American Cattlemen November 2022

This Issue Brings You:
  • Selecting and Developing Replacement Heifers
  • Career options in the modern beef industry
  • Supplemental Needs During Winter
  • A Family Affair
  • Avoiding Gossypol Toxicity While Feeding Whole Cottonseed

Supplemental Needs During Winter

Supplemental Needs During Winter. By Maura Keller. Winter is a challenging time for farmers and ranchers for a myriad of reasons. Not only do temperatures plummet and equipment malfunctions in the cold, but also forages lose nutritional value for animals to consume. Because of this, producers turn their...

Avoiding Gossypol Toxicity While Feeding Whole Cottonseed

Avoiding Gossypol Toxicity While Feeding Whole Cottonseed.By Cotton Incorporated. Whole cottonseed offers a great nutritional profile for cattle rations as a balanced source of fat, protein and fiber1, but farmers should educate themselves about gossypol toxicity, a rare complication that can occur when whole...

American Cattlemen October 2022

This Issue Brings You:
  • Herd Management Includes Culling & Marketing Culls
  • Employee Training: An Important Tool for Creating and Retaining your Ranch’s Workforce
  • Finding the Ideal Fencing Solutions
  • 3 Common Round Bale Feeder Problems Solved
  • Rawhide’s Continuing Innovation
  • Encouraging Youth Participation Within The Cattle Industry

Finding the Ideal Fencing Solutions

Finding the Ideal Fencing Solutions. By Maura Keller. Rotational grazing is a vital component of most producers’ ranch or farming efforts. As such, installing the proper fencing that to systematically control rotational grazing is paramount. In addition, both electric and non-electric traditional...

Encouraging Youth Participation Within The Cattle Industry

Encouraging Youth Participation Within the Cattle Industry. Article courtesy of Behlen Mfg. Co. Those in the industry would agree that the beef cattle business can be as rewarding as it is challenging.  The challenging times humble us and make us thankful for the relationships and support we cultivate...

Rawhide’s Continuing Innovation

Rawhide’s Continuing Innovation. Article by Maura Keller. For over 20 years Rawhide Portable Corrals has become a leader in corral design and manufacturing. And while John McDonald and his wife Mary recently took time to celebrate their 20-year history of hard work and subsequent success with employees...

Burdock Can Cause Eye Irritations

Burdock can Cause Eye IrritationsBy Heather Smith ThomasBurdock is an invasive plant, brought to this country many years ago.  The tall burdock plant is a native of Eurasia, probably brought to North America by seed burrs stuck to imported animals.  This biennial puts forth clusters of round burrs after it...