1. Why does foot and mouth disease cause such concern? Published: November 16, 2009
2. Are FMD outbreaks common? Published: November 16, 2009
3. How is FMD Spread? Published: November 16, 2009
4. Is foot and mouth disease (FMD) the same as mad cow disease (BSE)? Published: November 16, 2009
5. What is foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)? Published: October 27, 2009
6. Disinfecting Premises with FMD? Published: October 27, 2009
7. Can cattle get lock jaw? If they can, what can we do about it? Published: October 02, 2009
8. Can bleach be used to clean the interior of a horse stable that was flooded with river water? Published: August 25, 2009
9. How should pastures be fertilized? Published: August 25, 2009
10. What is the benefit to the CAFO owner/operator of having an NPDES permit? Published: August 25, 2009
11. Can you graze cattle on a sudangrass or sorghum-sudangrass pasture after a freeze? Published: August 25, 2009
12. How tall should the forage be when I turn my cows into a pasture, and when should they be moved to another paddock? Published: August 25, 2009
13. How can agriculture mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from livestock? Published: August 25, 2009
14. What resources are available to help CAFOs develop their nutrient management plans (NMPs)? Published: August 07, 2009
15. I have drought-stressed corn that may not even put on an ear. It is about 5 feet tall. What are my options for using it for cattle feed? Published: May 18, 2009
16. Do you have any information on feeding corn syrup with a hay processor that holds six bales? Specifically, can you provide ideas on setting up a system, rate of feeding and effects of cold weather. Published: May 18, 2009
17. I have purchased some broken-mouth bred cows and am considering using low test weight corn to feed them over the summer and then wean the calves early. There is a lot of low test weight corn that is priced low compared to No. 2 corn. How low is too low, and what nutritional problems could arise from feeding 46-52 pounds of corn? Published: May 18, 2009
18. Can corn screenings such as bee's wings and cracked kernels be used as supplemental feed for spring calving cows and wintering bulls being fed hay? Or would it be better to mix the screenings with other products such as oats and soybeans to get more feed value? Are there any dangers to feeding only screenings? Published: May 18, 2009
19. What are animal welfare and environmental certification programs? What are their benefits? Published: March 23, 2009
20. What environmental programs are available to livestock producers from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) or Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)? Published: March 23, 2009
21. What are the rules about bringing live animals in and out of the state? Published: March 23, 2009
22. What is the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)? Published: March 20, 2009
23. We are thinking of weaning calves at 3 to 4 months of age. We calve April 1 for 65 days. If a cow is lactating heavily with good grass and we wean the calves will it hurt the cow udder for next year? Will we have to give the cow anything or take her off grass to dry her up? Published: December 22, 2008
24. How can lead poisoning of cattle can be avoided? Published: December 17, 2008
25. Do you have information on cow/calf pairs grazing cornstalks? Is there a ratio for the number of head and how many days they can be left on a certain number of acres? Published: November 14, 2008
26. How do I know if my cows have contracted brucellosis? Published: November 11, 2008
27. Should I make hay or silage out of my forage crops? Published: November 11, 2008
28. How do I know if my cattle are suffering from lumpy jaw? Published: November 11, 2008
29. At weaning time, is it better to vaccinate with a Killed Vaccine and leave the calves on the cows and then pull them off in 2 to 3 weeks and re-vaccinate with Modified Live Vaccine (MLV) or pull them off and vaccinate with a MLV and then re-vaccinate? Published: November 11, 2008
30. Do I need to vaccinate my cattle for brucellosis? Published: November 11, 2008

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