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Adding Value to the Beef Carcass: Getting to know the value cuts

New value cuts have provided value back to the beef supply chain. Alternative fabrication provides consumers with more options and increases per head carcass value.

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SDSU Extension welcomes new beef specialist

February 16, 2024

SDSU Extension is pleased to welcome Erin DeHaan as a new assistant professor and SDSU Extension Beef Specialist.

Two red angus cows with their calves at pasture.

The Cost of Late Calvers

Pounds of beef sold is a key number for cattlemen. Late calvers the cows that drag out the calving season, may cost producers more than extra work and management, they may actually be costing dollars.

Team discussing business strategy at a table.

Core Strengths

Core Strengths training can provide groups, teams, communities, and businesses with actionable and memorable insight into daily interactions, meetings, and conversations while building team trust and forming productive relationships.

Three cattle feeding on supplemental forage near cornstalks.

Cold Temperatures Impact Forage Intake

Decreasing temperatures impact the amount of energy required by cattle. Learn some management considerations to reduce the possibility of metabolic disturbance during periods of colder weather.

Aerial view of a large feedlot facility.

Carbon Markets and Beef Production: Carbon Markets and Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions

In this article in the Carbon Markets and Beef Production series, we will discuss the basics of carbon markets and Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

herd of mixed cattle on a muddy mound in a feedlot

Mud and Lameness in Beef Cattle

Melting snow and spring rains produce conditions that can increase lameness in beef cattle. Mud is among the predisposing causes for cattle lameness.

Resources and Options When Feed is Short

SDSU Extension offers resources to help producers find and evaluate feedstuffs to help meet their livestock’s needs.

bunches of fresh garden greens ready to eat

Container Gardens and CSAs

Just about all of us have room to grow a few vegetables, as long as you have some space where they can get good sun exposure for at least six hours a day. You don’t even have to have a garden!

A sow and her piglets rest in dry and clean pen. Courtesy: USDA

Next-Level Precision Sow Feeding

As the nutritional requirements of sows continue to be further refined, are there opportunities to achieve next-level precision sow feeding?