Sustainable Nutrition For Dairy Cattle & Grass Fed Beef

Grass fed beef and sustainable nutrition for dairy cattle has become the latest buzzwords. With the latest buzz, there is also a considerable amount of confusion regarding grass fed beef. For dairy herds, the feed cost can run up to 50-60 percent of the total production costs of milk. A properly managed and well fed herd can produce more beef and milk, making it cost effective for cattle...

Feeding Beef Cattle Hydroponic Micro-Green Fodder

The United States is the leading beef producing country in the world, producing over 27 billion pounds of beef annually. However, beef consumption has been declining steadily since the 1970s, when per capita beef consumption was around 70 pounds per year. Today, beef consumption is around 50 pounds per person, per year in the United States. Although beef consumption has declined at home, the...

Feeding Cattle & Others – Sustainable Livestock Nutrition

Livestock is very important for almost any small-scale farming around the world. Livestock plays several roles in many farms. They provide traction to cultivate fields, delicious and nutritious food for people, and manure to increase fertility of the fields to maintain crop productivity. Human beings have been raising livestock throughout the history for their own benefits and for generating...

Maximize Nutrition for Your Livestock During Summer

Summer heat can cause stress to most of your livestock, especially your dairy cows. If the outdoor temperature is too high, your cattle experience heat related stress and tend to decrease in performance. It causes even more problems for cattle if the night temperature doesn’t seem to cool off. Your animals may find it difficult to get rid of the heat that they build up throughout the day. Heat...

Tips on Pasture Management & Feeding Heat-Stressed Livestock

Heat stress during summer can have a major impact on most farm animals and influence their performance. Animals feel heat stress at lower temperatures than what we would imagine. Some animals such as pigs can start feeling heat stress as the day temperature starts to rise and surpasses 70 degrees. Animals can start experiencing adverse effects of heat stress, if heat issues are not addressed. To...