Recent Blog Posts

  • Tips to Prevent Barn Fires

    May 1, 2012
    Just as in our homes, the same fire prevention awareness should be taken in barns to prevent loss of life and livelihood. The tips below can assist in preventing a fire.
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  • GSBTS Test Bull Calves get Their Start on Purina’s Impact® Starter Feed

    April 1, 2012
    In 1999, Kent Abele thought there might be a niche opportunity for a private bull test station so he created Green Springs Bull Test Station (GSBTS) in Southwestern Missouri near Nevada.
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  • Calf scours and their treatment

    March 1, 2012
    When a calf develops scours it easily has the ability to kill them if not identified and treated properly. Scours, in its basic definition, is severe dehydration causing frequent and watery diarrhea.
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  • Management Tips for First-Calf Heifers

    February 1, 2012
    First-calf heifers are among the most challenged members of the herd. They require special care to successfully make the transition from birthing their first calf to becoming a reproductively efficient cow that produces a healthy calf each year and breeds back early.
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  • Why It’s Important to Have Supplements Always Available for Your Cattle

    December 1, 2011
    Having nutritional supplements always available for your cattle to utilize during critical times can pay dividends.
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  • 10 Step Winter Cattle Feeding Program

    November 1, 2011
    Now is the time to plan your beef herd winter feeding program. Fine-tuning winter feeding management helps optimize performance, but it is also essential for good animal husbandry, according to livestock nutrition and animal health experts with North Carolina State University (NCSU).
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  • Year 'Round Supplementation Improves Pasture Utilization

    October 1, 2011
    It’s been a challenge raising registered Angus cattle through the last 13 years of drought on the Bradley 3 Ranch in the Texas Panhandle.
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  • Avoiding mistakes while making your fence

    March 14, 2011
    Good fences make good neighbors. Bad fences are ugly. Here are a few tips for building that perfect fence that would make Bob Vila blush: Where is that supposed to go again? When building your fence, it is important to know how far apart each post should be.
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  • Storing hay effectively

    January 12, 2011
    Making sure that the shed that you store your hay in is in good condition is important. First of all, if it’s not in good working order hay can be wasted (which means your money, too) and secondly it can seriously harm your animals. Here are a few ideas from Equisearch.
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  • Weaning a beef calf

    December 6, 2010
    While dairy calves are typically taken away from their mothers a bit sooner, beef calves are left with their mothers to help them grow. Consequently, it is harder to wean them off of their mother’s milk.
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