Consultants

Recruiting a winning team for your operation

garrett.reed@mcafeetaft.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

Operating a successful farm or ranch today requires more than strong production skills and long hours in the field. Modern agricultural operations function as complex businesses that face legal, financial, regulatory and risk management challenges that can significantly impact long-term viability.

How you can prevent veterinarian injuries

bravomelissa@yahoo.com — Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

What if having a safer workplace would help attract veterinary graduates to pursue their board certifications in large-animal practice? What if eliminating preventable work-related injuries could add 21 days of productivity to a large-animal veterinarian’s annual route?

Rural vets: Then, now and expectations

bravomelissa@yahoo.com — Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Veterinarians are in high demand, especially in rural communities. Large-animal vets are in even higher demand, and the shortage affects all those who raise livestock.

4 considerations for more efficient, productive farm calls

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Whether your veterinarian is coming out to examine a sick animal or for a herd working event, there are some simple best practices you can implement to help make their time on your farm as efficient as possible.

Beef industry fringe players earn their seat at the table

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

If the local farming community’s coffee row were surveyed about the beef industry’s major players, the rancher, feedlot operator and packing plants would likely dominate responses.

Now is the time to conduct a year in review with your herd health veterinarian

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

It’s really important to make a conscious effort to analyze this past year’s herd health and objectively reflect on what worked and what didn't. Doing so will help guide decisions for an even better year ahead and maximize the success of your operation from an animal health perspective.

Estate planning: Options beyond a typical will

garrett@bhlawgroup.com — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

When someone hears “estate plan” they generally think “will.” However, for today, I want to focus on the other estate documents beyond a will – there are many!

Consultants in the beef industry: Unlocking the fit

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:36:51 -0400

Farmers and ranchers are continually flooded with vast amounts of new information and data they must somehow decipher and use as a foundation for critical decision-making.

Telemedicine offers animal health solutions while social distancing

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:00:01 -0400

The impact of coronavirus on the beef industry was unforeseen and profound. One of the many lesser-considered side effects is how veterinary medicine is practiced in a continually changing landscape.

Ask the Consultant: Top 10 grazing management misconceptions

Wed, 24 May 2017 14:00:00 -0400

Often, in the course of our work as consultants in the Southern Great Plains, we work with clients through land management issues that have a relatively straightforward answer. For the most part, we address a producer’s concerns based on a particular land management goal.

Can an independent feed consultant boost your bottom line?

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:00:20 -0400

The cattle industry does a very good job of talking about dollars and cents, breakevens and the bottom line.