Your 5-Step Solution to Upgrade from an S04

Your 5-Step Solution to Upgrade from an S04. By Dana Charban. Choosing a new cattle chute is an exciting time for your operation, but it comes with the challenge of sifting through the noise to decide which manufacturer, and which model, is right for your needs.When determining the chute that is best suited...

Handling Livestock Efficiently and Effectively

Handling Livestock Efficiently and Effectively. By Maura Keller. Properly handling livestock should be one of the key areas of focus on any size ranch or farm. Not only do proper chutes, headgates, and corrals ensure the efficient movement and handling of livestock, they also can enhance the safety of both...

The Heart of Your Operation

The Heart of Your Operation. Article courtesy of Moly Mfg. The most intricate and important livestock handling work is done at the chute. Having the correct tool for your operation is critical to the success and safety of animals and operators. You need to get it right but where do you start? Dubas Equipment...

Safety Tips when Working in a Cattle Chute

Safety Tips when Working in a Cattle Chute.  By Dana Charban. Cattle chute safety is of the utmost important when managing livestock, because all it takes is a split-second accident to lose an animal or even bankrupt an operation with a larger injury. While we do not hear about safety risks on farms or the...

Keeping Safety and Security at the Forefront with Today’s Corral Systems

Keeping Safety and Security at the Forefront with Today’s Corral Systems. By Maura Keller. Today’s corrals are far different than those of generations past. Nowadays, producers are much more conscious of cattle flow, low stress cattle handling and safety.“There may have been a tendency...

Step Out of the Box with New Cattle Handling System Designs

Step Out of the Box with New Cattle Handling System Designs. By Dana Charban.  When designing a cattle corral it is easy to fall into the way things have always been done, especially when many “custom” cattle handling system design services only provide this option. While square corral designs...

Top 12 Things To Consider Before Building a Cattle Handling Facility

Top 12 Things To Consider Before Building a Cattle Handling Facility. By Robert Wells, Ph.D. - Livestock Consultant. The cattle handling facility is at the heart of most every ranch. The quality of the facility and its ease of use can determine the enjoyment or frustration of use and dictate how often you...

101 Ways to Use Your Trimming Bar

101 Ways to Use Your Trimming Bar. Author: Dana Charban. A Trimming Bar goes by about as many names as it has uses. Depending on who you talk to, it could be referred to as a Branding Bar, Hip Bar, Anti-Kick Bar, or even Calf Restrainer Bar! No matter what you call it, this addition to your chute is...