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Cultivators today are faced with a range of challenges — climate change, compliance and licensing, speed to market, and limitation of space. However, Box4Grow modernizes the growing process through a proven turnkey solution for cultivators looking to streamline their start-up process and overcome these challenges.
Box4Grow’s rapid-to-deploy modular grow solutions provide cultivators with a significantly higher yield in a shorter time compared to all conventional production methods. With a grow room, you have complete control over the growing environment, including temperature, humidity, and lighting. This allows you to create optimal growing conditions for your crops, regardless of the weather outside. Extreme temperatures, droughts, and other weather events can have a significant impact on crop yields and quality. With a grow room, you can avoid these risks and produce crops consistently throughout the year.
In addition, unlike greenhouse operations, Box4Grow’s grow rooms offer a closed environment that prevents contamination from pests and diseases. This reduces the need for pesticides and other chemicals, resulting in a safer growing environment that produces healthier, higher quality crops.
Box4Grow’s grow rooms are available in sizes ranging from 10 feet to 40 feet to fit unique budget and space requirements. And with a time to value measured in just 12 weeks, these turnkey facilities offer the fastest and most efficient way to launch or expand an operation.
The flat-pack option allows for quick assembly and the modular grow boxes can be easily expanded by interlocking and removing panels. Box4Grow determines the optimum environment for the crop and then develops a unique state-of-the-art growing solution in a modular panelized box.
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setup for high-yield, which can be used for a number of micro and leafy greens and herbs. The setup includes prep tables, multi-level grow racks or vertical tower set-ups for multiple crops, LED lighting, fully automated remote monitoring, full insulation, hydroponics with NFT options, a 240V system, and HVAC and humidification.
Box4Grow’s turnkey grow facilities provide the ultimate solution for cultivators, offering sustainability, scalability, and a quick time-tovalue. With a focus on providing optimal growing environments and precise control of lighting and temperature, Box4Grow’s solutions are designed to help cultivators achieve success in the challenging and competitive world of horticulture. Learn more at www.box4grow.com.
Since the onset of 2020, fertilizer prices have been exploding. But now, simply the availability in addition to evermore outrageous cost of fertilizer due to a variety of well-publicized reasons has become very seriously problematic. Presently, there seems to be no ceiling to cost escalation or foreseeable end to limitations on supplies. This means that every pound or gallon of fertilizer applied must be utilized by the crop to the greatest extent possible.
About “Precision Farming”: This term has implied mechanical means of precise seed and fertilizer placement, variable-rate fertilizer applications based on grid soil sampling and nearinfrared ærial surveys, metered applications of fertilizers through irrigation systems and GPS guidance of tractors and sprayers. But realistically, these approaches address only a modest part of achieving maximum crop performance with the most efficient use of money and resources. Whether or not precision mechanical means are used, here some of the most important considerations when attempting to get the most out of the least:
• “Traditional” practices have got to go! Here are the biggest mistakes I’ve seen farmers make over and over again during my 30-plus years with TPS Lab:
• The major application of fertilizer being made at the start of the growing season, expecting it to suffice for the entire season.
• The wrong fertilizer for the soil type or crop.
• Not keeping up with the latest advances and discoveries in crop nutrition.
• Not using bio-stimulants to improve crop performance and its resistance to disease and insects.
• Ignoring existing soil nutrients which are plantunavailable, especially in calcareous, high-pH soils.
• Ignoring irrigation and spray water quality.
• Ignoring soil health/life.
• Not planning beyond this year’s crop using the “Regenerative Agriculture” approach.
• The key issues in efficient crop production are:
• Timing and placement of fertilizer applications.
• The correct fertilizer for your soil type, the crop and its stage of development.
• Acceptable irrigation and spray water quality.
• The use of biological inoculants and bio-stimulants, such as amino acids, growth hormones and other beneficial products that may not be essential for plant growth.
Timing and Placement of Fertilizer Applications Is Crucial
– Many farmers apply the bulk of their fertilizers at the onset of the season. This is colossally wasteful, as plants develop their appetites and tastes with growth, much of the fertilizer has been dissipated by the time the plants start needing it the most. This is particularly true with N. Remember that crop nutritional needs change throughout the growing season, so applying the wrong fertilizer at the wrong time for your particular crop wastes much of your money. As to placement, with row crops, side-dressing can require much less fertilizer and starter “pop-up” fertilizer is astonishingly effective in getting crops off to fast vigorous starts. After emergence, the use of foliar sprays is the most efficient method of getting nutrients into plants.
