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Is it Time to Trade in the Old Bull?
Being a small cattle operation has some advantages – and some disadvantages. I get to know my cows, calves and my one bull on a “personal” basis. They each have their own personalities, just like us humans. For instance, cow number 811, a younger cow bred and raised on this farm, is gentle as she [...]
Online Workshop for Making your Cattle Management Easier
A complete cattle management solution consists of 3 components – animal identification, weighing, and of course cattle records. Since 1999, ranchers have turned to Cattlesoft to help “put the pieces of the puzzle together” and select the right components to a cattle management system that meets their ranch’s needs. Since 2010, the CattleTags.com store has [...]
Plans for Replacing Breeding Stock Culled during the Drought
Here in Texas, as most people know, we faced the worst one-year drought in the last 100 years last summer (2011). Many cattle producers liquidated their herds completely because of lack of water, pasture and the high cost of feed and hay. I, personally, culled and sold 30% of my breeding cows. I was lucky, [...]
The Tax Man Cometh – and So Does Spring Calving
Starting off 2012, as in most years, my thoughts turned to getting together my “stuff” from the year 2011 for the tax preparer. And, as in most years, my tendency was, to put it off to another day. As my wife’s motto says, “Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow, ‘cause if [...]
How do you Get your Cows through a Winter Drought?
Here it is December and all the talk is about Christmas – Christmas shopping, putting up Christmas decorations, family gatherings, etc. My thoughts have been, for quite awhile now, how do I get the few cows I have left through the winter? In my area of Texas, we have been in a severe drought and [...]
Sally Buxkemper to be inducted into Cowgirl Hall of Fame
Sarah “Sally” Buxkemper, owner and operator of RX Simbrah near Ballinger, Texas will be one of the inductees into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in ceremonies October 26, 2011. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to preserve the history and highlight the impact of Western women living roughly from the mid-1800s to the [...]
Tips for Computerizing your Cattle Records
The days of spiral or pocket notebooks to keep your cattle records are giving way to a variety of improve record keeping solutions, including computer software programs designed specifically for cattle records. As time has passed and more ranchers have adopted the use of cattle software, programs such as the CattleMax herd software have become [...]
USDA Issues Notice of Proposed Livestock Traceability Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking comments on a proposed rule issued August 11, to establish general regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock moving interstate if an animal disease event takes place. According to the news release, under the proposed rule, livestock moving interstate would [...]
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