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Point, click, and weigh: New to weigh cattle

WEIGHING CATTLE can stress them, slow their weight gain and even lead to injuries. A new laptop-mounted, high-tech

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  • Jan. 25, 2012
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    It’s not the heat; it’s the stupidity

    Let's say, hypothetically, you get a blast of cold winter air and find that your newly installed cattle waterer is frozen. What do you do? Let's just say there are some problems you can "overcorrect."...More
  • Mar. 31, 2011
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    Back on the horse again

      When you get tossed off a horse, the best thing to do is to get back in the saddle again. That's how the theory goes, anyway. Could be just an Internet rumor. It probably showed up in an e-mail from one of my aunts with a subject line that began with "Fw: Fw: Fw:"   Of course, there could be some truth to it....More
  • Mar. 27, 2011
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    Kuhn Group will purchase Krause Corp.

    The farm equipment manufacturer Kuhn Group recently announced it will purchase Krause Corp., another manufacturer of farm equipment. Kuhn is a large international company with $850 million in annual sales and its North American headquarters in Broadhead, WI. Krause is a privately held manufacturer of tillage equipment and grain drills located in Hutchinson, KS. The company posted $61 million in revenues last year and employed 230 workers....More
  • Nov. 23, 2009
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    Farm Industry News

    Livestock Handling

    Animal-handling Equipment – The Immobilizer offers a safe, easy way to perform a wide range of animal-husbandry and...More
  • Nov. 10, 2009
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    Peaceful Easy Feedin’

    Harrison, Arkansas, Nov. 2, 2009 – When Randy Stull got injured while feeding his cattle, he decided that he needed a...More
  • Jul. 27, 2009
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    SolaCleanse Grid

    Timothy Flick, inventor and president of Sigma Prime Solar in Moorhead, MN., and son Tim, show how this white plastic...More
  • Aug. 1, 2008
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    Automatic cattle sorting

    Many agricultural producers are extremely peeved about $5 to $6/bu. corn prices. They're livestock producers. And...More
  • Jul. 1, 2008
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    Drive-over fence

    A new device called the Cross Over allows ATVs and other small vehicles to drive over a fence without going through a...More
  • Mar. 1, 2008
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    Liquid gold

    High Nitrogen prices and a short supply of fertilizer are driving a big demand for livestock manure. But growers now...More
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