Author: Connie Eibergen

Innovation at Work: Form-A-Calf Prime 14

May 10, 2023

Innovation is one of our core values at Form-A-Feed and the impetus for new products starts with our field nutritionists. These women and men are on farms every day helping […]

Read More

April 2023 Cattle Projections

April 28, 2023

April 2023 Cattle Projections Each month I believe values will start to be more predictable and then we hit a few more ‘highs’ and watch a few more things that […]

Read More

Feed Mixer Scales Have an Impact on Profitability

March 16, 2023

On-farm mixer mills are used to mix and deliver feed to livestock rather than relying on a local feed mill. They can save money but only if they work properly. […]

Read More

March 2023 Cattle Projections

March 16, 2023

March 2023 Cattle Projections There’s a lot of uncertainty as we look to refill pens and the future of the dollar. With costs of cattle, input costs, vet, trucking, and […]

Read More

DDGS Breakeven in Swine Diets – March 10, 2023

March 14, 2023

Mark Whitney, PhD, Swine Technical Service Specialist Price Corn $5.75/bu Corn $6.00/bu Corn $6.25/bu Corn $6.50/bu Corn $6.75/bu SBM $425/ton $241 $247 $253 $258 $264 SBM $450/ton $252 $258 $264 […]

Read More

What are 10 cows worth to your operation?

February 17, 2023

Dairy profit margins have tightened in the last 6 months. Dairy farms need to maximize income and squeeze every penny of efficiency they can find.  The first tool a dairy […]

Read More

January 2023 Cattle Projections

January 20, 2023

January 2023 Cattle Projections It’s January already, and while I say already, many of us have felt like this winter is dragging along with all of the weather events we […]

Read More

DDGS Breakeven Price in Swine Diets – December 2nd, 2022

December 2, 2022

  Price Corn $6.00/bu Corn $6.25/bu Corn $6.50/bu Corn $6.75/bu Corn $7.00/bu SBM $375/ton $219 $225 $231 $237 $243 SBM $400/ton $230 $236 $242 $248 $254 SBM $425/ton $241 $247 […]

Read More

November 2022 Cattle Projections

November 16, 2022

November 2022 Cattle Projections November cattle projections show a wide spread in cost of gains (COG) when looking at cattle type and efficiency. Runs of yearling cattle are fairly dried […]

Read More

Think Outside the Cube

November 10, 2022

“That’s the way we’ve always done it.” We’ve all heard and probably said this statement at some point in our lives.  For some it pays homage to things that have […]

Read More

October 2022 Cattle Projections

October 20, 2022

October 2022 Cattle Projections October 2022 feedlot projections show cattle cost increasing while some cost of gains drop showing more groups in the black this month. A change to this […]

Read More

September 2022 Cattle Projections

September 15, 2022

September 2022 Cattle Projections It’s harvest season and while we usually find this as a time for cheaper feedstuffs, one thing for sure is that many factors need to come […]

Read More