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 […]
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Help for Handlers
Need some safe, super facilities? By Terryn Drieling It’s no mystery that in this day in age, finding enough help to get a job done can be a job in and of itself. Whether you’re calving, vaccinating a few head, or shipping – a simple handling system that can operate efficiently on a short crew […]
H2 WHOA!
These watering systems are dripping with cool features By Terryn Drieling Spring is near, but if you’re like us here at WR, the winter chill and all the ice you chopped to keep livestock water open is still far too fresh in your mind. And if, like us, chopping ice really isn’t your thing, it […]
We did some Barnstormin’
Check these beauties out! Compiled by Terryn Drieling EDITOR: Here’s our pick of pre-engineered, custom, modular and just plain gorgeous, practical barns for the working ranch. The barn is special to WR readers. It is a gathering place, somewhere to plan the coming day or reflect on the one that just unfolded. It’s a place […]
Round Pen Respect
A handy trainer can make a lot of progress within these circular confines By Terryn Drieling Whether you’ve got the gentlest horses around or some straight-up broncs, a round pen can be an invaluable tool in building a solid foundation and setting your colts up for ranch horse success. The Round Pen Advantage Starting colts […]
Hung-up on Gates
Inspire yourself to get those annoying draggers off the ground By Terryn Drieling A poorly hung, saggy ol’ gate can be a real drag. Literally. Opening a dragging gate to pass through can make a person expend extra energy, and possibly, some colorful words. And twice, no less, because once you’re through, you’ve got to […]
Weigh To Go!
Guesswork doesn’t cut it in modern-day, progressive beef production By: Jennifer Showalter Livestock scales and indicators are more advanced and accurate than ever before. Beyond all of the bells and whistles that are available, the bottom line is that every pound counts whether you are buying, selling, treating, or evaluating cattle. It doesn’t take much arm twisting for a producer to […]
Build Yourself A Little Bitty Backgrounding Lot
By: Jennifer Showalter Backgrounding lots vary greatly from one outfit to the next, but regardless of how spiffy one is or is not, the lot needs to be designed to accommodate calves as they transition from the cow to the feedyard. During this time the calves are expected to gain both muscle and bone before going on to be […]
Run It With The Sun
By Jennifer Showalter It comes up every morning… why not put it to work? We have been granted the gift of the sun coming up each and every morning, so it only makes sense to put it to work. From energizing fence chargers, automatic gate openers, water pumps, large scale irrigation systems, to overall household […]
Your Dream Shop
From planning to reality – plus some great tips from our WR Facebook friends By: Jennifer Showalter There is a lot to think about when building a shop, but there is even more to study when deciding which tools and gadgets to purchase. WR wanted to highlight a few things for ranchers to keep in […]
