At the ranch level, once the calves are gone, an additional focus producers need to keep in mind will be the decision to cull a cow or help her recover nutritionally and remain in the herd.

If not already completed, sellers and buyers alike should consider accomplishing the task of testing their hay, allowing managers to ensure nutritional needs of their cattle can be met one way or another.

As we continue into late summer, we continue the fly control battle.

We’re in the heat of summer, a welcome time for many reasons – warm sunny days for putting up hay crops, ripening fields for harvest season, cattle contently foraging, and perhaps even some trips to the river or lake for fun.

Hemp, organics and GMO – 1,000 Springs Mill and Tim Cornie have their fingers in a lot of niche farm products. After their first year of growing hemp, Tim shares what went right, what went wrong and what he wants to improve. It’s not a fit for every farm, but it could be a value-added crop for many.

While many cattle producers have seasons of experience telling them how many cattle a tract of land can hold during the grazing months, it could still prove to be of benefit to have a reminder of how to determine how many animals the land can support, i.e., determine a proper stocking rate.

Eight years and drought has taught Kryst Krein a lot with cover crop experimentation in American Falls. This is in addition to his high-moisture corn, potatoes and wheat rotations.

We’re fully into spring season by the month of May, and many operations are kicking out bulls or possibly preparing to artificially breed their herds, specifically potential replacement heifers.

Did you know corn seed varieties only last about four years? Yeah! Who knew? That’s what our guests say – Clayton Nebeker and Greg Stanger from Northwest Seed.