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April 2012 Magazine Issue

Highlights in our Parasite & Pest Management issue include:

      Special Estate Planning Feature
      Product Review | Top ATVs And Utility Vehicles For 2012
      Cattle Rustling Still A Big Issue In The West
      Liver Flukes Expand Range To 26 States
      Composting Solved Their Expansion Dilemma

Health

  • Mar. 29, 2012
    Article

    Proper Timing And Proper Products Needed For Deworming Pasture Cattle

    When it comes to combating internal parasites in cattle, it’s all about the timing, says Thomas Craig, a professor in Texas A&M University’s Department of Veterinary Pathobiology. And the “best” time to deworm depends on region and climate, and whether it’s a cow-calf operation or stockers. “Suckling calves are not as adversely affected as weaned calves and yearlings,” he says....More
  • Mar. 30, 2012
    Article

    Deworming After Drought Needs A Targeted Approach

    Normally, Tom Craig recommends treating all cattle for internal parasites, and in many regions of the country, that still may be a sound strategy. But, while he still recommends deworming calves, he’s not so sure about deworming mature cows on drought-withered pastures....More
  • Mar. 27, 2012
    Article

    Liver Flukes Expand Range To 26 States

    In the hierarchy of internal parasites in beef cattle, there’s little doubt that the nematodes (Ostertagia, Cooperia, etc.) are the headliners. But there’s an ambitious understudy – liver flukes – inching their way into the spotlight....More
  • Mar. 27, 2012
    Article

    Prevention Is The Best Strategy In Hardware Disease

    When it comes to eating, cattle don’t usually sort their food, which means they can ingest foreign matter when eating hay or processed feed. Among that foreign material can be metal objects, such as pieces of wire, nails, or metal flakes from feeding equipment. These objects generally settle into the reticulum to cause what’s called “hardware stomach.”...More

Genetics

Pasture/Range

  • Mar. 27, 2012
    Article

    High-Sugar Grass Increases Pasture Grazing Gains

    Across the pond in the United Kingdom (UK), there’s a quiet revolution going on that means cow-calf producers – along with their dairy and lamb brethren – are feeding less while making more profits. Live-weight gains are 20% higher than the “old” way, so it’s no wonder the revolution in getting a lot of attention....More
  • Mar. 27, 2012
    Article

    Salt Can Prevent And Treat Grass Tetany 3

    Grass tetany goes by many names – grass staggers, milk tetany, wheat pasture poisoning, and barley poisoning, to name a few. Just as varied as its name has been the speculation as to the cause of this condition. Grass tetany affects mature cattle that graze lush forage following the freezing of early-spring pastures or the sudden growth after rainfall following a drought. The condition mostly occurs in the eastern U.S. in areas with cool-season grasses....More

Business

  • Mar. 30, 2012
    Article

    Composting Solved Their Expansion Dilemma

    When Darin Mann decided his future lay with the family feeding and farming operation in Parma, ID, he and his father Kent knew M/M Feedlot had to expand. One big challenge was how to dispose of the manure produced by an additional 4,000 head. Their resolution wasn’t more land, it was less manure – via composting....More
  • Mar. 27, 2012
    Article

    Cattle Rustling Still A Big Issue In The West 1

    Today’s cattle rustlers usually aren’t as bold as the gun-slingers of the Old West; you can’t hang them from the nearest tree, either. In fact, Rodger Huffman, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) livestock inspection and predator control programs manager, says few cattle thieves these days ever stand trial. “More often than not, the victims know the people stealing from them – relatives, neighbors or hired help; they are typically not random thefts,” he says...More
  • Mar. 28, 2012
    Article

    New Ranch Uses For Throwaway Items

    Jim Jenkins had a problem. Right there underfoot. Actually, it was under the feet of 4,000 yearlings that were tromping a lot of dried distillers grains (DDGs) into the ground as they jostled for position after the feed wagon went by....More

Estate Planning

  • Mar. 28, 2012
    Article

    Consultants Provide Tips On Estate Transfer

    Family businesses enjoy many advantages: a shared joy of success, a common pride in tradition, stability and loyalty. Even so, there’s a flip side to the coin. Sibling rivalries, parent-child conflicts and charges of nepotism by non-family staff can interfere with any family enterprise. Let’s discuss how to solve three common problems....More
  • Mar. 28, 2012
    Article

    Young Ranchers Share Their Estate Transfer Stories

    J.W. & Hanna Hendry The Hendry brothers and their parents run 2,700 mother cows on about 165,000 deeded and leased acres in the center of Wyoming. Their black and black baldie cows are crossed with Charolais bulls. J.W. and his brother are the fourth generation to run the ranch their great grandfather homesteaded in the early 1900s....More
  • Mar. 28, 2012
    Article

    Ranch Families Share Their Estate Transfer Experiences

    Farm transfer from one generation to the next is a lengthy and sensitive endeavor in the best of circumstances. Too often, tales of losing the operation, or permanent family rifts, are the result. Recently, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) conducted a producer panel discussion as part of a session on agriculture succession and estate transfer....More

Research Roundup

  • Mar. 28, 2012
    Article

    Tips For Feeding Wet Distillers Grains To Cattle

    Allowing wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS) to spoil in the bunker during storage doesn’t affect growing cattle or feedlot cattle performance but will result in increased shrink and nutrient losses....More

Editorial Roundup

  • Mar. 22, 2012
    Article

    Opinion: Awash In Neglected Lands, Senate Goes For More 2

    Federal and state governments control 90% of Alaska, 80% of Nevada, 70% of Utah, 65% of Idaho and 55% of Wyoming and Arizona. And that doesn’t even include military or tribal land, nor water areas, leases or easements. In fact, the federal government is by far the largest landowner in the U.S....More

My Turn

  • Mar. 28, 2012
    Article

    Hone Your 30-Second Media Message

    “It’s time to head to hair and makeup,” said the assistant at the FOX News TV station in Washington, D.C. She briskly led me to a ready room of every girl’s dreams....More
  • Feb. 23, 2012
    blog

    Sustainability Has A Whole Lot Of Meanings 4

    There were a couple of big announcements recently. First, McDonald’s announced it is looking at phasing out the use of gestation stalls among its pork suppliers. And, a host of big players in the meat business – among them, JBS, Cargill, McDonald’s, Wal-Mart and others – announced that they, along with groups like the World Wildlife Fund and the Nature Conservancy, were forming a non-profit organization – the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) Learn more at www.sustainablelivestock.org....More

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