Grazing Management Critical in a Drought

Grazing Management Critical in a Drought. Measuring what you manage will set you up for long-term success. By Burt Rutherford "I’ve never known a man to go broke being understocked. Now, you may leave a little money on the table, but you’re not going to go broke.”That pearl of...

Don’t Gamble on Weaning and Receiving MLS Tubs Are a Sure Bet

Don’t Gamble on Weaning and Receiving MLS Tubs Are a Sure Bet. Article courtesy of MidContinent Livestock Supplements. Fall is quickly upon us, and calves are going through lots of “stress” as they transition through weaning at this time of year. Bawling calves, developing rumens, long...

Creep Feeding At Its Core

Creep Feeding At Its Core. By Maura Keller. Here’s one thing we know: The use of creep feed has proven to add more pounds per calf than non-creep feeding.In fact, Chris Green, president and owner of Green’s Welding and Sales (GWS), which offers a 150-bushel portable creep feeder, has found that...

EZ Milker Makes Colostrum Retrieval or Mastitis Treatment Easy

 EZ Milker Makes Colostrum Retrieval or Mastitis Treatment Easy. By Heather Smith Thomas. Dairy cows are used to being milked.  Beef cattle are not.  Yet sometimes you need to milk one, to get colostrum for her newborn calf.  The Udderly EZ milker invented by Buck Wheeler was originally...

An Evolution of Sorts

An Evolution of Sorts. By Maura Keller. Creep feeding has long been a mainstay across ranches and farms as producers strive to supplement the diet of young cattle with nutrient dense and palatable feed that adult animals can’t access. According to Apache Equipment, which offers a series of creep...

Strategically Creep Feeding

 Strategically Creep Feeding. By Jaclyn Krymowski. Feed, a primary expense in the livestock business, brings plenty of difficult decisions. Producers want to maintain maximal efficiency on this limited and costly resource. A primal area where you can make or break these goals is in youngstock, namely...

Creep Feeding Strategies and Tips

 Creep Feeding Strategies and Tips. By Bruce Derksen. When it comes to calves, the definition of creep feeding may be straight forward but the process and reasons behind it are not black and white.  Strictly defined it means providing an extra feed source to beef calves still nursing their mothers...

When Less Can Be More

 When Less Can Be More By Steve Weisman For generations, beef producers have utilized supplements to improve the health of their herds and, as a result, increase their profitability. Certainly, forages are the basis for a feeding program, but producers have also learned that these forages often are...