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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/

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

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:

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:

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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