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Ranching on the cloud

October 24, 2013

Robert Fears

Those who qualify as senior citizens have seen a lot of changes in ranching operations during our lifetimes.

Reduce equipment costs to improve ranch profits

September 24, 2013

Robert Fears

Are you dying financially from heavy metal disease (aka too much equipment)? When visiting ranches, I always like to go by the equipment yard because I become amazed by what I see. The array of machinery may include welders, air compressors, trailers of every type and size, hay baling equipment, tractors and shredders. Rust on some of the equipment indicates it is not frequently used.

All about the conditioning: Keep horses fit

July 24, 2013

Robert Fears

Ranch horses are sometimes used only twice a year, during spring and fall roundups, and allowed to loaf during the rest of the year.

Handle with care: How reduced cattle stress adds to profit

June 24, 2013

Robert Fears

Abuse or rough handling causes stress in cattle, which can result in reduced weight gains, milk production, feed efficiency and disease immunity. In addition, stress often causes cattle abortions and injuries to animals and employees. The end result of animal abuse is reduced profits and increased liabilities – in addition to creating a bad image of the cattle industry with consumers.

Create drought-resistant pastures with holistic management

May 24, 2013

Robert Fears

In visiting ranches across Texas, a consistent observation on management is that holistic-managed ranches have more grass and survive droughts better than ranches under other management programs.

The truth about fatty acids

April 24, 2013

Robert Fears

Effects of fatty acids on our health are continually discussed in the media.

Managing the silent disease

March 24, 2013

Robert Fears

Your keys to handling bovine viral diarrhea virus

A programmed approach to fire ant control

February 24, 2013

Robert Fears

The imported fire ant is another serious pest cattle producers have to battle in the southern U.S.

Options for feeding harvested forage

January 24, 2013

Robert Fears

The 2011 drought and continued lack of rain during 2012 in many regions of the country have caused cow-calf producers to scramble for sources of harvested forage. In areas where there is nothing in pastures to graze, feeding is required the entire year to maintain animal condition.

Genomic testing – the easy tool for cow-calf producers

December 24, 2012

Robert Fears

One of the latest developments in beef cattle breeding is the use of genomic testing results in animal selection and mating decisions. Genomics is the study of organism genomes that includes mapping DNA sequences.

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