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Dry, drought-stressed corn plants exhibit curling and dead leaves with no ear production.
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Karl Hoppe, NDSU

Beware of Nitrate Poisoning in Livestock

Non-harvested crops under consideration for forage should be analyzed for nitrates to prevent livestock losses.
Beef Cattle Publications

Effect of rate of gain during early gestation on colostrum and milk composition in beef heifers

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of feeding an energy/protein supplement to replacement heifers to achieve a moderate rate of gain during the first trimester of gestation (84 days) on composition of colostrum and…

Effects of feeding a vitamin and mineral supplement to cow-calf pairs grazing native range

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the influence of feeding a vitamin and mineral (VTM) supplement to pregnant cows and suckling calves during the summer grazing period on native rangeland. Although performance measures in cows…

Evaluation of Fine-ground Rye, Dry Rolled Hybrid Rye, and Dry Rolled Corn in Backgrounding Steer Rations

An experiment to 1) determine the effects of hybrid rye substitution of dry rolled corn (DRC) on dry matter intake (DMI), growth performance and feed efficiency and 2) evaluate efficiency differences between dry rolled and ground hybrid…

Evaluation of hempseed cake on cattle performance, carcass characteristics, feeding behavior and plasma metabolites in finishing diets

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of feeding hempseed cake as a protein source on performance, carcass characteristics, plasma metabolites and feeding behavior of finishing beef heifers. Results from this study…

Feeding Corn to Beef Cattle

Corn commonly is used as a feed grain in beef cattle diets throughout the U.S. However, until recently in many parts of North Dakota and other northern-tier states, feeding corn was less common. With the availability and improvement of…

Feeding Hybrid Rye as One-third of the Concentrate in Finishing Rations: Two Methods with Improved Results

Useful as a concentrate in backgrounding rations, hybrid rye can be used successfully as a concentrate in finishing rations.

Feeding Value of Sprouted Grains

Adverse weather conditions can cause problems in harvesting grain promptly. In this region, having wet weather conditions that delay the harvest is not unusual. These conditions can cause small grains to sprout in the swath or in the head…

Feeding Wheat to Beef Cattle

This publication provides feeding recommendations for the use of wheat in beef cattle.

Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) of Small Grains

Handling Liquid Feed Commodities

Liquid feeds are useful for conditioning rations, improving palatability, reducing dustiness and providing nutrients to livestock. Many liquid byproduct materials are available for use in beef cattle rations. In addition, a number of…
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