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Heifer Selection Strategies
Producers should consider some common characteristics and questions to help select replacement heifers strategically.
Finding Females for the Cowherd
The type and kind of females chosen for your cowherd is an important decision that can have long-term implications and great impact on the economic viability of the operation.
Fall Calving Cows: Management and Breeding Decisions
As producers with spring calving herds are completing weaning and moving cows to winter range, fall calving herds are gearing up for the next breeding season.
Horizontal Bed Biofilter Construction: Lessons learned at the SDSU gestation unit
This article outlines the design considerations, experiences and cost to construct a horizontal bed biofilter for a pit fan on the new South Dakota State University Swine Education and Research Facility gestation room.
How Do Genetics Impact Animal Well-Being?
Genetic engineering is a promising tool that could be used to improve animal welfare while lowering costs of production.
Marketing Mindset Change
Marketing for profit may not seem new to producers, but the way they look at their marketing plans should be.
Strategic and Scenario Planning in Ranching: Managing Risk in Dynamic Times
A changing marketplace, price volatility, labor availability, record high feeder calf prices, the effects of the ethanol industry: How will your ranch operation adapt?
The Clorox® Soak Test
This test is used in the field to determine the percentage of soybean (Glycine max) seed damage due to combining or threshing. It is also adaptable to use in the laboratory. The test can be used for beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and other large dicotyledonous seeds which may be injured in combining, threshing, or seed cleaning.
Using Estrous Synchronization in Natural-Service Breeding Situations
Estrous synchronization is typically associated with artificial insemination (AI) programs, and is therefore often viewed as impractical or impossible to use within natural-service herds.
Register now for fall series of SDSU Extension Annie’s Project in Britton
September 20, 2023
Women in agriculture have another chance to take part in the South Dakota State University Extension Annie’s Project for women in agriculture.