American Cattlemen September 2021

This issue bring you
  • Innovations in Fence Repair
  • Making Your Skid Steer Work For You
  • Protein Supplements May be needed for Mature, Dry Forages
  • Fall Run: Feed & Nutrition
  • The ‘Weigh’ to Decide on Livestock Scales
  • Staying Ahead of the Herd with Technology
  • Dairy Beef Market Strong with Crossbred Genetics
  • Ready to Make your Life Easier?
  • Meeks Farm: Utilizing Winter-long Grazing

Meeks Farm: Utilizing Winter-long Grazing

Meeks Farm: Utilizing Winter-long Grazing.  By Heather Smith Thomas. The largest expense for most stockman is winter feed or supplements.  The more time that cattle can graze without needing hay, the better.  Today there are new forage varieties that can fill some gaps in the grazing calendar,...

Dairy Beef Market Strong with Crossbred Genetics

Dairy Beef Market Strong with Crossbred Genetics. By Jaclyn Krymowski. Aided by ever-advancing reproductive technologies and tighter margins, dairy producers continue to invest in beef genetics to increase the value of their bull calves. This new trend in the dairy sector has brought about a notable increase...

Staying Ahead of the Herd with Technology

Staying Ahead of the Herd with TechnologyArticle and photography by Elizabeth Parks, ABAC Agricultural Communication studentContributor: Dr. Deidre MartinA combination of instinct and herd mentality allowed the cattle at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, to quickly grow accustomed to the...

Protein Supplements May Be Needed for Mature, Dry Forages

Protein Supplements May Be Needed for Mature, Dry Forages. By Heather Smith Thomas. In fall and winter, most pastures are low in protein (unless fall rains stimulated new growth).  Many stockmen extend grazing as long as possible into winter because winter feeding is the most expensive aspect of raising...

The ‘Weigh’ to Decide on Livestock Scales

The ‘Weigh’ to Decide on Livestock Scales. Article and photography courtesy of Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Co. Cattle production is a very dynamic industry that requires a great deal of unique solutions when trying to develop systems for effective cattle weighing. Furthermore, weighing cattle...

Making Your Skid Steer Work For You

 Making Your Skid Steer Work For You. By Maura Keller. Today’s skid steer and compact track loaders are so versatile because of the wide range of attachments that can be used with them, the products that ranchers and farmers are interested in almost have no limit.As Kevin Coleman, SSL/CTL product...

New Generation of Nutrition, Backed with the American Tradition

New Generation of Nutrition, Backed with the American Tradition.  Article courtesy of Vitalix Inc. Vitalix’s new generation of nutrition has been kicked off with the release of their new Plus and Elite lines, powered with Diamond V and Zinpro!Vitalix is proud to be an American owned and made company...