Posts tagged with: cattle

A brown and white cow with a yellow ear tag stands in a grassy field, representing the quality and care of Backyard Beef as it looks toward the camera.

Backyard Beef

By Olivia Young / July 3, 2025

Raise High-Quality Beef in Your Own Backyard! You don’t have to have a large herd of beef cattle to raise your own – just a couple will do! Join Cornell…

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Cornell Cow Convos

By Sadie Jimenez / June 5, 2025

This monthly podcast series led by PRO-DAIRY and CCE Dairy Specialists, features current, new, and emerging topics of interest to the dairy industry right now. New episodes are released on…

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Rich Taber Animals Grazing

Why I Love Grazing

By Rich Taber / January 15, 2025

In the first installment of our new series, Where’s the Grass?, we share why grazing is good for you, your checkbook, your farm, your animals, and the world! For the…

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Beef Hay Storage

How Much Hay Do I Need for Winter?

By Rich Taber / October 9, 2024

In part 18 of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we discuss how a sharp pencil and a good calculator can go a long ways…

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Beef Pasture Grazing Photo 2

Should I Fertilize My Beef Pastures?

By Rich Taber / July 3, 2024

In part 17 of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we discuss grazing conditions for beef cattle and other classes of grazing livestock.    My…

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Overgrazed Pasture Photo

Dealing with the Year of the Drought

By Rich Taber / October 3, 2022

In part 10 of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we share some of our strategies to overcome the obstacles faced in a drought year…

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SFQ Pregnant cows scaled

Preparing Your Beef Cows for Springtime Calving

By Rich Taber / April 4, 2022

In part eight of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we share why you need to be paying strict attention to the quality of feed…

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A well-built rectangular-shaped round bale feeder used for multi species feeding.

Beef Handling and Feeding Equipment Considerations

By Rich Taber / January 11, 2021

In part three of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we help you answer the questions of how to safely and efficiently feed and handle large beef cattle.  This…

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Will Dry Weather Create Forage Shortages This Winter?

By David Balbian / October 20, 2020

Farmers can take action now to adequately prepare for the winter months.  We have seen quite dry conditions in much of our region and much of the state this past…

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The author's herd of mixed Hereford, Black Angus, and Red Angus cattle.

Selecting a Beef Cattle Breed

By Rich Taber / October 20, 2020

In part two of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we help you answer the questions of what breed of beef cattle you should get.  In the first article…

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