What Customers Say
Quick Tips to Improve Your Bottom Line
Fly and Pest Contro
Now is the time to get at fly and livestock pest control. This before they take a big slice out of your milk/beef check. Currently the push seems to be on to the more non chemical methods of livestock pest control. Fly and mosquito electro killing devices have worked...
Better Sleep
Some nutritionist recommend to eat ¼ cup of walnuts daily. Yes, that seems to work. I’ve found plus many have found seems to promote deep sleep. For sure don’t go to bed angry, relax and forgive, “Be angry and sin not: (don’t say or do something that is untended to...
High Tech Repro
A.I. rises or falls as you of course know on heat detection because how can you know when to inseminate a cow unless you know the optimal time? Many A.I. companies offer A.I. heat detection collars. They can be a real profit maker and cow saver along with a labor...
Red Clover
Have you thought about Red Clover lately? In most dairy cow ration today alfalfa is the “star quarterback”. Yet Daniel Olsen of Forage Innovations says “Red Clover has double the amount of alfalfa’s bypass protein”. He cites also Red Clover recuperates faster after...
Vaccines
Many dairy farmers vaccinate all their heifer calves for brucellosis. Vets will administer the shot and tattoo the ear tag it as proof of vaccination. In over sixty years, I have never heard of even a single calf dying after getting the vaccine. Many other vaccines...
Parasite Control
With spring upon us and the long cold winter in the rear view mirror, now is the time to address the herd parasites. There are many options to choose from when addressing parasites. Check with your vet for his thoughts on external and internal parasite control year...
Polled or Pain
When I checked that two week old heifer calf born in our herd , I was pleasantly surprised no horn buds (that was 1978). Hopefully, we will never get so stuck in our pride of tradition we will be closed to change. Take polled dairy and beef cattle. True most of the...
Vitamin and Mineral Over Lord
Vitamins and minerals work together to help us carry on life. Vitamin “A” is very needed for example for skin, hair, eyes. Yet too much can even cause blindness. Calcium as you of course know is loaded up in our bones and teeth. However, without vitamin D3, does not...
What Mechanics Say
Many of them say “use premium gas only in all engines.” Fuels containing ethanol do not have the lubrication effect of pure gasoline and will dry out engine cylinder walls creating friction and increased wear on the engine. Which means you’ll be buying vehicles and...
Red Tape
Ever run into a hassle getting great “push back” trying to resolve a conflict with a store, government, insurance company, and etc.? This is often called “Red Tape.” You may be dealing with what you think is a small easy to solve issue (it once took me nearly eight...