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GopherGeneral Takes Mounds out of Alfalfa
GopherGeneral Takes Mounds out of Alfalfa Farmers and ranchers, who plant alfalfa and pasture forage seem to constantly be battling the pocket gopher, a burrowing rodent that can cause incredible damage to both dryland and irrigated crops. In addition, damage to equipment also occurs during hay harvest as the equipment cuts into the mounds. At […]
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44 Farms
The 44 Farms International Beef Cattle Academy opened its online classroom in September 2018. Since then, participants have had the opportunity to increase their knowledge of global beef production. “The 44 Farms International Beef Academy offers an exclusive, customized and advanced learning experience tailored to the educational and professional needs of each participant,” said Dr. […]
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College Graduate Employment Opportunities in Cattle Industry
College Graduate Employment Opportunities U.S. college graduates will find good employment opportunities if they have expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, or the environment. Between 2015 and 2020, we expect to see 57,900 average annual openings for graduates with bachelor’s or higher degrees in those areas. Many food, agriculture, renewable natural resources, and environment […]
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Claim The Win In The Fly Control Battle
An enemy of the cattle producer will once again be returning in hordes this summer intent on causing havoc and torturing livestock by inflicting suffering through blood loss, decreased grazing efficiency, reduced weight gains, health complications and declines in milk production. Beyond this, it will attempt to cause mental sanity lapses in the humans it […]
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Baleage: Is Wet Wrapping Worth It?
Baleage Not all forages are created equal, in terms of both nutritional value and cost effectiveness. If it’s not something you’re in the habit of doing, sometimes branching out can really pay off. This is especially true if seasonality and weather conditions make your go-to hay less accessible. A prime example of this may be […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Publisher of American Cattlemen and American Dairymen magazines. Founded over 30 years ago, Twin Rivers Media serves the information and marketing needs of America’s beef and dairy producers.
