American Cattlemen August 2019

This issue brings you:
  • Cattlemen's Showring
  • Thoughts from a Cattlemen
  • Step One in Being a Good Neighbor; Strong Fences
  • JAG Products, Inc. To the Rescue!
  • Wangus - A New Path To Profitability!
  • Beef Production on Slats
  • Fence Energizers with Versatile Power
  • Red Brangus: The Breed that Offers the Most for America's Cattle Producers
  • Harnessing Nebraska's Cow Power
  • Presserving or Culling Bulls in the Off-Season
  • AGI Wheatheart Post Pounders offer Efficiency and Speed when you Need it Most
  • Behlen Country offers Cattle Producers Cutting Edge Ranching Equipment
  • Maximize A.I. Success with Proper Semen Handling
  • The Easy Way to Feed Hay!
  • Put the Hammer Down

Behlen Country Offers Cattle Producers Cutting Edge Ranching Equipment

Behlen Country Offers Cattle Producers Cutting Edge Ranching Equipment By Steve Weisman Recognized as the nation’s leading manufacturer of livestock and ranch equipment, Behlen Country (www.behlencountry.com), headquartered in Columbus, NE, is the largest division of Behlen Mfg. Co., which provides...

Maximize A.I. Success with Proper Semen Handling

 Maximize A.I. Success with Proper Semen Handling By Jaclyn Krwmowski There’s absolutely no doubt about it, we’ve come a very long way in our bovine reproduction technologies. From the early research done in the early 1900s to the process becoming more mainstream in the 1940s, a lot of the A...

Put The Hammer Down

 Put The Hammer Down Article and photos provided by ITW New Zealand Limited Building and repairing fence is one of those jobs that is as much a part of rural life as driving a tractor.  Whether for keeping livestock in, keeping predators or nuisance animal out, or even trellising fruit crops,...

AGI Wheatheart Post Pounders Offer Efficiency and Speed When You Need It Most

 AGI Wheatheart Post Pounders Offer Efficiency and Speed When You Need It Most By Steve Weisman One of the most challenging and time-consuming projects for cattlemen is to establish new fencing or fix existing fencing. Simply put, it is a labor-intensive job. However, AGI Wheatheart Manufacturing (www....

Preserving or Culling Bulls in the Off-Season

Preserving or Culling Bulls in the Off-Season By Bruce Derksen     Producers pulling bulls from natural service at this time of year will soon be sending them to winter lodging on the farm or ranch.  Considering bulls are a massive portion of the success of the cow/calf herd production,...

Harnessing Nebraska's Cow Power

 Harnessing Nebraska's Cow Power Turning Cow Manure into Biogas would be boon to Nebrasak Public Power and the State's Agriculture Industry. By Karl Vogel For a team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemical and biomolecular engineering students, biogas refining isn’t just a senior...

Beef Production on Slats

 Beef Production on Slats An Ohio Beef Producer fattens his herd in an enclosure with concrete slatted flooring and 10-foot deep manure pits, a set-up that helps simplify manure management. By Tony Kryzanowski Forget about cleaning cattle pens. An Ohio feedlot owner has taken the approach of...