About Foliar Sprays – In some areas of the country, particularly the Corn Belt, foliar sprays of plant-beneficial and nutritional agents are typically seldom used, as this area of the country has been historically known as having the highest-producing capacity of corn and soybeans per acre. Unfortunately, the Midwest’s rich soil nutrient pool is declining due to reduction of soil organic matter (soil carbon) much like the rest of the country. This leads to nutrient deficiencies,
especially micronutrients, that limit plant genetic potential resulting in reduced yields and quality. As a result, increased disease and insect pressure increases input costs of additional fungicides and pesticides which reduces return on investment. Here, foliar sprays of bio-stimulants, micronutrients and trace elements can have big, faster and longer-term impacts on crop health, performance and economics.
Type of Fertilizer – Here is where a Soil Test is really important! If you have calcareous soils and buy micronutrients in the oxide form, you have literally thrown money on the ground with no benefit at all. When it comes to nitrogen, there can be a huge difference between anhydrous ammonia, urea, ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate as to its longevity, its utilization by the plant and its impact on native soil chemistry and soil life. Is it nitrate nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen or organic nitrogen? The forms of other nutrients are equally important – for example, MAP or DAP? Choosing the best fertilizer for your specific soil conditions or foliar fertilizer for specific stage of growth can save huge amount of money and increase ROI. This is the reason why some have not seen much success from the use of foliar sprays. The wrong product, mixing incompatible or antagonistic products together, wrong application rates, missing critical stages of growth and inadequate water quality are quite common mistakes.
Plant Sap Tests at critical stages of crop development during the season are crucial to determining the nutritional needs of the crop so that no more than necessary of what is applied, thus saving money and limited supplies. Plants eat and drink every day and their tastes and appetites change with time. Those changing needs (but no more than needs) must be accommodated to have some assurance of a profitable outcome.
Advances and Discoveries in crop nutrition and health are being made all the time – particularly in the chelated forms of micronutrients, resulting in a much higher efficiency of plant uptake and utilization. This means using less to produce more. A fairly recent discovery is foliarly-applied water-soluble silicon. Si stiffens and hardens cell walls, thereby discouraging piercing and gnawing insects and resist disease – and lodging. Si forms a very thin hard layer that resists nematodes and soil pathogens on roots. A very recent tool is nanoparticles that encapsulates the inputs you already use into tiny nanoparticles that glide through foliar and root barriers, thereby improving efficiency and speed of uptake and reducing the energy required by the plant to get nutrients into its cells.
Bio-Stimulants – There is more to crop health and nutrition than just chemistry. These game-changers include organic acids, growth hormones and biological inoculants that can dramatically improve crop performance, nutrient uptake efficiency and resistance to disease and insects - thus reducing or eliminating entirely the need for costly pesticides and fungicides. Encourage the plants, microbes and other soil life to do much of the heavy lifting!
Already Existing Soil Nutrients – Particularly in calcareous
soils, many of the metal nutrients exist as carbonate and bicarbonate chemical compounds often in abundance – all very insoluble and therefore unavailable to plants. The standard soil treatment is sulfur but the latest method also includes the use of bio-stimulants. These break the chemical bond by chelating the nutrients into bioavailable forms. Humic/Fulvic Acids, Amino Acids, Enzymes and beneficial soil bacteria from additions of soil inoculants all play a vital role to access this nutrient pool. Additions of these bio-stimulants to your existing fertility program can increase your fertilizer efficiency by more than 20% in most cases, allowing you to cut back on fertilizer in times of high cost and limited availability, and have long-term cumulative benefits.
Water Quality Test – Irrigating with hard or salty water can have dramatic impacts on soil chemistry and structure, because What’s In Your Water Becomes Part Of Your Soil ®. As aquifer levels fall, natural dissolved minerals become more concentrated. There are several methods to remediate soil. Using hard water for the spray mix can change the chemistries of spray agents to the extent of making them ineffective and possibly damaging plants. Appropriate water treatment is needed to offset or remediate these problems.
