#232 – Herd Building
How important are growth EPD's and big weaning weights? They are meaningless if they don't result in more profit. For the producer building a cow herd, a profitable cow prospers on low-quality forage, calves easily, rebreeds on time and weans half her body weight, all without expensive inputs....
#232 – Herd Building
How important are growth EPD's and big weaning weights? They are meaningless if they don't result in more profit. For the producer building a cow herd, a profitable cow prospers on low-quality forage, calves easily, rebreeds on time and weans half her body weight, all without expensive inputs....
#231 – Time Off
Everyone needs an attitude adjustment now and then. All it took for me was a little green grass and some time off with my grandkids. Click to read the full transcript This past week I was at PCC® headquarters in Cheyenne Wells, CO for Bull Workdays. There were several...
#230 – New Technology
We made the jump to some new technology. My partner and I put "Halter" collars on our cows so that he can maximize grazing management. We'll let you know how it's going once they're trained. Click to read the full transcript Every now and then something comes along...
#229 – Unpredictable
Farmers and Ranchers deal with many variables that can be unpredictable, including the weather and the markets. The most dangerous is fire. Colorado is hosting multiple wildfires this week, all being fueled by wind and dry conditions. Click to read the full transcript...
#228 – Grazing Observations
Have you ever just sat and watched your cows graze? What part of the plant are they most interested in? Are they avoiding certain things? We don't often take time to observe the details of such mundane processes. Here are some observations from a rotational grazing...
#227 – Out to Grass
In our part of the world, it's time to put cows out to grass for the summer. The drought has complicated things, but I'm thankful to have grass. There are a lot of places worse off than western Colorado. Click to read the full transcript In our part of the world, it's...
#226 – Drought Options
There is a large portion of the US heading into a serious drought this summer. Here are some options to think about. Click to read the full transcript The Western Plains, the South and the Intermountain West are experiencing significant drought right now. Drought can...
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We spend a lot of our time taking care of daily tasks. From kids to chores, cows, and fields, we rarely have any spare time to enjoy life. Dying Breed pointed out this phenomenon in a recent blog. Kids see their parents running a busy life. “Each generation is focused on getting the next ready to live, but no one actually lives.” This is especially true in agriculture. We seem to busy ourselves so much that we don’t really get to take a minute to enjoy life. Yes,...