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an old metal trough in the middle of a dirt field with grain silos behind it

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a row of wooden benches sitting on top of a dirt field next to a metal fence

Affordable Livestock Equipment manufactures metal fence panels, livestock feeders, swinging gates, drill stem framed gates, freestanding fence panels, drill stem panels & custom panels. Canada wide delivery and leasing available.

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a man standing next to a green gate in the middle of a field with trees behind him

Acie Reeves of Williamsburg, Kansas has unique fence-line feeders for his 20 or so head of beef cattle. The feeders are just part of Reeves' cattle management arrangement designed to protect the environment, improve the health of his cattle and according to him it makes it easier to feed hay without tearing up the ground in the lot and along the fence line. The two hay feeders are on the uphill side of the three-fourths-acre lot, away from the little creek below. The feeders are…

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the cattle management system is shown in this diagram

Benefits of grazingCostThe highest cost in most, if not all, cattle production systems is feed. Many producers use grazing to reduce costs for their operations. Properly managed pasture-based systems use land efficiently and provide high production per acre.Marginal landNot all land can grow row crops. These pieces of land are usually described as marginal. Grazing is a way to grow a crop (grass) on land unsuitable for traditional row crops such as corn and beans. Cows can use the grass and…

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a fenced in area with cows and cattle pens on the other side of it

We recently improved the working facilities at our other farm. I don't have a picture that does justice to the before, but suffice it to say a lot of twine was involved. Now we have several sorting pens, a loading alley, and a covered head gate. I think things will run smoother the next time we have to work the cattle here.

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an aerial view of a large field with buildings in the middle and green fields around it

One of Canada’s largest cattle feeder operations is shutting down, blaming market forces currently rocking the feedlot sector as well as what it calls Alberta’s “po…

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