-AMS National Daily Cattle and Beef Summary
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMNpubs/PDF_Daily/DCBS.pdf


Nutritional Management Section:

Mineral supplements for stockers grazing small grains pasture View

Some Points to Consider about Cattle Water View

Summer Protein Supplementation for Stocker Cattle and Nursing Calves on Rangeland – View

Supplementation Strategies for  Beef Cattle – View


Producer Associations:

Texas Cattle Feeders Association
http://www.tcfa.org

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
http://www.texascattleraisers.org/


Range, Pasture and Forages:

Nitrates and Prussic Acid in Forages

Old World Bluestem Pasture Management Strategies for Panhandle and South Plains  View

Prussic Acid in Forages Aug 2017  View


Software and Spreadsheets:

OSU RATION CALCULATOR INSTRUCTIONS

OSU_Ration_Calculator_2013 spreadsheet

OSU Cowculator Instructions CR-3280web

OSU Cowculator_2_0 2015 program

Stocker Feeder Cattle Budget Template updated Feb 2, 2016

Forage allocation Cattle Flow Workbook Feb 2015


Videos:

West Texas Rangelands YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIqIOwL5fowVEeW56YdHfdA


Web Applications:

Landsat NDVI

DataLandsat derived productivity for CONUS


Websites:

Texas Department of Agriculture – Prescribed Burn Board

Fire Weather Intelligence Portal

Great Plains Fire Science Exchange

Georgia Forestry Commission Fire Weather System

Plants of Texas Rangelands

USDA-NRCS Plants Database


Others:

Colorado State University Guide to Poisonous Plants
http://www.vth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/index.cfm

Texas A&M University – Texas Toxic Plants Database
http://texnat.tamu.edu/cmplants/toxic/index.htm

Exploring Texas 4-H Range Judging – View

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