Facilities & Equipment

Think about a time when you were stressed out. In most examples, and science has proven this, the heightened stress level likely decreased your focus and capability. Animals are negatively impacted by stress, just as people are.

Spring is right around the corner, and as a rancher, it’s a hectic time of year. Whether you’re calving, getting cattle ready to head back to pasture or planting feed, you’ll be busy from sunup to sundown. While you’re planning and organizing your spring tasks, now is also the time to think ahead.

The beef industry is constantly experiencing new and exciting advances in precision technology aimed at livestock health, management and production efficiency.

On most ranches, the working facilities are the hub of the operation. This is where most of the intensive, direct-contact work takes place with the animal.

With winter quickly approaching, preparing your ranch’s cattle-handling equipment, buildings and machinery becomes time sensitive. It’s critical that livestock are handled safely and that handlers remain productive even when Mother Nature drops the temperature.

Identifying the best weigh scale set-up for your individual operation can be a weighty decision.