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Today’s Headgates: Safely Securing Your Cattle

Today’s Headgates: Safely Securing Your Cattle.  By Maura Keller. Keeping animals safe and secure is paramount for any size cattle ranch or farm, and headgates are a core component of safe handling. As producers evaluate their need for the latest headgates, manufacturers are making strides to provide...

Genomics – A Worthwhile Industry - Wide Investment

Genomics – A Worthwhile Industry - Wide Investment. By Jaclyn Krymowski. One of the most beloved yet polarizing recent advancements within animal agriculture is genomics. The testing, analysis, and interpretation of genetic information has become one of the most widely adopted tools by producers,...

Creep Feeding At Its Core

Creep Feeding At Its Core. By Maura Keller. Here’s one thing we know: The use of creep feed has proven to add more pounds per calf than non-creep feeding.In fact, Chris Green, president and owner of Green’s Welding and Sales (GWS), which offers a 150-bushel portable creep feeder, has found that...

Weighing Livestock for Healthy Profits

Weighing Livestock for Healthy Profits. Article courtesy of Rice Lake Weighing Systems. Weighing livestock is essential. With options for group or single animal weighing, mobility, NTEP certification and more, Rice Lake has a livestock weighing solution for every farmer and rancher.Weighing livestock is an...

Reducing your Herd’s Environmental “Hoofprint”

Reducing your Herd’s Environmental “Hoofprint”. Article courtesy of Central Life Sciences. Today’s environmentally conscious producer has a lot to worry about, including manure management, wastewater runoff, and proper rotational grazing, not to mention the burden of horn flies....

What is Livestock Shrinkage and Why is it Important?

What is Livestock Shrinkage and Why is it Important? Article courtesy of Rice Lake Weighing Systems. What is shrink?Minimizing shrink is essential when selling livestock, whether that’s cattle, goats, sheep or anything in between. The term “shrink” is used in many industries. In logistics,...

Maintaining Your Livestock Scale

Maintaining Your Livestock Scale. Article courtesy of Rice Lake Weighing Systems. To keep your livestock scale running for years to come, maintaining your scale is essential to ensure its accuracy. When selling livestock based on weight, you will need to work with a state-licensed scale service company to...

Dealing with Drought

Dealing with Drought. By Heather Smith Thomas. In dry years it can be a challenge to have enough forage for the cow herd.  There are several strategies that ranchers might utilize, to make it through a serious drought.Destocking/CullingIf pasture and hay are in short supply and expensive, some producers...
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American Cattlemen July 2022

This Issue Brings You:Dealing with DroughtChoosing and Using Estrous Synchronization ProtocolsMaintaining Your Livestock ScaleCreep Feeding At Its CoreWhat is Livestock Shrinkage and Why is it Important?Step Out of the...

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This Issue Brings You:Co-grazing: Diversification could boost farm profitsThoughts of a CattlemenExploring value-added beef productsPoisonous Plants that Affect CattleA Promise to Ranchers that is long overdueUnder...

American Cattlemen April 2022

This Issue Brings You:Factors that Affect Fertility in CowsRawhide Portable Corrals: 20 Years & CountingThe Ranch InternshipSmith Oasis Cattle Benefits from Onsite WeighingWeighing In on Scale System...
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