Regenerative Agriculture – Planning beyond this year to reduce costs and increase crop performance by regenerating soil structure and health/life, thereby increasing long-term nutrient availability and carbon sequestration, reducing future costs and resources. Reduction of soil disturbance and continuous vegetation cover on soil as much as possible increases the amount of diversity of organic residues to maximize nutrient and water use efficiency by plants. Restoring overall microbial life is essential to soil/plant health and biodiversity. This sustainable approach is a long road to travel but it must be initiated if farmers want to be successful over prolonged challenging times.
Bottom Line – Maintaining balanced nutrition and vigorous soil life at every stage of your plants’ life cycle will ensure that no matter what challenge Mother Nature sends, your crops will have the best chance of making you money. Soil, Water and Sap Testing is one of the best investments a grower can make, especially during these times of uncertainty with exorbitant fertilizer prices so you can apply only what your crop needs, where it needs it and when it needs it!
Don’t guess and hope for the best!
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The dry summer and fall of last year and the bitter cold this winter have combined to make hay a valuable commodity. This has made many consider putting cropland to a temporary hay crop, such as sorghum-sudangrass or teff. At the same time, the explosion in China soybean purchases has made raising soybeans a very attractive proposition as well. It is nice for a change to be faced with actual profitable choices! But when faced with two attractive choices, why not choose both?
One thing the cover crop movement has taught us is that growing crops in rapid sequence does not exhaust soil, rather it feeds the soil microbes that increase soil productivity. It is entirely possible to plant a crop of oats, peas or spring triticale (or a mix of all three) in March and have a hay crop made by May, in plenty of time to plant soybeans. Not only can the hay crop make as much revenue as we typically expect from a bean crop alone but growing the hay can create a nice stubble to control soil erosion and improve water infiltration and rooting depth and may offer weed control benefits as well. Spring triticale is an unfamiliar crop to a lot of people, but it is a real rising star in the forage and cover crop world. A cross between rye and spring wheat, it has hybrid vigor compared to either parent. Compared to spring oats, it can yield much higher, and is more competitive against weeds. The quality drops after heading relative to oats, but most people prefer to bale in boot stage to leave as much growing season for the following crop as they can. Peas add both additional yield and additional protein to the mix. Or maybe you would prefer to focus on hay and forgo the beans altogether. In that case, why not grow two hay crops rather than one? You can raise the oat/pea/spring triticale, then follow with a summer forage crop as well. For maximum tonnage you could try a crop of dry stalk sorghum-sudangrass, which offers the high yield of sorghum-sudan in a faster drying package. Alternately, teff grass offers a very rapid drying hay option, while cowpeas or mung beans offer high protein options, Can’t make up your mind? Plan all of them in combination to hedge your bets. If your pastures are beat up after last
summer’s drought, you could pasture this crop in late summer and give your perennial pastures a much-needed chance to restore vigor and grow deeper roots to weather the next drought. And, if spending all summer baling hay and spending all winter feeding hay sounds less than appealing to you, how about planting a crop that can be stockpiled and grazed without all that work, such as a crop of brown midrib sterile sorghum, with some companion crops for added protein and energy? Many people are using this very economical means of wintering livestock now with great success. In the fall, you can add yet another forage crop, drilled right into the living stubble of the summer mix as soon as it is hayed or grazed off in late summer. At first glance, this seems to doom the new seedlings to certain failure, as they are competing with the regrowth of the established summer crop for moisture and light. But it doesn’t work that way. The transpiration of moisture from the
regrowth of the summer crop cools the soil, dropping the temperature as much as 30 degrees relative to the air temperature. The cool-season seedlings need only 10% of the moisture at 80 degrees as they do at 100 degrees, so drilling a cool-season pasture mix of oats, triticale, rye, ryegrass, turnips, radishes and peas right into unkilled stubble of a summer annual mix can actually increase the survival of the seedlings. After a hard freeze has killed and thoroughly dried the summer plants, they can be grazed off right along with the green growth of the cool-season mix, saving on winter hay needs and providing much higher quality nutrition than hay. Besides, you also save the cost of termination! Best of all, the growing of crops in rapid succession provides those vital soil microbes a continual flow of nutritious root exudates for improving soil structure and water-holding capacity for better crops in the future.
