Sponsored Content Solving your heavy-duty hydraulic feedlot squeeze chute problem BY DANA CHARBAN When it comes time to choose a new hydraulic cattle squeeze chute for your operation,the options are endless, which brings to surface two key questions: What is the best hydraulic squeeze chute? What hydraulic squeeze chute can actually stand up to high […]
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Taut n’ Hot
Sizzling tips for electric and high tensile fence By Terryn Drieling High tensile fence and portable electric (hot) fence – both can provide affordable, low-maintenance alternatives to barbed wire, wood, or continuous fence. The keyword there is “can” – just because you build it doesn’t mean it will be low maintenance or that your cost […]
Much Ado at MIZZOU!
Check out this outstanding new national beef educational center at the U of Missouri By Jaime Pullman “I teach at vet workshops across the country and what we’ve seen is funding challenges that have extension programs struggling to keep the wheels on the bus. They’re trying to maintain services with less funding and staff,” says […]
THE CATTLE WILL TELL YOU
But you’ve got to keep your eyes peeled for the signs By Gilda V. Bryant When producers check cattle, they may spot rough hair coats, lethargic newborns, or reduced gain in calves. Agitated or sick behaviors need immediate attention. Although some symptoms point to mineral deficiencies, water supply issues also occur. Learn which strategies […]
Friendly Fire
By Troy Smith Both had been raised in south-central South Dakota, but each lived in a different community and attended a different school. Each knew who the other was, but they weren’t well acquainted. The day of her aunt’s estate sale was the first time Sara Sutton and Rich Grim had shared an actual […]
On Feed in Oklahoma
Filling a Market Niche for Natural Beef Story and photos by Robert Fears Consumer demand for natural beef continues to grow and sustain a market niche for cattle produced through branded programs. A company solely dedicated to producing natural beef is Premium Beef and Grain located about half way between Lone Wolf and Hobart, […]
Sandhill Story
The Shadbolt Cattle Company values family, landscape and animals. Story and photos by Melissa Hemken The Nebraska Sandhills absorb history. Names of homesteading families linger as place names. Land ownership may transfer because one rancher expands his operation and his neighbor retires, but place names stick. Land deals over the decades placed the 1885 homestead […]
Makin’ Cows
On the Quarter Circle S Photo Essay by Jody Pfannenstiel Located midway between the Saline and Solomon rivers in northwest Kansas, not far off Highway 18, is John and Cynthia Steeples’ Quarter Circle S Ranch. No fancy signs or gates, just a mailbox labeled Steeples. The family ranch was homesteaded in 1878. Granddad Chester F.D. […]
Brangus
By Jaime Pullman When you’re in a challenging environment, in business or just working outside, versatility is the name of the game. “Brangus cattle are the most versatile breed of cattle in the world as they excel in maternal traits in all environments without sacrificing the end product,” says Tommy Perkins, Ph.D, Executive Vice President […]