Sadie I see a lot of what you are talking about. I think it is curing itself as in the last seven years I have seen many producers move to later calving out on stock piled pasture. Lots of room and clean ground make a big difference. Some of our grain producers are getting ready for seeding in March and April having a boo through the cows before they get in the field and checking them before dark.
I have also seen however, where some bigger producers are trying to calve out 700 head on a quarter. This is just a big corral with a lot more confusion and where I see some of the worst wrecks.
Sadie I think that you and I are very fortunate to have cattle and have jobs that allow us to visit 100-150 operations a year and see what works and what doesn't. It is like industrial espionage. Very few producers pick my brain for this type of knowledge and you have to becareful when you bring up the change management issue for fear that you are insulting them and get thrown off the farm.
I have also seen however, where some bigger producers are trying to calve out 700 head on a quarter. This is just a big corral with a lot more confusion and where I see some of the worst wrecks.
Sadie I think that you and I are very fortunate to have cattle and have jobs that allow us to visit 100-150 operations a year and see what works and what doesn't. It is like industrial espionage. Very few producers pick my brain for this type of knowledge and you have to becareful when you bring up the change management issue for fear that you are insulting them and get thrown off the farm.
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