One Call of Wyoming is a nonprofit organization that administers the 811 notification center within the state of Wyoming. Any entity within the state that owns/operates any underground facilities shall, by statute, register their location and contact information with the notification center, there are few exceptions to this requirement. If a person is involved in any activity in which earth, rock or other materials on or below the ground is moved or otherwise displaced by means of hand or power tools, power equipment, explosives or other means, and includes grading, trenching, digging, ditching, auguring, tunneling, boring, plowing in, pulling in, ripping, scraping and pipe installing, EXCEPT TILLING OF SOIL AND GARDENING OR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. They must call the notification center by dialing 811 in Wyoming or from out of state dial 1-800-849-2476 at least 2 full business days, and not more than 14 full business days, prior to beginning their excavation.
Once the notification center (811) has been contacted, the center will send out notifications to our member, operators/ owners, to let them know of your intended excavation activity near their underground facilities within the next 2 to 14 business days. The members must respond to the excavator within the 2 full business days and either clear the described dig area or mark their facilities within the described dig area in some fashion within 2 feet of the actual facility location.
PLEASE, for your safety and for the safety of the general public, and the protection of our vital underground infrastructure. Submit your request online at www.onecallofwyoming.com or dial 811 from within Wyoming, or if calling from out of state please dial 1-800-849-2476 at least 2 full business days prior to beginning, ANY excavation activity.
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Riders’ Metal, LLP is a ‘Family Owned’ and ‘Operated business’ that is located in beautiful Southeastern Colorado. It was originally ‘Established in 2004’ by Crockett and Wendi Rider in order to offer a large selection of ALL types of ‘General Purpose Metal’ and ‘Pre-engineered’ Red Iron Buildings.
Riders’ Metal, LLP is a ‘Family Owned’ and ‘Operated business’ that is located in beautiful Southeastern Colorado.
What most people don’t realize is that Metal is an ‘MultiPurpose Material’ that can be used for many different building solutions. When used for ‘Residential Building Structures,’ Metal can add ‘Vibrant Color’ to any home and ‘Durability’ against all types of weather are increased tremendously when used properly.
It was originally ‘Established in 2004’ by Crockett and Wendi Rider in order to offer a large selection of ALL types of ‘General Purpose Metal’ and ‘Pre-engineered’ Red Iron Buildings.
Large selection of ALL types of ‘General Purpose Metal’ and ‘Pre-engineered’ Red Iron Buildings
In addition to ‘Commercial’ and ‘Residential’ buildings, all types of structures including: Garages, Tool Sheds, Agricultural Storage Buildings, Retail Businesses, and other kinds of protective environments can also be created.
At Riders’ Metal, LLP – Our Mission for each and every one of ‘Our Valued Customers’ is:
1. To Provide Outstanding Customer Service by a ‘Friendly’ & ‘Knowledgeable’ staff of employees;
What most people don’t realize is that Metal is an ‘Multi-Purpose Material’ that can be used for many different building solutions. When used for ‘Residential Building Structures,’ Metal can add ‘Vibrant Color’ to any home and ‘Durability’ against all types of weather are increased tremendously when used properly. In addition to ‘Commercial’ and ‘Residential’ buildings, all types of structures including: Garages, Tool Sheds, Agricul-tural Storage Buildings, Retail Businesses, and other kinds of protective environments can also be created.
2. To Manufacture ‘High Quality Products’ with Customers needs at the ‘Top of Our List’ of Priorities;
3. To Provide 100% ‘Customer Satisfaction!’
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2. To Provide Outstanding Customer Service by a ‘Friendly’ & ‘Knowledgeable’ staff of employees;
3. To Manufacture ‘High Quality Products’ with Customers needs at the ‘Top of Our List’ of Priorities;
To Provide 100% ‘Customer Satisfaction!’
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Abilene, KS: Twenty years ago John McDonald and his family relocated to Abilene, Kansas to fulfill his dream of designing a portable corral that would be easier than the other system on the market. After working with multiple prototypes and cattle producers in the local area; John finally introduced his original Rawhide Portable Corral design to the public at a farm show in Kansas. It could be set up by one person without any lifting and it could be done quickly; yet it could also be pulled down the road at highway speeds, ensuring that no time would be wasted while catching cattle. It was everything he wanted it to be.
Over the years he made changes to the system; some at the request of customers and others just so that it would work better for the producers. The best change he will tell you is the electric over hydraulic
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• Fits through any gate your pickup will.
• Wheels on each panel and electric over hydraulic jack eliminates lifting— saves time.
• Frame gates for sorting.
• Transport wheels are permanent, no sliding off the axles and rolling out of the way.
• Permanent sheeted adjustable alley.
lift for every jack on the system. John’s design was the first portable corral on the market to offer the hydraulic lift option which is still in use today.
