Our British White Cattle Farm Blog

Imagine this calf all fitted up for a show. Just because it moo's doesn't mean it should be breeding stock! I'm going to go on a limb, because that's where the fruit is, and talk about this a little bit. Just because an animal has a registration paper doesn't mean it...

There's 3 main types of cattle shows. The most common, and one we are most familiar with is where show persons feed, fit and clip their animals over a period of time with the show being the last stage. Some folks show their animal many times, some animals may only be...

What does a Grassfed Beef producer keep in the medicine cabinet?  Let's find out! First a little background on this old relic.  This cabinet sat in my grandparents basement and was moved there from the farm when they retired. I have no idea before that, but I know...

Calf grazes on improved pasture in mid summer Summer Ah, Summer, the time of year when in the midwest the grass grows really fast and is full of nutrients. While our growing season is pretty short, the land provides lush growth when the pasture is well managed. If we...

What all happens before we collect a bull? Our preferred method is as follows. A bull calf must do a lot right here from birth to be considered as a breeding bull. After he proves his own abilities to grow and develop, and pass all fertility and structure evaluations,...

A load of hay is delivered to the ranch In Minnesota we feed hay on average 7 months of the year. The balance of the year cattle are grazing pastures. Hay is often the single most expensive part of farming. If you could CUT your hay bill by 3-5-10% would you? How...

What a bunch of BULL Here we go. We're gearing up for breeding season. In JULY. The females were placed on our breeding mineral about 40 days BEFORE we started calving. Then we moved them home just as calving season began. The bulls were also placed on breeding...