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Don’t Gamble on Weaning and Receiving

September 8, 2022
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Cost of gain vs. cost per ton

When profit margins get tight, slashing feed costs is often a producer’s first instinct. But that may ultimately end up costing more than an investment in quality feed.
August 30, 2022
Tyrell Marchant

Anybody who has succeeded in any business for any amount of time knows at least this one simple truth: Efficiency equals profits. The tricky part, of course, is figuring out just where your inefficiencies lie and what you can do to remedy them.



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Trace mineral supplementation, a worthy investment

Trace mineral supplements protect health, reproduction and growth for your beef herd. But the type of trace mineral you introduce to your herd plan is important.
August 29, 2022
Hannah Tucker

Within a vitamin and mineral pack, there are different classes that are supplemented to cattle.


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Changing traditional practices to preserve traditional values

There is always room for improvement and, if you’re willing to make that a mantra for your operation, you can only get better from here.
April 25, 2022
Dusty Abney
I don’t know many people who are giddy about change, but the people I know who seek out positive change are highly successful. Like it or not, it’s the new constant in everything we do.
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Drought will continue, so plan to supplement

November 24, 2021
Burt Rutherford
Disclaimer: You might want to sit down before reading this. Or have a stiff drink in your hand. That’s because you’re about to read the weather outlook – and it ain’t pretty.
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How expensive is ‘cheap’ mineral?

September 28, 2021
As discussed in countless articles on the topic over the years, every cattle operation has a mineral program, whether they realize it or not. These range from well-designed and implemented programs to nothing at all.
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Adopting probiotic tools to strengthen the gut

September 27, 2021
Jim Turner, Jennifer Schutz, Allen McDonald, and Steve Lerner
With fall approaching, we expect the normal abundance of calves being sold. In the U.S., the majority of cow herds are managed for spring calving, which gives us a large run of calves in the fall.
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Changing cow behavior with protein supplementation

September 27, 2021
Jim Sprinkle
Usually, the cheapest form of energy one can provide range cows during late fall is native rangeland that has been rested for the entire growing season.
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Considering retaining ownership? Bolster calves with a strong mineral program

September 3, 2021
Mark Robbins
We often hear about the pros and cons of retained ownership of calves post-weaning. I Googled it and got 1.5 million hits, so it is a popular subject. Much of the debate revolves around the following:
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Please pass the salt

April 23, 2021
Woody Lane
Salt, minerals … minerals, salt … aren’t these the same things? Everyone, it seems, has a question about minerals, like “Why do some mixtures contain only 4 percent salt while others contain 90 percent salt?” or “Why won’t my animals eat it?”
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