The Rawhide Processor, which is a portable corral with a permanent alley that offers a manual adjustment and options, is the number one seller and customers are happy to sing their praises. It is with that idea in mind John decided to turn 2022 into a celebration.
All existing customers are were contacted by Rawhide by mail and informed of their chance to win a brand new Processor. To enter into this drawing Rawhide asked customers to share video and pictures of their corral to the Rawhide social media accounts, which are on Facebook and Instagram. “Not only will this help us show potential customers how the corral works but it will showcase our corral’s durability and ease of use.” said John.
The winner was be announced at the 20th Anniversary Open House in Abilene, KS on June 4th where the McDonald Family and employees celebrated their milestone with customers, family, vendors and local supporters. The Nolte Family out of Minnesota were the lucky winners; their video was showcased on the Rawhide Portable Corral website and on social media channels.
Anyone interested in a Rawhide Portable Corral can visit them at a farm show throughout the country, their schedule is posted on their website. Rawhide Portable Corral, Inc is proud to have corrals in forty-three (43) states and three countries which is a true showing of how these units work in a multitude of terrains. Over the last few years they have worked with a couple of dealers to help get their corrals to other parts of the United States. At this time there are dealers in south Texas and Virginia.
For more information about Rawhide Portable Corral’s and to view product videos visit the Rawhide website: www.rawhideportablecorral.com or find them on Facebook. Phone # 785-263-3436
TSR Parts Inc. is a family owned/operated business located in Colgate, ND. The TSR Straw Chopper developed from a need for service parts for John Deere combines. TSR takes great pride in their work and do their best to have complete satisfaction from all their customers. All their products are Made in the USA. TSR product adds both value and increased productiv-ity to every farm operation. TSR has a complete line of replacement units and component parts that have evolved to now include the current line of John Deere STS combines. TSR expanded line also includes complete units and component parts to fit Case IH Axial Flow combines and hydraulic cylinder depth stops. These lines are now available to the world-wide markets. If residue management has been an issue in the past, the addition of a complete TSR fine chop straw chopper or updating your fac-tory straw chopper with TSR compo-nent parts, is the solution. If you had to purchase a separate piece of equip-ment to deal with residue that pulled behind your tractor, there would be additional passes over
the fields. The TSR fine chop straw chopper will minimize the need for additional till-age after harvest due to the chopper’s ability to shred residue very fine, saving both time and money. Utilizing the fine chop straw chopper makes for an ideal planting bed for those farmers practicing no-till conservation plant-ing methods. TSR works hard to make every part of their product top of the line in both function and workman-ship. All TSR products carry a 1 year warranty on their parts against any defects. Take a look at their full line of products on-line at www.tsrparts.com
additional passes over the fields. The TSR fine chop straw chopper will minimize the need for additional tillage after harvest due to the chopper’s ability to shred residue very fine, saving both time and money. Utilizing
SR Parts Inc. is a family owned/operated business located in Colgate, ND. The TSR Straw Chopper developed from a need for service parts for John Deere combines. TSR takes great pride in their work and do their best to have complete satisfaction from all their customers. All their products are Made in the USA. TSR product adds both value and increased productiv ity to every farm operation. TSR has a complete line of replacement units and component parts that have evolved to now include the current line of John Deere STS combines. TSR expanded line also includes complete units and component parts to fit Case IH Axial Flow combines and hydraulic cylinder depth stops. These lines are now available to the world wide markets. If residue management has been an issue in the past, the addition of a complete TSR fine chop straw chopper or updating your factory straw chopper with TSR component parts, is the solution. If you had to purchase a separate piece of equipment to deal with residue that pulled behind your tractor, there would be
practicing no-till conservation planting methods. TSR works hard to make every part of their product top of the line in both function and workmanship. All TSR products carry a 1 year warranty on their parts against any
As electrical costs continue to spiral higher, investments in alternatives become increasingly attractive. Bergey Windpower’s latest turbine, the Excel 15, is the result of decades of research, and its innovative design combined with the latest in technological advances make it undoubtedly the most reliable wind turbine ever developed. Bergey, based in Norman, Oklahoma, was founded by Karl Bergey, Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, and his son Mike, current President of the Distributed Wind Energy Association, back in 1977. Since then, the company has shipped over 10,000 wind turbines to all 50 states and over 120 countries. The Excel 10 introduced in 1983, was acknowledged as the ‘gold standard’ of small wind turbines and backed by nearly 3,000
lows the return-on-investment in many cases to be less than 12 months. These incentives include a 50% Federal Investment Tax Credit and a 5 50% USDA REAP Grant. In addition, the turbine can be depreciated under S Section 179 allowing for up to $90,000 in first year tax savings for its owner.
