The fall Equinox is a good time of year to start thinking about preparing your home for winter, because as temperatures begin to dip, your home will require maintenance to keep it in tip-top shape through the winter.

Here are ten tips to help you prepare your home […]

1. “If you just feed corn, you won’t get horn!”
   Corn does not have the nutrients necessary to grow big antlers, and too much corn can even kill deer by causing acidosis, diarrhea, and founder.

   CORN NUTRIENTS vs. DEER NEEDS

   % Protein % Calcium % […]

Body Condition Scoring allows you to monitor the health and condition of your deer. Optimal Body Condition in bucks will allow for greater antler growth. Does will be more fertile: produce more high-quality milk, resulting in healthier, faster growing fawns. The Purina Mills Body Condition Scoring System allows you to […]

People often want to feed deer what is handy, which might be sheep, goat, dairy, or even horse feeds. The problem is these feeds are not formulated for deer, do not meet their specific needs, and may even cause problems.

Sheep are very intolerant of dietary copper, so sheep feeds and, […]

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Fall Cow-Calf Management Reminders

October

• Beginning in late October or November, provide supplemental feed for bulls on dry grass according to age and condition.

• Evaluate cows’ body condition score (BCS) at weaning.  Develop winter nutrition program to have cows at a BCS of six at calving to enhance rebreeding performance.

November […]

Proper storage of hay between harvest and feeding is critical for preserving nutrients in the hay and assuring that you have high quality hay to feed your cattle when they need it most during the winter months.  The nutrient requirements of cattle are more likely to be met with […]