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/
Texas AgriLife Extension Service – Beef Cattle
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/beef/
Beef Cattle Publications
animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/beef/publications/
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
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:
Moving Cattle Off the Ranch: Drought Alternatives – Information on culling cattle during times of drought. View
Nitrate Accumulation in Forages View
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:
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
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