Category: Beef

When Skylar Stiefvater needed help changing the shape of her Hereford Steer, Stanley, her mom, Carie, reached out to Form-A-Feed’s dealer Central Farmer’s Coop. With the help of Austin Langemeier, […]

While the debate about whether certain cattle feeding diets can utilize whole corn has been settled many years ago, there is still much confusion. Why do we suggest whole corn […]

The hot dry days of summer are behind us, and fall has officially begun. While some look forward to pumpkin spice lattes and cozy sweaters, the change in season can […]

Creep feeding with Tend-R-Leen NBC 525 is a convenient solution for creep feeding nursing beef calves.  Creep feeding is a great way to put extra pounds on calves and increase […]

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. […]

“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 […]

What is considered high risk? It seems with today’s markets and feeding scenarios everything is considered high risk when we talk financials. When we talk about incoming feeder cattle, ‘high […]

We are now approaching mid-summer and the grass out in pastures will be starting to mature.  If you aren’t already supplementing with protein lic tubs you might want to start […]

While beta agonists (ractopamine) aren’t approved for use in cattle sold to all packing facilities, and they aren’t right for all situations (heat stress, too heavy of cattle to start […]

Most cattle producers understand the importance of delivering the right amount of quality nutrients to cows.  They balance for energy levels (body condition) and protein, and provide supplemental minerals and […]

Our favorite time of year is here, calving season! The crisp cold air, the early mornings and late nights and coming out to find a healthy calf and caring momma […]

We often focus on what summer heat stress steals from our feedlot revenue; but we tend to put the blinders on when we try to account for what winter cold […]