Polls

Having enough feed for your herd is a top concern for most producers. Tips and tricks to help stretch grazing days before resorting to feeding hay abound. One option that is often underutilized by both farmers and ranchers is grazing crop residue. 

Keeping records is a fundamental part of ranch management that often gets relegated to a dingy notebook or a shoebox of receipts. However, successful ranch managers know that in order to cut costs, save money and take the best care of animals, crops and equipment, meticulous record-keeping is key. As has been said before, "You can't manage what you don't know."

We all have things we would like to do better with, whether it's on a personal or professional level. 

As the seasons turn, so does a rancher's wardrobe. When the sun comes out, so do the sunglasses and cowboys hats. When the rain and the snow – or irrigation season – arrives, out come the Bogs and insulated gloves. 

When it comes to backgrounding calves before they head to the feedlot, most ranchers prefer to handle the process themselves, according to a recent online poll.

As fall approaches, most spring-calving herds are approaching weaning season. For calves, weaning can be more or less traumatizing depending on how it is handled by producers.