Category: Beef
Bridging the Fall Gap with Lic Tubs
October 30, 2018
In the fall, some farmers have the privilege to get in fields and harvest their crops while others must wait patiently until just the right time. As many people do […]
Implants – Getting the Most out of Them
June 28, 2018
Which implant should I use? How many days does it last? What happens if I don’t implant at the proper time? What hormone levels should I be using? These are […]
Tend-R-Leen 55th Anniversary Summer Celebration Events
May 21, 2018
Form-A-Feed is excited to celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the Tend-R-Leen program this year. Tend-R-Leen was first introduced to the market in 1963 after years of extensive research as the […]
Shoo, Fly: Fly Management of Pasture Cattle
April 23, 2018
Fly Management Cattlemen are well-aware that as the seasons change, so must their management strategies. Mitigating threats within the herd is essential to maintaining profitability and performance of the operation. […]
Form-A-Feed Professional Beef Conference: A Lesson in Thriving
March 15, 2018
If you missed the 2018 Professional Beef Conference you sure missed a seminar packed full of take-home applications and points to ruminate on. How do we go from Surviving to […]
10 Steps for Having a Less Stressful Winter Calving Season
January 11, 2018
Can you believe it’s already the new year? Happy 2018! I hope you are just as excited for the new year as your Form-A-Feed Beef Team is. We appreciate your […]
Preparing for Winter Cattle Feeding
November 27, 2017
It doesn’t seem possible that winter cattle feeding weather is here; yet if you go outside on days like today you are reminded how quickly mother nature changes the rules […]
Get to Know the Tend-R-Leen® Dairy-Beef Program
November 7, 2017
When the Tend-R-Leen Dairy-Beef Program was introduced in 1963, it was the first no-roughage dairy-beef program on the market. At that time, the competition said it would never work. Today, […]
21 Management Practices to Keep Cattle on Feed During the Heat
July 24, 2017
Summer heat is here and with that comes all the extra work to maintain cattle performance. Aside from using Hydro-Lac® in your feedlot ration, what else do we need to […]
The Cool Side of Managing Heat, Diet and Transport Stress at Breeding Season
April 28, 2017
The primary area of heat stress impacts on the beef industry has been focused largely on feedlot performance. However, during the course of our field research on Hydro-Lac® for mitigating […]
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Foot Problems in Beef Cattle
March 20, 2017
Cattle lameness affects all segments of the beef industry, including cow-calf operations, stockers, and feedlots. Beef producers want healthy cattle to maximize performance, so industry demand brings lameness to the […]
Beef Industry Lessons from 2016
January 12, 2017
2016 taught us many lessons in the beef industry. You must be innovative, willing to take recommendations, act quickly, have a deep pocket, and have a shoulder to cry upon […]