Nebraska beef producers don’t often have to deal with managing mud in January and February, but this year’s precipitation and unseasonably warm temperatures have created challenges even for those who often deal with muddy lots.
UNL Feedlot Extension has organized an online discussion for noon (CST) Monday, Feb. 5 to talk with cattle producers about the challenges they’re facing in dealing with the muddy conditions.
Register for the discussion at https://go.unl.edu/mudregistration and we’ll email a link ahead of the discussion.
Here are a few suggestions that may help producers deal with cattle in muddy conditions in the short-term, said Rick Stowell, Extension specialist, UNL biological systems engineering.
Adding bedding at prolific amounts
Physically disrupting mud dams / barriers to drainage
Adding aggregate (stone/gravel)
Relocating cattle
“None of these are very palatable but may be necessary in some situations,” Stowell said.
Click here to see more resources for address managing cattle in muddy conditions:
https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2024/managing-mud-feedlots.
