Be Extraordinary Click here to download PDF By Stewart Galloway, Hubbard Feeds “If you want to win, do the ordinary things better than anybody else does them day in and day out.” Coach Chuck Noll Recently I have seen market pig closeouts from farms that show significantly improved gains and feed conversions.…
May is BEEF MONTH By Ashley Fitzsimmons May is a month of celebrations. From Mother’s Day to graduations, and for many the first signs of summer start creeping into the weather forecast. All great excuses for us to get outside, uncover the grill and celebrate all that May brings gathered around the patio. At my…
Water Quality and Your Horse In the attempt to solve any problem, it is inevitable that the solution will create a new problem. The art of good solutions is predicated on the new problem being more manageable or preferable to the original problem to which the solution was applied. When we are talking about the…
Helpful Terms for our Beginner Poultry Pals By Southern States Whether you are new to raising chicks and caring for poultry or are a seasoned farmer – these terms can be very helpful when you have questions for fellow farmers, hatcheries or contacts at Southern States who can help answer your questions. They can…
If You Give a Kid Livestock… In Fun, Livestock, Motivation by nicoleercegJanuary 12, 20170 Comments If you give a kid livestock, they will have a new buddy. A buddy they will feed, water and probably tie baling twine to in order to lead. When they tie twine to their heifer, steer, lamb, or goat you…
9 Things They Just Don’t Understand If you have friends that are not involved in the stock show lifestyle, these are topics you will constantly find yourself explaining to them. 1. The fact that it is perfectly normal to have best friends that live thousands of miles away from you. We all have that stock…
Just a few weeks ago I attended the Tulsa State Fair no longer as an exhibitor but as just a spectator this time. I walked passed what used be our stall and as I saw a new set of cattle and a new set of people stalled there now, I found myself smiling and remembering…
Transitioning Feeds This time of the year barns are filling up fast with new projects. Prior to bringing your new project home, make certain that you ask the seller what kind of feed the animal has been on. To transition to Show-Rite Feeds we recommend the following method for all species. No matter what size…
