Flaxoil - Give Your cattle Dog The Nutrition Boost He Demands

Flaxoil - Give Your cattle Dog The Nutrition Boost He Demands. By Sandy Christensen. Today’s cattle dogs work and play hard. Their diet means the difference between how well they perform in the field and how long they will be at your side as your faithful friend and companion. Don’t deny them the...

Disaster Preparedness and the Cattle Business

Disaster Preparedness and the Cattle Business. By Jaclyn Krymowski. Worst-case scenarios, be they natural disasters or unexpected accidents, often leave little to no reaction time. For beef businesses, this goes beyond the essential reactions for human safety; you also have valuable animals, property and...

Selecting The Right Rifle

Selecting The Right Rifle. By Maura Keller. For cattle ranchers and farmers alike, incorporating various rifles and ammunition into a ranch environment is paramount and staying abreast of the latest and greatest in today’s rifle and ammunition technology can enhance a ranch or farm’s operations....

Legal for Trade Livestock Scales at County Fairs

Legal for Trade Livestock Scales at County Fairs.  Article provided by Rice Lake Weighing Systems. As of May 1, 2021, Wisconsin joins a series of states enforcing legislation requiring all county fairs where animals are sold based on weight to use a Legal for Trade livestock scale for weigh-ins. This...

The countdown is on for Empire Farm Days

The countdown is on for Empire Farm Days. By Courtney Llewellyn, Country Folks. With just over 100 days to go until one of the biggest events of the summer, Lee Trade Shows, the organizers of Empire Farm Days, are shifting into overdrive to make sure the 2021 event is bigger and better than ever.This year...

Building Durable Barbed-Wire Fences

 Building Durable Barbed-Wire Fences. By Heather Smith Thomas. Most pasture fences for cattle utilize barbed wire.  A good barbed-wire fence is effective, and cheaper to build and maintain than rail fences or netting, and will last longer if properly installed.BracingMichael Thomas (Thomas Custom...

Survey Says! Current State of Farm and Ranch Estate and Succession Planning

Survey Says! Current State of Farm and Ranch Estate and Succession Planning.  By Cari Rincker, Esq. of Rincker Law, PLLCWhen looking for farm and ranch estate and succession planning solutions with increasingly challenging farm family dynamics, it’s prudent to first look at the data. Rincker Law, PLLC...

Predator Management and Control

Predator Management and Control. By Heather Smith Thomas. Some farms and ranches experience livestock losses due to predators.  Nationwide the most common predator is the coyote, but in some western states wolves are an increasing problem, along with the occasional mountain lion or bear.  In areas...