Articles Tagged with ''legacy''

From the field to the feedbunk: Are we talking the same language?

February 25, 2013

It’s bound to happen … corn silage harvest is in full swing, harvesters are rolling, trucks are busy hauling and the pack tractors are moving back and forth when the nutritionist pulls in the driveway.

Testing the limits during harvest

February 25, 2013

Riverview LLP, headquartered in Minnesota, milks 45,000 cows at seven different sites. Putting up forage at this scale requires a well-oiled machine.

Leadership link: Tips for how supervisors can reduce conflict

February 24, 2013

B. Lynn Gordon

Calving season is in full swing and the days are long and the nights even longer. Tempers can get short and the stress level rises across the ranching world.

Management practices for added value in market calves

February 24, 2013

Gant Mourer

Lack of forage and increased input costs for beef producers continue as we move ahead in 2013. However, there are several tools producers can use to increase efficiency of cattle planned for market – and in doing so increase margins.

Scientist works with ranchers to manage sericea lespedeza

February 24, 2013

Like many ranchers, Bill Sproul experiences the rewards and challenges of ranching on Kansas’ tallgrass prairie. And he considers sericea lespedeza the No. 1 long-term threat for ranchers like him. Sericea lespedeza is an invasive, noxious weed that infests approximately 600,000 acres of native tallgrass prairie in the Kansas Flint Hills.

Estimating carrying capacity: How many cows can I graze?

February 24, 2013

Jason K. Ahola

Forage cost for cow-calf producers has increased dramatically in recent years, in part due to fewer acres of forage produced (due to competition from feed grains) and considerable drought throughout the U.S.

Cutting out the bacon

February 24, 2013

Clifford Mitchell

Controlling feral swine population boom key to limiting damage. High input costs make every available resource on an agricultural operation very valuable to the landowner.

Clean out your cows

February 24, 2013

Dave Wilkins

Spring rise of internal parasites should be caught early For most cattle producers, choosing whether or not to deworm their herds may be the easy part.