Technology is changing how cattle producers manage and improve their herds day in and day out. Alex Heine and Keenan Hawekotte join the show from the Cattle ID team to discuss how technology helps cattle producers and what ranchers need to know about adopting these tools on their operations.

Cattle producers can discover how to manage added snow pressure through fence design as well as discover techniques and creative methods for overcoming winter’s challenges when it comes to fencing.

Calving seasons for beef producers vary throughout the United States depending on the climate. However, you may be missing out on an opportunity to improve your profitability by having longer calving seasons and keeping late-bred cows as opposed to marketing them. Jordan Thomas joins the show to discuss his experiences helping cattle producers in Missouri create managed reproduction programs and improve their bottom line through reproductive technologies. 

Eliminate chopping ice and worrying about open water tanks in the winter by learning from this year and implementing these strategies next year.

Renaissance Ag joins the show to discuss how the PastureBox system is revolutionizing how cow-calf producers provide feed for their herds and manage feed costs through the dry years.

Small creatures like mice can make you lose dollars on spoiled feed, chewed wires and the time you spend controlling them instead of working. Here is one effective method to help save you time and money when it comes to pest control.

Continuous learning can come in many forms and is critical to keep your operation moving forward.

Cattle producers need to know what data points they need to track to move their operations forward and look into what recording systems will make these easy to track.

“Sustainability is telling the story of what multiple generations have been doing on the ground, that involves the land, the vegetation, the water, the air, and the wildlife as well as the livestock that we care for, and we raise on a daily basis.”

Prevention is key when it comes to predator and wild game management.

Join this conversation with Robbie Johnson to understand what wire, insulators, posts and solar energizers work best for the winter months in cold climates.

Jason Medows is a cattle producer in Missouri who joins the show to discuss how comparison syndrome impacts decision-making for cattlemen and women and how they can shift this mindset.

James Clark with Gallagher Animal Management North America joins the show to address these broad challenges and we also highlight how Brian and Kim Maloney, Brylee Farms, found a unique approach to improving their overall herd health through their intensive grazing strategies.

“The flesh side wants to know why in the world we can’t get rain. But, the side of me that has faith knows he will bring it at the right time.”

You need to know what your calves are weighing to avoid sickness and save on money when it comes to developing your ration and treating calves.

From my standpoint, my customers are the feedlots. That's who I'm selling to. And I think they're going to start to rely on this information pretty heavily. At some point, they're going to look at this and be able to predict what these calves are doing. And so if you can show them, you know, the genetic merit of your herd and the calves that you're trying to sell them, I think they're gonna be worth a whole lot more to those feeders than a calf that either isn't, you know, doesn't have those traits or they don't know.

Make sure you have an aerial photo of your pastures and a pencil so that you can map out where to put your fence and waterers.

At some point you have to start letting the next generation make decisions.

Advocating in person is just as effective and important as advocating online.

And we quickly learned that the implementation of a little more advanced watering systems had a really strong ROI for us that we could really make sense in terms of what our labor costs was.