Confession: I am an #AgNerd. Yes, I keep most of my Animal Science class material from college classes, you can occasionally find my in the library avoiding a paper by reading recent research from the Journal of Animal Science, and I seem to collect old books and material on cattle topics. So rummaging through the … Continue reading Evolution of Veterinary Medicine
Benefits of Mowing Livestock Pastures | Part 2
Why do livestock producers mow pastures? As a follow-up to yesterday's post, we'll explore how mowing livestock pastures from a forage management perspective can be beneficial. Benefits of Mowing Livestock Pastures The following is a guest contribution from Jesse Bussard, a graduate student at the University of Kentucky I was posed the question, “Why do … Continue reading Benefits of Mowing Livestock Pastures | Part 2
Fires Affect Western Ranch Land and Livestock Producers
Once again, a reader has passed along a link that is worth a discussion. This time it's simply worth reposting. I'm sure we've all seen the photos and headlines about recent wildfires in Western States of Texas and now Arizona. As member of the Agriculture community, I think about the ranchers and livestock in harm's … Continue reading Fires Affect Western Ranch Land and Livestock Producers
Why do farmers and ranchers castrate cattle?
Why do farmers and ranchers castrate cattle? There can be many welfare and management reasons behind the use of castration in cattle. Castration also comes to mind when I think of the neighbors' traveling bulls. When it comes down to it, farmers and ranchers use this as a tool for management. Why would you castrate … Continue reading Why do farmers and ranchers castrate cattle?
Quality Food Begins With Quality Animal Care
If you have been following along with my posts, you'll know we are in the middle of Spring Vaccinations. We are gathering each herd of cattle, administering vaccinations, and rotating each herd through pastures of fresh, green grass. I just watched another video depicting unacceptable treatment of calves, and I thought it would be a good … Continue reading Quality Food Begins With Quality Animal Care
Ranch Snow Day: The Prolapse
We have heard it time and time again, "No farms or ranches closed today due to winter weather." Farmers and Ranchers must brave any and all weather conditions to care for and feed livestock. But how often do we hear what happens during those days? It is very difficult to get work done and document … Continue reading Ranch Snow Day: The Prolapse
Why Do We Care?
Wednesday was just another busy day at the feedyard. Plenty of cattle going through the processing barn receiving vaccinations and ear tags. The cowboys were putting off their morning pen riding as long as possible by quizzing the Vet during his monthly visit. Here I am running around like a chicken with my head cut … Continue reading Why Do We Care?
A Day at the Feedyard
Labor Day weekend for most is filled with memories of family and friends gathered around the water or a BBQ soaking in the last days of summer. For many of us in production Agriculture, those memories also include getting around early to finish the chores before going off to the party. This is how it … Continue reading A Day at the Feedyard
Antibiotic Use: No Easy Solution
Bacteria are becoming resistant to Antibiotics so we need to ban ALL antibiotic use in food animals.We have all heard those lines. But livestock producers realize there is no simple answer. ALPHARMA Animal Health has a new way of communicating the "Straight talk about antibiotic use in food animal production" called "For the Record." This … Continue reading Antibiotic Use: No Easy Solution
AgProud at Arkansas Cattle Auction
My family's owned and operated cattle auction in Searcy, Arkansas is AgProud because we help small producers in our area be better cattleman. We assist them in selecting marketing options for their cattle, choosing replacement cattle that best fit their operation objectives, and learn better management etchniques, like scheduled vaccination programs, to produce a better … Continue reading AgProud at Arkansas Cattle Auction