Facilities & Equipment

Most farmers/ranchers are unfamiliar with OSHA regulations unless they hire a lot of employees. Even then, there can be misunderstandings about regulations that might apply to them.

Most of the U.S. is being blessed with rain, which is a good time to review the livestock watering system performance during the recent drought. If a consistent water supply was not available, the system needs to be redesigned to improve reliability.

For producers with many or large pastures, portable corrals may be what’s needed to round up and work cattle.

On a shaky foundation, volatility in the cattle market has made it difficult if not impossible for cattle producers to forecast profits or to use the trembling futures market for any sort of price protection this year.

Conventional corral work is often a very stressful time for both animals and humans, and it’s unfortunately a great place to hurt performance.

Ranchers from a traditional cow-calf operation are familiar with swinging gates, people running up and down alleyways, flailing arms and the occasional cuss word.