Farms.com Home   News

K-State Releases New Record-Keeping APP For Cattle

Kansas State University agricultural economics and veterinary medicine staff have developed a record-keeping app for cattle producers that now is available for iPhones and Android devices. The CalfDex app is free to download and was designed for use in the field, even where cell phone service is not available.    

According to K-State livestock economist Ted Schroeder, who helped develop the app, CalfDex enables producers to maintain efficient and accurate calving, weaning and treatment records, which helps mitigate the risk of data loss or misplacement that can happen with paper records. It consists of five respective tabs for which users can choose to enter data, including “Calving,” “Processing/vaccination,” “Treatment,” “Weaning” and “Postweaning." 

Click here to see more...

Trending Video

Drought Threatens U.S. Herd Rebuilding | Livestock Marketing

Video: Drought Threatens U.S. Herd Rebuilding | Livestock Marketing

Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist, discusses worsening drought conditions across the United States and how they are affecting herd rebuilding efforts in the cattle industry. Learn what the ongoing drought could mean for ranchers, cattle supplies, and future livestock markets.

Learn what this means for ranchers, livestock producers, and the broader agricultural economy as dry conditions continue to spread.