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Fencing Strategies And Basic Tips

Fencing Strategies And Basic Tips With springtime upon us and summer knocking at the door, it’s time for producers to take on some daunting projects, among them building or repairing barbed wire fences. With the frost making its departure, put those plans derived in the dead of winter into action. Before you know it, cow/calf […]

JAG Products, Inc.

“You’re the girl with blue insulators” Cattle producers use fencing to keep animals both inside a specified area and outside a specified area. But what kind of fencing works best? More and more producers are finding that electric fencing offers many advantages over the standard barbed wire fencing from ease of installation to fewer maintenance […]

Developing Replacement Heifers

Enough articles and papers have been written about the proper way to select and develop replacement heifers to fill a large barn. Guess what? It’s not that complicated. I don’t know why we are so determined to complicate simple matters, but we are. Unfortunately, the more complicated we make things, the less profitable they become. […]

Prepare Pastures Now for Spring Grazing

Prepare Pastures Now for Spring Grazing After a long winter, fences and pastures may be a little worn for the wear. Taking steps now to plan and prepare for the upcoming grazing season will give producers an advantage going into spring. To get fencing and pastures up to par, Gallagher Territory Manager Wes Chism suggests […]

‘Fescue Season’ Is About To Begin

‘Fescue Season’ Is About To Begin With ‘mud-season’ just about complete for everyone across the nation, it’s finally time to turn our attention back to grazing and managing Spring pastures. The warmer temperatures will soon bring an explosion in growth rates, and so utilizing Spring pastures effectively will be the biggest challenge many producers will […]

Prepare Your Bulls with Breeding Soundness

Prepare Your Bulls with Breeding Soundness With breeding season approaching for many producers, it is important to not only ready the cow herd for the upcoming months, but also the prospective bull battery. If your bull or bulls are hold-overs from years past, don’t assume they are ready to perform just because they finished up […]

Getting Ready For Hay Season

Getting Ready For Hay Season We may still be in the thick of winter, but as the hay stores slowly wane we’re reminded – another haying season will soon be upon us. If you make your own hay, you know that with the satisfaction of a full barn before winter comes some headache and hard […]

When To Look At A Hydraulic Chute Upgrade