http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips RSS Feed for Profit Tips en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 10:15:00 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Equipment---Easy-pen-access-207246991.html Opening and closing gates when entering a cattle pen is a tiresome chore, especially during times of peak activity such as calving season. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Pasture-Management---Consider-seeding-legumes-207246781.html Adding legumes such as clovers or alfalfa to grass pastures can provide multiple benefits, say University of Wisconsin Extension specialists. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Cow-Calf---Decisions-on-calf-implants-207246541.html Although the performance benefits of pre-weaning implants are well documented, many ranchers choose not to use them for various reasons. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Facilities---Water-improvements-during-drought-207246481.html As drought continues across much of the country, watershed specialists from Kansas State University offer these tips for providing water to livestock. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Equipment---Easy-trailer-hookup-202336041.html One of the more frustrating chores on a ranch, when you are by yourself, can be hooking-up the stock trailer to a truck. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Pasture-Management---Show-cattle-where-to-graze-202335681.html Left on their own, cattle can overgraze riparian areas and neglect valuable forage on more difficult terrain further from water. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Cattle-Feeding---The-value-of-carcass-gain-202335561.html On a live-weight basis, average daily gains tend to decline late in the finishing period, possibly triggering shipment of cattle as cost of gain appears to approach or exceed the value of gain. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Equipment---Portable-workstation-195633511.html Routine chores around the cattle barn and shop are made easier with a portable workstation designed by James Hofer. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Reproduction---Early-calving-heifers-earn-more-195633351.html Delivering her first calf early in the calving season sets a heifer up for long-term productivity. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/departments/profit-tips/Profit-Tips-Forage-kochia-could-revitalize-rangeland-195633021.html Forage kochia is a perennial shrub that is well adapted to dry conditions and provides feed value to cattle.