It is time to shake off that old way of thinking and join the growing number of smart business owners who have discovered the commercial wind energy benefits for business. Businesses of all sizes capitalize on investing in Wind Energy’s financial opportunities, proving that a wind-powered energy structure is a critical strategic decision that virtually guarantees a solid financial return on your investment.
turbines. About 6 years ago, Bergey Windpower, supported by funding from the Department of Energy, began development of the Excel 15, which built upon the proven success of the Excel 10.The 15 incorporates the latest developments in power electronics, direct-drive alternator design and carbon fiber blade technology to deliver a system with a 50-year design life and NO scheduled maintenance other than a bi-annual inspection. In the Midwest, the Excel 15 is able to take advantage of an excellent wind resource and deliver monthly electrical savings of $400$700 for its owners.
Recent legislation has essentially doubled the government incentives for Wind Energy and al-
The answer is easy: You want to “own your power” for the same reason you want to own your own home. When you own your own home, your monthly mortgage payment goes towards building a long-term asset that increases in value over time. But when you rent a house that monthly rent payment is gone forever – you never get it back!
The same is true when you pay your monthly electric bill to the electric utility company – that money is gone forever. With wind, however, you replace all or most of your electric bill with wind –an investment asset that immediately increases
the value of your business and continues to pay above market returns for decades into the future. (See our Real Case Example)
American Windpower, Bergey’s largest dealer and one of the largest small wind systems dealers in North America, has developed a 100-foot ‘tilt-up’ tower that allows the system to be installed without a crane and also incorporates the use of power installed helical anchors which help to reduce installation costs.
The company currently has over 60 Excel 15’s being installed throughout the Midwest in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa Missouri and Colorado.
•Annual Electrical Savings: 1st/Yr. – $5,471
•10th/Yr – $6,538; 20th/Yr – $7,970
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Over 40 Years
•1st Year Return on Investment – 121.7%
•Return on Investment 5 Yrs – 315%
•Tax Benefits in Excess of 80%
•Payback Period – 6 Months
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Stalk Knockers are the most user friendly and lightest weight option on the market. No need to be removed when trailering, saving valuable time. They were invented by two farmers in southwest Iowa looking for a better solution for managing stalk residue on their own farm. www.stalkknockers.com .
The H & M Gopher Control PERC® system (Pressurized Exhaust Rodent Controller) uses carbon monoxide from pressurized engine exhaust to kill burrowing rodents such as gophers, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, moles & voles.
Exhaust gas has long been one of the most lethal and least expensive methods to kill burrowing rodents, but until now there hasn’t been an economical, efficient delivery system.
Company owners, Allen Hurlburt and Virginia Massey, said the PERC® system involves a narrow steel wand that is used to probe the burrow and inject pressurized exhaust. The burrow is filled with lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide under pressure. The rodent has no chance to escape or block the burrow.
An internal combustion engine generates the carbon monoxide and drives a compressor pump that pressurizes the exhaust gas to 110 psi in a storage tank. An air hose and a handheld probe inject the gas directly into the burrow without any digging.
The PERC® system is simple to use and safe for the operator as well as wildlife since there is no poison bait or explosion involved. Crop stands are
not damaged during treatment. No other control method is as effective, efficient, and as inexpensive to operate as the PERC®.
A PERC® system can treat moderately infested alfalfa fields at about 3.5 acres an hour with a single operator. Each probed location requires only about 2-to-3-minute injection times.
Units have been shipped to customers from Southern California to Central Canada, and as far east as Florida. Though most of the market has been with alfalfa growers, orchard and specialty crop growers have also purchased units. The PERC® system is the best solution anywhere burrowing rodents are a problem.
The PERC® system comes in three sizes, the 206, 412, and 620. The 206 and 412 comes as a skid, single axel, tandem axel, or road trailer. The 620 is sold as a skid, tandem axel, or road trailer. Contact us and we will help you decide what might be right for you.
For more information call toll free (855) 667-5181 or visit the website www.HandMgophercontrol.com and request a quote.
