101 Ways to Use Your Trimming Bar

101 Ways to Use Your Trimming Bar. Author: Dana Charban. A Trimming Bar goes by about as many names as it has uses. Depending on who you talk to, it could be referred to as a Branding Bar, Hip Bar, Anti-Kick Bar, or even Calf Restrainer Bar! No matter what you call it, this addition to your chute is...

Social Distancing from the Flight Zone

Social Distancing from the Flight Zone. Article provided by Moly Manufacturing  The goal for any cattle handler should be to balance efficiency with safety, aiming for continuous forward flow of the animals. Fortunately, cattle handling equipment has come a long way, making it so much easier to move animals...

Finding Opportunities while Adapting to Change

Finding Opportunities while Adapting to Change. By Aleeya Laureola. When a global pandemic happens, it is perfectly normal for anyone to become anxious about what the future has in store. These are unprecedented times that require everyone to be more cautious in all aspects for the coming months. However, in...

Top 12 Things to Consider Before Building a Cattle Handling Facility

 Top 12 Things to Consider Before Building a Cattle Handling Facility. By Robert Wells, Livestock Consultant The cattle handling facility is at the heart of most every ranch. The quality of the facility and its ease of use can determine the enjoyment or frustration of use and dictate how often you work...

Powder River: Leadership in Livestock Handling Equipment

Powder River: Leadership in Livestock Handling Equipment. Article provided by Powder River Livestock Handling. Today as ranchers we enjoy the benefits of modern steel livestock handling equipment. Before the current century, you could most likely count the major developments in cattle handling on one hand....

Stepping Up to The New Age of Cattle Handling & Equipment

 Stepping Up to The New Age of Cattle Handling & Equipment By Aleeya Laureola.Henry Ford once said, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.” Who do you think the legendary car manufacturer was talking to? If we didn’t know any better...

4 Critical Questions You Should Ask Before Building A Cattle Handling System

 4 Critical Questions You Should Ask Before Building A Cattle Handling System. By Aleeya Laureola. Building the right cattle handling system for your operation relies on proper planning and research. As no two cattle operations are the same, each would have a distinct set of needs and priorities that...

When to look at a Hydraulic Chute Upgrade

 When to look at a Hydraulic Chute Upgrade Article provided by Arrowquip When looking at cattle chutes, there are so many options available to ranchers. With self-catch, manual catch, and hydraulic options available from countless cattle equipment manufacturers, it can be difficult to determine the...