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    Use of Super Absorbent Polymers - Sodium Polyacrylate

    Wasted hay would be a great option if i had the means to produce my own hay. None of the local feed stores can vouch for the source of their hay so i do not use wasted hay for mulching etc. I've seen to many stories on YouTube about people inadvertently ruining their gardens from mulching with...
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    Use of Super Absorbent Polymers - Sodium Polyacrylate

    In congruence with my current agroforestry project to produce a long-term source of cold-season tree fodder at my microranch, my curiosity re:SAPs is based on a research paper i came across that states, "It has been shown that amendment of soils with SAPs not only significantly enhances the...
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    Update on HPAI Detection in Kansas, Texas Dairy Herds

    i'm continuing to ingest COA lab-verified nicotinic acid on a daily basis. https://colsa.unh.edu/resource/nicotinic-acid-effects-cow-health-colostrum-calf-performance https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0289409...
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    Use of Super Absorbent Polymers - Sodium Polyacrylate

    Good day, anyone have any stories to tell about the use of Super Absorbent Polymers/Sodium Polyacrylate in their pastures?
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    Angus cow with huge udder

    Niacin Alleviates Dairy Cow Mastitis by Regulating the GPR109A/AMPK/NRF2 Signaling Pathway Abstract Mastitis is one of three bovine diseases recognized as a cause of substantial economic losses every year throughout the world. Niacin is an important feed additive that is used extensively for...
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    fertilizing a small pasture

    Good day, you may wish to study Jim Elizondo's "Total Grazing" system for initiating long-term humus creation in the soil so you can wean yourself off of using expensive fertilizer products that do not have long term benefits. Soil Secrets LLC makes TerraPro® and the associated Protein...
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    Fertilizing pasture

    Good day, you may wish to study Jim Elizondo's "Total Grazing" system for initiating long-term humus creation in the soil so you can wean yourself off of using expensive fertilizer products that do not have long term benefits. Soil Secrets LLC makes TerraPro® and the associated Protein...
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    Soil Creation

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    Sad day in Muttsville

    You and i are on the same wavelength. i name all of mine some variation of "Lunch" and "Dinner". Cheers
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    Fodder - Tagasaste Tree aka Tree Lucerne

    Anyone here in the USA using tagasaste for livestock fodder?
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    Triclopyr - For Killing Mesquite/Locust Trees

    Trees For Graziers https://treesforgraziers.com/ Livestock production with honey locust agroforestry...
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    Honey Locust Trees

    Trees For Graziers https://treesforgraziers.com/ Livestock production with honey locust agroforestry...
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    i hate this tree with a passion, HONEY LOCUSTS SOLUTION

    Trees For Graziers https://treesforgraziers.com/ Livestock production with honey locust agroforestry...
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    New baby bull calf, Mashona-Wagyu cross

    Yes, she is a very attentive mother.
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    New baby bull calf, Mashona-Wagyu cross

    2nd Mashona-cross bull calf of the season, born 2 days ago. Momma is a full-blood Wagyu, father is "Zim Bob". The momma of the firstborn is an Aberdeen Angus, born a few days ago (not pictured). A possible third one is due to drop tomorrow (from a Cracker cow, father Tarzan).
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    Black hided cattle struggling with this heat

    Yes, i have incorporated Mashona and Senepol genetics into my Cracker, Lowline, and Wagyu cattle to thrive in the heat and humidity of central Florida. I am thinking of adding some Nguni blood as well.
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    Udder/teat sanitation

    Niacin is cheap and has many health benefits, including anti-inflammatory and improved colostrum... "Niacin Alleviates Dairy Cow Mastitis by Regulating the GPR109A/AMPK/NRF2 Signaling Pathway" Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32397071/ "How Feeding Nicotinic Acid (niacin) Can Improve...
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