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Environmental Maneuvers
It isn't just developers and livestock operators who have issues with the government's Endangered Species Act (ESA). When endangered species are found...
Beef & Birds
If someone asked how many cattle you ran on your ranch, surely you'd know a number. But if you were asked how many species of birds and wildlife could...
LOTS Of Cattle, LOTS Of Grass
When people find out Leo Hollinger preconditions and/or stockers 6,000 head of cattle/year on 350 acres, it's easy to imagine either an overgrazed, muddy...
Sweet On Swaths
Jim Gerrish recalls his first try at swath grazing. He was concerned about the quality of his alfalfa swaths left out on the field all winter. What he...
Crabby Returns
Ron Banks doesn't have time to fix somebody else's mistakes. We grow cattle, explains the owner of Rendezvous Cattle. That's it. That's why he won't buy...
Feeders that reduce waste
Pequea's line of portable and skid-mount bunk feeders reduces waste by keeping hay elevated and away from ground moisture. Accommodating up to 52 head...
10 Tips For More Cost-Effective Winter Rations
After visiting with John Paterson, Montana State University Extension beef specialist, and ranchers from diverse locations, here's a top-10 list of cost-saving tips adaptable to about any winter grazing situation and geographic location...
Do Your Breakeven Math Before Creep Feeding
The decision to creep feed, which is any feed a producer provides calves while they're still nursing, is one that must judged by its cost-effectiveness, says Karl Hoppe, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension livestock specialist at the...
From Our Columnists
Top 5 moves for getting out of the hay-feeding rut
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all of us...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007...
Planning for successful breeding
What tasks need to be done to help assure a successful breeding season this year? Let’s start with the bulls. Nationally, about 10% of all bulls fail...
