American Cattlmen March 2020

This issue brings you:
  • Cattlemen Showring
  • Thoughts From A Cattlemen
  • Mineral Supplementation: The Benefits you may not see
  • Making A Mark with Dart Guns
  • Powder River: Leadership in Livestock Handling Equipment
  • Cow Nutrition Requirements: Calving to Breeding

Cow Nutrition Requirements: Calving to Breeding

 Cow Nutrition Requirements: Calving to Breeding. Article courtesy of South Dakota State Extension. Nutritional management of the cow herd is more important during the periods of late pregnancy and early lactation than any other time in the annual production cycle.“Nutrition has a huge impact on...

The Most Important Economic Trait…

 The Most Important Economic Trait… By Kit Pharo - Pharo Cattle Company. If profit is the goal, then fertility is by far the most important trait cow-calf producers should be selecting for.   Studies have shown that reproductive traits are twice as important as growth traits which are...

American Cattlemen February 2020

This issue brings you:
  • Cattlemen Showring
  • Thoughts From A Cattlemen
  • Considerations in Customizing your Calf Vaccination Protocol
  • Stepping up to the New Age of Cattle Handling & Equipment
  • Cattle ID Methods; From Branding to Tagging
  • AgSights – Taking Data Collection to a Whole New Level of Simple!
  • Munro Engineers - Leaders in Fencing Innovation
  • Spring Pasture Management Tips

Munro Engineers - Leaders in Fencing Innovation WireWinder and FenceBOSS Systems Revolutionizing Fencing

 Munro Engineers - Leaders in Fencing Innovation WireWinder and FenceBOSS Systems Revolutionizing Fencing. By Steve Weisman. The year was 1963, and Munro Engineers located in Victoria, Australia started the beginning of the fencing revolution by inventing the world’s first tractor mounted,...

AgSights – taking data collection to a whole new level of simple!

 AgSights – taking data collection to a whole new level of simple! By Steve Weisman. For cattle producers, making the right herd management decisions are crucial when it comes to herd health, herd productivity and ultimately the bottom line: profitability. However, that’s easier said than...

Cattle ID Methods, From Branding to Tagging

 Cattle ID Methods, From Branding to Tagging. By Heather Smith Thomas. Hot iron brands have been the standard and legal way to identify ownership of cattle, but many other identification systems are often used for individual identification and herd records – such as freeze branding, ear tags,...

Cattle Traceability and Management: Fever Tags

 Cattle Traceability and Management: Fever Tags. By Sally Cooper, Cattle Industry Journalist. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is difficult and costly to manage in the cattle industry. It has both short- and long-term production and economic effects with a lack of consistent approaches for combating the...