ANGUS BEEF BULLETIN EXTRA

March 6, 2024 | Vol. 16 : No. 3-A

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Grazing Milo

Saving the Herd With Milo Grazing

Using standing milo as a feed source is a practice producers can bank on.

Missouri cattle producer John Chamberlin didn’t want to sell his cows when drought lingered and hay supplies and forages dwindled last year.

With more than 600 head of Angus cows, Chamberlin looked to the internet for ideas. A University of Missouri Extension video on the benefits of grazing standing milo intrigued him.

From the Field

Three regional managers share considerations for managing replacement heifers.

With bulls either already or soon-to-be purchased across the country, the other half of a successful operation now comes to the forefront: replacement females.

Packer Margins Fall as Head Counts Decrease

Fed-cattle weights trend counter-seasonally higher.

Fed-cattle futures turned sharply lower March 14. Technical factors may have driven the reversal, but as we look at supply data, a couple of things stand out. Packers continue to struggle with margins, with the gross margin currently well below pre‐pandemic levels.



March 6, 2024 | Vol. 16 : No. 3-A

New Census Shows Alarming Loss of Family Farms

Farm Bureau President points to factors leading to decline in acres, operators.

New agriculture census data released by USDA Feb. 13 is cause for concern as the number of farms operating in the United States and the number of farm acres have both fallen significantly. The 2022 Census of Agriculture reports 141,733 fewer farms in 2022 than in 2017. The number of farm acres fell to 880,100,848, a loss of more than 20 million acres from just five years earlier.

From the Field

Bull management tips from three of your Association regional managers.

The search for bulls may be over for 2024. But just because you have secured the next genetic powerhouse for your herd doesn’t mean the work is over.

Winter came, and now what?

With winter often comes a myriad health challenges. Two University of Missouri health experts share wellness strategies for cattlemen and women.

We know you’re thinking about it: Turning the corner from winter into spring. Although warmer days are on the horizon, the effects of weeks of gray, winter days are real. For some, winter weather comes with a particular dose of biological adversity — seasonal affective disorder, appropriately known as SAD. Follow along for a Q&A with University of Missouri psychiatrist Arpit Aggarwal to learn what SAD is and how to combat its symptoms. He also provides tools and techniques to give your mental health a boost to conquer the last remnants of the dark season.