Plan Your Winter Cattle Feeding Program and Save Money

By Robert Wells, Ph.D.Livestock Consultant How would you like to save $15 per cow on your winter feeding bill? What if I said you could easily do it by making one timely change to what you are feeding your cows grazing on native grass pasture? Many people only buy one feed type during the winter. This mindset may be costing a 50-head cow herd the equivalent of the value of a $750 calf. Remember…

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Hunter Observations Can Help Manage Deer Populations

By Josh Gaskamp, Technical Consultation Manager and Wildlife and Range Consultantand Will Moseley, Wildlife and Fisheries Consultant Posted Oct. 1, 2020 As deer season approaches, many hunters and managers set up trail cameras in hopes of learning the whereabouts of a trophy buck. Calculated deer managers may even use this technique and other survey methods to monitor deer population parameters and keep records as a basis for harvest recommendations. We are often questioned on which…

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