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 […]
By https://www.ezhingefarmgate.com/shop/ | Submitted on December 7, 2018 When choosing a proper gate or fence hinge for your property, farm or ranch is an important decision to the safety of your family and animals. If your farm gate choice to use fencing materials that are not durable enough to do the job and last under all weather […]
Livestock Handling – Starting With the Basics Kathy Voth On Pasture If you’ve been reading On Pasture for very long, you’ve certainly seen Whit Hibbard’s articles sharing the ins and outs of moving cattle and other livestock. (We’ve put them all together in this Special Collection so you can find them more easily.) via Livestock […]
Surviving the next 4 months in 3 steps: Test forage, study nutrient needs and sort cattle David Burton High Plains Journal Beef cattle producers in southwest Missouri have about four months to manage their forage supply to accommodate their beef cattle’s nutrient needs according to Eldon Cole, field specialist in livestock with University of Missouri […]
https://youtu.be/kaJ97azaTdk What makes this dangerous bull, Lunarito angry? The experts test colors and motion.
The cattle business can be hard on your self-esteem. It’s tough when in spite of all your schooling, knowledge, experience and success, you get outwitted by an animal that poops in its food. This is happening to me a lot less frequently now that I have been through a few years of learning the hard… via […]
The authors start with four pieces of information that put the role of carbohydrate reserves into question. Then they share ideas for good grazing to work well with plant physiology. via Carbohydrate Reserve Theory: What You Learned Might Be Wrong — 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. When Derek Bailey began looking at ways to move animals across landscapes it was because […]
Gates are a necessary part of any electric fence system. You need a gate in an electric fence to access pastures with equipment and move animals from one area to another. Gates for electric fencing require special installation procedures to keep electricity flowing to each side. Quick Tips for Installing a Gate in an […]
Meg is back with some more about the skills she’s developing and practicing as she grows her cattle operation. This time she’s sharing her experience working with newly purchased heifers and techniques she used to move them more easily through pastures. via Outsmarting Wild Cattle – Part 1 — On Pasture
