Managing high feed costs

Optimal marketing weight for fed cattle I Calculator

Feed cost management and procurement of cattle (presentation)

10 ways to get more grass production from pasture

Improving feedlot profitability

Curb costs of feed by managing waste while storing and feeding

Cow herd culling practices

Summer options to control cow-herd costs

Managing cow herd feed needs

Stretching hay supplies for beef cow herds in a shortage year

High-concentrate feeding to reduce hay needs

Cows and Plows factsheet series
Higher grain prices are driving land value and rental rates higher for forage production. The information below evaluates the management and economics of alternative grazing and wintering systems in a time of higher feed and forage costs.

Three practical ways to boost pasture production (IBC07-11)

Short-term and supplemental forages can help stretch production on fewer acres (IBC07-9)

A look at the costs associated with alternative grazing systems (IBC07-7)

Iowa Cattle Grazing Survey Part 1: Statistics and demographics (IBC07-5)

Iowa Cattle Grazing Survey Part 2: Custom grazing cow-calf leasing (IBC07-6)

Alternatives for reducing forage acres (IBC07-8)

Managing pasture feeding areas (IBC07-10)

Using distillers grains in alternative cow-calf production systems (IBC07-4)

Top 10 ways to reduce feedlot costs

Top 12 ways to reduce cow-calf costs

Cow-calf winter feed cost assessment tool

Feedlot cost assessment tool

BRaNDS (Beef Ration and Nutrition Decisions Software)

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