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Planning for profitability with rotational grazing

Rotational grazing is not exactly a new idea, but knowing the best way to implement it on your operation can lead to major long-term profits.

January 15, 2025

John O'Meara

Rotational grazing is not exactly a new idea, but knowing the best way to implement it on your operation can lead to major long-term profits.

2024 State of Dairy: 'Hanging on' in the Southeast

March 12, 2024

Kimmi Devaney

New processing capacity in West Virginia and Georgia is bringing optimism to the dairy community in the Southeast. However, 2023 weakened the financial positions of many dairy producers across the region.

Consequences of overconditioning beef bulls

Feeding high-energy diets to young bulls right up to the point of breeding season can have a negative effect on breeding ability, semen quality and embryo development.

November 15, 2023

Pedro Fontes

Sire overconditioning is a prevalent issue in the beef industry. While “fat sells” when it comes to selling bulls, research has shown that excessive conditioning can negatively affect semen quality.

Walmart to build $350 million fluid milk processing plant in Georgia

The products from the facility will serve more than 750 Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs in the Southeast.

October 16, 2023

Dave Natzke

Georgia currently has two fluid milk processors in Atlanta and Lawrenceville. Those two processors only use a portion of the state's growing milk production.

Southeast: The future hinges on marketing changes

The continuing decline in fluid milk sales creates challenges for producers and processors alike. That’s amplified by higher costs and tight labor supplies, leading to fewer markets and lower production.

March 1, 2023

Dave Natzke

Milk produced and marketed in the 11 states in the southeastern U.S. is pooled on the Appalachian, Southeast and Florida Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs).

Weekly Digest: SMI closes RO balancing plant

January 11, 2023

Dave Natzke

Digest highlights

SMI closes RO balancing plant
California overtime pay required
Lower annual average fuel prices forecast
FDA to continue infant formula enforcement discretion
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative unveils policy priorities
Coming up: December FMMO recap
Other news, briefly

The challenges and rewards of creating a USDA slaughterhouse

Creating a local or on-farm processing facility may seem out of reach, but some producers are finding success despite challenges such as capital investment, regulations and negative views from the public.

January 5, 2023

John O'Meara

With the price of cattle and beef often in flux, wise producers are always looking for ways to build financial resiliency. One way to capture the most value out of cattle is to process them and market the meat directly to customers.

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May 30, 2022

Lisa Baxter

Social media can be more than catching up with old friends and checking up on distant family. For Lisa Baxter at the University of Georgia – Tifton campus, social media is a creative outlet to spread extension news in unconventional ways.

NCBA announces 2021 Environmental Stewardship Award regional winners

February 25, 2022

Seven of the nation’s top cattle operations were recognized as Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) regional winners for their environmental conservation efforts during the 2022 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Houston, Texas.

[Podcast] Managing year-round reproduction with veterinarian Lee Jones

January 25, 2022

Joining David, Cassidy and Paul on this episode is Lee Jones, an associate professor of beef cattle production medicine with the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He discusses everything from discovering problematic patterns in calving season to balancing modified live and killed vaccines in the cowherd. Also, the Progressive Cattle podcast hosts share their thoughts on President Biden’s plan to improve beef market competition, as well as their now-irrelevant Super Bowl picks.

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Planning for profitability with rotational grazing

2024 State of Dairy: 'Hanging on' in the Southeast

Consequences of overconditioning beef bulls

Walmart to build $350 million fluid milk processing plant in Georgia

Southeast: The future hinges on marketing changes

Weekly Digest: SMI closes RO balancing plant

The challenges and rewards of creating a USDA slaughterhouse

A figure of forage

NCBA announces 2021 Environmental Stewardship Award regional winners

[Podcast] Managing year-round reproduction with veterinarian Lee Jones

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