Chris Cassady, Ph.D., Beef Technical Sales Manager, BioZyme® Inc. Global food demands continue to outpace available resources. Consequently, producers are continually asked to “do more with less” as urban sprawl, regulations and consumer concerns continue to add pressure to the agricultural industry. Animal performance is a major influence on profitability and achieving those extra pounds […]
Category: Stocker/Backgrounding
Manure: How your Inputs could Save you on Your Outputs
Third in a Series based on 1980s Ads Featuring BioZyme® Founder Manure happens. It’s the final phase of the digestive process, and according to the third in a series of 1980 VitaFerm® advertisements, “It’s not much fun to step in. But it can tell you plenty.” As cattle producers and feeders, you probably think long and […]
Stick to the Basics with Cattle Nutrition
Second in a Series based on 1980s Ads Featuring BioZyme® Founder “To get more out of this business than you put into it, stick to the basics.” Those were the wise words spoken by BioZyme® Inc. founder Larry Ehlert in a 1980s advertising series. As we start a new year, where everyone is thinking about […]
Keep the “Cow” Factory Running with Good Nutrition Powered by Amaferm®
“This is one of the most efficient factories on earth. And we can help you keep it that way.” That quote isn’t about an auto manufacturing plant. Or even a widget factory. It is about something we are all more familiar with – the cow. Even back in the middle part of the 20th century, […]
Importance of Mineral Program Featured on Upcoming American Rancher Episode
There are some things in life that a person just should not skimp on. A quality mineral program is one of them. “In a drought year, mineral is even more important,” said Scot Holcombe of Holcombe Ranch in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Holcombe and fellow Oklahoma cattle feeder, order buyer and stocker grazer Randy Heflin depend on […]
How to Define the Stocker Sector
It’s the middle child of the cattle business. You’ve likely heard of the stocker operator, but maybe you aren’t really familiar with just what he or she does for the cattle industry. The cattle business is typically broken into three distinct segments: the cow-calf enterprise, stocker operators and feeders. Most people are familiar with the […]
Video Series Offers Timely Industry Information
Time and money. The two things are precious commodities to those in the cattle business. There never seems to be enough of either, but with the new Gain Smart® Money Saving Minute, cattle feeders can learn valuable information about how to increase their bottom line in just a few short minutes a month. Launched in […]
How to Choose the Best Mineral for Stocker Cattle on Pasture
When it comes to backgrounding your cattle and keeping them healthy, there are a lot of choices that exist. All of the options might make your head spin, but look no further than the Gain Smart® line to produce healthy, efficient pounds. Gain Smart is a line of vitamin and mineral supplements for beef cattle with the Amaferm® advantage that promotes […]
Don’t Take Risk with Your Feeding Program
Risk. It’s a term everyone in the livestock business is familiar with. But why take additional risk on sets of already high-risk calves that you plan to background and sell? With a premium nutrition program that jump-starts their feed and water intake and keeps them eating and growing, you can put that extra risk behind […]
Growing Efficient Pounds Equals Growing Money
Money doesn’t grow on trees. However, it does grow on healthy cattle that are out grazing longer periods during the day. The more time calves spend grazing, the more they are going to gain and faster they are going to get to their market-ready end point. Isaac Marcum at Paint Lick, Kentucky, discovered his appreciation […]