A two-year study of early vs. normal weaning of steer calves was conducted in the western Dakotas in 2003-04. The analysis concludes that early weaning improves feedlot production efficiency and reduces per-day and per-pound feedlot production costs. However, early weaned steers are lighter at...

This article examines the rate of adoption of four computerized technologies in U.S. dairy production: an on-farm computer to manage dairy records, accessing the internet for dairy information, computerized milking systems and computerized feed delivery systems. Data from the USDA-Agricultural...

Louisiana farmers were surveyed to determine their adoption of information and record-keeping technologies, including the Internet, Dairy Herd Improvement Association membership, use of financial measures, and frequency of use of computerized records. Factors influencing adoption included having...

In the Northern Great Plains region, crop and livestock producers view forage crop production as an important component of their farm management system. During periods of increased drought risk, alternative annual forage crops may provide producers with a risk reducing alternative to traditional...