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Each new season brings new challenges, including dealing with scours of all kinds. In the US each year too many calves are lost due to preventable illness and death from scours. The impact this has on small and large operations is priceless when time and energy are also factored into the financial loss. Imogene Ingredients and our product, Farmatan, can help prevent scours in all livestock at a measurable rate.
A 1,760 head Cow/Calf operation in South Dakota lost 174 calves to scours in 2019. They added Farmatan to their cow’s mineral program and lost 2 calves in 2020. They had similar scours in 2021.
In a 225 head Angus herd in South Dakota they have been using Farmatan in their mineral for 4 years consistently. In 2017 they treated 110 calves for Cryptosporidium scours with 25 lost; 2018 treated 6 with none lost; 2019 treated 6 with none lost; 2020 and 2021 also brought no loss to scours. Farmatan is comprised of a complex group of natural
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Farmatan works for various target species: cow/calf, dairy, poultry, swine, and goats.
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How to solve this issue? One solution is the Frostfree Nosepump. Now on the market for over 20 years, they are proving to be reliable and simple, and providing good health and performance results with cattle. There are some basic questions that producers have.
Will this work for a large herd? Multiple units can be put on a single casing. One unit per 100 head. This ratio works well.
Will my cattle learn this? They will. The producer provides the opportunity. The cattle teach themselves to pump their own water.
Will this work in very cold weather? It will. The manufacturer provides information on proper installation, and if followed, the pump operates even when it’s 50° below zero, without heat or power.
What about calves? If the lift from static water level (water level at rest in a well) is within 20 feet, calves learn to pump beside the cow... the best place for them to learn. Alternately, during the summer months, a creep waterer can be attached to the Nosepump unit to supplement calves. The cows pump the water into the creep waterer for the calves.
What about maintenance? There is next to no maintenance required. When it is very cold (- 15° F or colder) it may be necessary to remove ice built up on the unit from splashing, but there is no need of daily monitoring any other time of the year.
You’rea grazier, and you need water for your livestock. Power year-round and heat in winter are often issues in the pasture. You
don’t want to be checking your watering system constantly to make sure it is operational. You don’t want to be hauling water – what a time drain!
The Frostfree Nosepump addresses all of these issues. No power is required – the cattle do the work of pumping. No heat is required – the heat comes from the ground. It is very reliable so doesn’t require constant supervision. This down-hole, piston pump installed on a large diameter culvert, deep in the ground with insulation inside and around the culvert, is saving many cattle producers money (with very little maintenance required and no ongoing costs), and time. Both are precious commodities in the livestock world.
The best time to install the system is the summer. Don’t delay.
More information can be found at www.frostfreenosepumps.com or by calling toll-free 866-843-6744
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BBeefmaster is a beef breed developed in America that improves beef quality and production efficiency when crossed with any other cattle breed for commercial beef production. The breed originated in Southern Texas in the late 1800’s into the early 1900’s. The Lasater family originally developed a large herd of Hereford cattle carefully selected to withstand the heat and insects of the Texas Gulf Coast region, but they were still not perfectly suited to that difficult environment. So Lasater began to experiment with incorporating Bos indicus or Zebu genetics, in the form of Gyr and Guzerat bulls from India and Nelore from Brazil. While the practice of crossbreeding was virtually unheard of at the time, they immediately saw a tremendous jump in productive traits, such as weight gain and reproductive rates. This is genetic advantage known as heterosis or hybrid vigor.
losophy known today as The Lasater Philosophy. The concept is to only select cattle for economically relevant traits, which he distilled to these Six Essential traits. It is the only breed in history to be selected only using pressure for productive traits, as opposed to aesthetics.
In 1937, the herd was closed to outside genetics with continued internal development to cull low-performers and upgrade all traits together equally. By 1954 the foundation herd was recognized by USDA under the name of Beefmaster.
