Innovative Housing Options

Innovative Housing Options. By Maura Keller. Proper cow and calf housing can have a profound effect on the health and well-being of livestock. From loafing sheds to calf hutches and pens, today’s housing options for cows and calves are as vast as the producers themselves.“There are many different...

Practical Security Points for the Ranch

Practical Security Points for the Ranch. By Jaclyn Krymowski. Sufficient ranch security can be defined in many ways. Historically, rural areas have felt security with relatively low-input measures such as a farm dog or latched gate. But in an age of cyber hackers, agroterroism and desperate criminals, farms...

Under Cover

Under Cover. By Maura Keller. These days, just about everyone in the agricultural business is burdened with some kind of challenge—from protecting crops and animals from disease to preventing erosion of fertile soil to providing weed protection and reducing the requirements for water, fertilizers, and...

Cattle Handling Facilities

Cattle Handling Facilities. By Deke Alkire, Noble Ag Research Institure, Former Ag Consultant. Cattle handling facilities are necessary for proper animal husbandry. Low stress cattle handling practices combined with good facilities will allow you to process cattle safely and efficiently. Here are some things...

Sometimes - You Just have to say “You’re Right”

Sometimes - You Just have to say “You’re Right”.  By Larry Myers – Strobel Manufacturing. Jillian was 18 years old and off to college.Having grown up on a family-owned feedyard in rural Northwest Oklahoma, her family fully expected her to quickly adjust to life in the big city and...

Confinement Buildings in the Cow/Calf Operation

 Confinement Buildings in the Cow/Calf Operation By Beth Doran Beef housing systems and their management was the topic for the April 4th Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. Beth Doran, Extension Beef Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, provided insight and examples of critical...

Winter Management of the Beef Cow Herd

 Winter Management of the Beef Cow Herd. Good Winter Management Practices Help Cattle Tolerate The Wind and Cold Temperatures. Article courtesy of North Dakota State UniversityIn the northern Great Plains, winter is a fact of life in which severe cold temperatures, frequent dangerous wind chills, and...

Providing Shade for Cattle – the New Normal?

 Providing Shade for Cattle – the New Normal? By Larry Myers – Strobel ManufacturingIn the past years at Strobel Manufacturing we’ve noticed some changes.  Three years ago when we really started to promote the Cattle Shade it seemed that it was an experiment . . . and the typical...