Barn and Pasture Maintenance: Basic Seasonal Tune-Ups
Barn and Pasture Maintenance: Basic Seasonal Tune-Ups

Barn and Pasture Maintenance: Basic Seasonal Tune-Ups Facility upkeep and any subsequent pasture management play a direct role in productivity, cow comfort and reducing labor. While routine attention is often given to the parlor, pens and feeding areas, performance is also influenced by even the small details. Think about things like gutters, fans, windows, roofs and ventilation systems that quietly support herd health every day. When pasture is part of the system, management extends beyond the barn and concrete. Maintaining productive, resilient pasture can positively impact cow performance while offering opportunities to reduce feed costs. Together, facility maintenance and grazing […]

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USCA Comments on President Trump’s Remarks Regarding Beef Prices and Proposed Imports from Argentina

United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) President Justin Tupper issued the following statement in response to today’s public remarks by President Trump suggesting action to lower beef prices through expanded imports from Argentina: “USCA commented on Friday regarding potential steps by the Administration to address beef prices, and we will reiterate our position today: government intervention […]

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President Trump Announced His Plan to Bring U.S. Beef Prices Down by Importing Beef from Argentina

Billings, Mont., Oct. 20, 2025 – On Sunday aboard Air Force One, the Associated Press reported that President Trump announced his plan to bring U.S. beef prices down by importing beef from Argentina. Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA, the nation’s largest cattle association that exclusively represents cattle farmers and ranchers, issued the following statement […]

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Continuous Feed Pushing for Increased Food Intake From BouMatic

Butler Gold Pro from BouMatic Thanks to its special patented auger, the freshness and quality of the feed are maintained and it motivates the animals to eat the feed. THE BUTLER GOLD PRO PUSHES THE FEED GENTLY ONTO THE FEED TROUGH, WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE. Thanks to its special patented auger, the freshness and quality of […]

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Looking for Spreader Options? Take Your PIK (RITE)

Manure Handling Equipment for Versatile Applications Pik Rite has a proud 40-year tradition of pursuing agricultural innovation. Had the company’s origin story been related to manure handling, it might have been named “Spread Rite.” But it started with tomatoes, not manure. In the mid-1980s, farmer Elvin Stoltzfus and welder Joe Yoder set out to create […]

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Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm

Paul and Erin Kernaleguen are dairy farmers and soil consultants near Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, committed to regenerative practices in growing forage for their cattle. They farm with Paul’s Parents, Jos and Brenda.

“We were a very conventional dairy operation until 2012 when we started looking at doing some things differently because our weather was super-wet for a couple years.  Our average annual precipitation is about 12 inches of moisture, but we’d had two years in a row with about 40 to 50 inches, which made farming extremely difficult!” says Paul.

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