Recent Blog Posts

• Adjusting Your Cattle to the Changing Seasons

  March 1, 2013
  Acclimating yourself to the frigid winter months is certainly a difficult task following the warmth of summer and fall. Furnace maintenance, firewood stacking, and digging out your long johns all become obligatory chores at this time of year.
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• Beware of Quick Fixes When Fighting High Feed Costs

  February 8, 2013
    While feed costs may present 50 to 70 percent of your beef cattle production expenses, cost isn’t all you need to consider in these times of volatile feed prices.
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• How to Keep Your Cattle and Pasture Healthy and Productive

  February 8, 2013
  Even though pastures look green and lush in spring and early summer, grass production alone might not be able to meet all your cattle’s nutritional needs.
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• Why It’s Important to Have Supplements Always Available for Your Cattle

  January 1, 2013
  Having nutritional supplements always available for your cattle to utilize during critical times can pay dividends.
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• Deworming your cattle

  December 1, 2012
  When your cattle herd has problems with tape worms, it can wreak havoc with their digestion systems. Knowing what to do about it can save you a lot of problems in the long haul.
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• Quick Tips to Help Reach BCS Goals

  June 1, 2012
  Body condition scores (BCS) are an excellent means of monitoring the effectiveness of your beef-cow-nutrition program. Here are 10 management tips to help ensure your cows are at a target BCS of 6.0 by calving: Late summer - Evaluate your cows while still on grass.
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