By the early 1930’s, the ranch also incorporated Milking Shorthorn genetics, to augment milk production and carcass quality. They could immediately see that the three-way hybrid was far superior to the two-way crosses. The final composite ended up at roughly 50% Bos indicus and 50% Bos taurus (25% Hereford and 25% Shorthorn).
eefmaster is a beef breed developed in America that improves beef quality and production efficiency when crossed with any other cattle breed for commercial beef production. The breed originated in Southern Texas in the late 1800’s into the early 1900’s. The Lasater family originally developed a large herd of Hereford cattle carefully selected to withstand the heat and insects of the Texas Gulf Coast region, but they were still not perfectly suited to that difficult environment. So Lasater began to experiment with incorporating Bos indicus or Zebu genetics, in the form of Gyr and Guzerat bulls from India and Nelore from Brazil. While the practice of crossbreeding was virtually unheard of at the time, they immediately saw a tremendous jump in productive traits, such as weight gain and reproductive rates. This is genetic advantage known as heterosis or hybrid vigor.
As Lasater developed the breed, he also formed a unique selection philosophy known today as The Lasater Philosophy. The concept is to only select cattle for economically relevant traits, which he distilled to these Six Essential traits. It is the only breed in history to be selected only using pressure for productive traits, as opposed to aesthetics.
substantial economic gains from using Beefmasters to provide an average increase of 60 lbs., or more at weaning when compared with other breeds. They excel post-weaning as well, with faster weight gains, excellent feed conversion and carcass yields around 64%
excellence, particularly in harsh desert or tropical environments. The breed has excelled across most regions of the United States and is the leading breed of choice for commercial cattlemen in Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Panama, Columbia and several other Latin American regions. With global demand for higher-quality beef growing geometrically, Beefmasters provide the perfect breed to cross on commercial cattle to improve production efficiency and carcass quality, while not sacrificing adaptability.
Commercial cattlemen have noted substantial economic gains from using Beefmasters to provide an average increase of 60 lbs., or more at weaning when compared with other breeds. They excel post-weaning as well, with faster weight gains, excellent feed conversion and carcass yields around 64%.
In a time when sustainability is becoming increasingly critical, Beefmasters have repeatedly demonstrated that they are highly efficient converters of both forage and feeds into lean, tender, high-quality beef. A recent study at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) demonstrated Beefmasters dominance when compared to 18 of the most widely used beef breeds in the United States.
In 1937, the herd was closed to outside genetics with continued internal development to cull low-performers and upgrade all traits together equally. By 1954 the foundation herd was recognized by USDA under the name of Beefmaster.
The breed has rapidly grown around the world and has become known as the prime maternal cow for serious commercial cattlemen that appreciate their production
By the early 1930’s, the ranch also incorporated Milking Shorthorn genetics, to augment milk production and carcass quality. They could immediately see that the three-way hybrid was far superior to the two-way crosses. The final composite ended up at roughly 50% Bos indicus and 50% Bos taurus (25% Hereford and 25% Shorthorn). As Lasater developed the breed, he also formed a unique selection phi-
The breed has rapidly grown around the world and has become known as the prime maternal cow for serious commercial cattlemen that appreciate their production excellence, particularly in harsh desert or tropical environments. The breed has excelled across most regions of the United States and is the leading breed of choice for commercial cattlemen in Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Panama, Columbia and several other Latin American regions. With global demand for higher-quality beef growing geometrically, Beefmasters provide the perfect breed to cross on commercial cattle to improve production efficiency and carcass quality, while not sacrificing adaptability.
In a time when sustainability is becoming increasingly critical, Beefmasters have repeatedly demonstrated that they are highly efficient converters of both forage and feeds into lean, tender, high-quality beef. A recent study at the U.S. Depa rtment of Agriculture Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) demonstrated Beefmasters dominance when compared to 18 of the most widely used beef breeds in the United States.
Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) is headquartered in Bryan, Texas. Beefmaster ranks fifth in the U.S. in terms of membership and is the largest of the American breeds. The association has over 3,000 members registering around 19,000 calves annually.
Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) is headquartered in Bryan, Tx. Beefmaster ranks fifth in the U.S. in terms of membership and is the largest of the American breeds. The association has over 3,000 members registering around 19,000 calves annually.
Commercial cattlemen have noted
Beefmasters also enjoy a rapidly growing international footprint, with established associations in eight countries worldwide. These innovative cattlemen have seen the tremendous strengths Beefmasters bring to their own genetic improvement programs. For more information about what Beefmasters can do for your operation, please visit us www.beefmasters.org
Beefmasters also enjoy a rapidly growing international footprint, with established associations in eight countries worldwide. T hese i nnovative cat tlemen have seen the tremendous strengths Beefmasters bring to their own genetic improvement programs. For more information about what Beefmasters can do for your operation, please visit us w ww.beefmasters.org. e
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