Keeping stock watered in winter can be a challenge. With that in mind we thought we’d check with our neighbors to the north to see what kind of solutions they’ve come up with to make watering easier in even the coldest winters. via Four Winter Watering Set-Ups — On Pasture
Sometimes landscape terrain and size makes temporary fencing too expensive or difficult to set up. Here’s an alternative that I’ve used successfully. From November of 2015 – an alternative to fencing that still directs your animals where you want them. via Fenceless Targeted Grazing Using Supplement Blocks — On Pasture
Recent analysis of sales records from Superior Livestock Auction’s video sales shows that it pays to wean your calves to the tune of $20-40/head. Sep 12, 2018 Recent analysis of Superior Livestock Auction’s video data, as reported by the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) and Kansas State University researchers, has provided insight to the […]
Dr. Ron Gill shares tips on working a cattle through an alley, sweep tub and chute.
Balancing Beef Cow Nutrient Requirements and Seasonal Forage Melvin George, Glenn Nader, John Dunbar, University of California Range beef cow nutrition programs are greatly influenced by the changing nutritional needs of a cow as it progresses through the reproductive calendar and seasonal changes in the quality of rangeland forage. via Balancing Beef Cow Nutrient Requirements […]
By early Dec, ablactation of spring-born calves has committed for many cow-calf producers. this can be a decent time of year to shut the books on 2018 and analyze the business to examine what it price to supply a pound of weaned calf. cost of production (UCOP) could be a worth supported a relationship in […]
This year I switched from being a year-round cow-calf operation to being a seasonal heifer developer, one of the biggest issues I had was with temperament. via Outsmarting Wild Cattle Part 3 — On Pasture
As cattlemen enter the summer months, they need to understand and deal with heat and humidity. We need to consider some guidelines to help us reduce additional stress on cattle during these events and incorporate some of the following practices into our management practices. It is first important to understand the relationship between temperature […]
Corn Stalk Quality After Weathering Bruce Anderson University of Nebraska Fall rainfall, and even snow, is good for wheat and next year’s crops, but it does have its drawbacks. One challenge is rain’s impact on corn stalk feed quality. Rain in the fall usually is welcomed despite the delays it causes with crop harvest. […]
Electric fencing will be put in with basic hand tools and no previous fencing expertise. And by adding a solar-powered fence energizer, you’ll build installation even less complicated by eliminating the necessity for any grid affiliation. Not solely that, however employing a fence energizer steam-powered by a solar-charged battery will provide bigger flexibility in […]
