Farm & Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
It’s a wonderful time to be in the cattle business with the abundance of grass we have grown this year. If you’re not trying to bale hay, combine wheat or farm, what more can we ask for? I’ve seen it stated 75 percent of our forage growth occurs by July 15 each year and with stock tanks (ponds or pools if you’re east of Interstate 35) full, this year is shaping up to be a great year for weaning weights, breed back and healthy cattle. If your grass has been short all year, you can consider yourself over stocked or in one of the areas that have missed the rains.
Internal parasites need moisture to multiply on our grasses and as such, they must be thriving. We finally got all our cows and calves worked the first of June which included Lepto-Vibrio for the mature cows, blackleg and the IBR complex for the calves, and deworming everything with safeguard.
A lot of folks don’t deworm calves, but in my opinion, that is a costly mistake and omitting blackleg is always a huge mistake. If you missed deworming your cows and/or calves this year, you can simply put deworming blocks out free choice and accomplish the same thing.
To read more pick up a copy of the July 2021 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
Farm & Ranch
Ag Elsewhere: Wyoming
By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
Farm & Ranch
Ag Elsewhere: Montana
By Lindsey Monk
Another load of grain in to keep feeding the calves until the green grass can really start popping.
Farm & Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch….
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
Spring has sprung and hopefully the rains will continue where our country will heal from the previous droughts and our grasses will thrive. We are especially hopeful for the Panhandle of Texas where our neighbors and friends have been dealt a deadly blow to homes, ranges, livestock, and people. Keep them in your prayers as they will not be able to return to normal for many years if at all. Having lost their ability to benefit from this great cattle market is a double whammy for all of them.
Now is the time of year when we need to take care of business as it relates to our new calves that have been hitting the ground this spring. First and foremost is vaccinating for Blackleg followed by deworming with a white wormer and the IBR complex. Blackleg is a soil-born disease and with pastures extremely short this spring our calves have been grazing the green grass as soon as it shows itself, making them even more vulnerable to picking contaminates from the soil.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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