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The Value of Soil Health in Pastures
Written by Sage Dennis, organic consultant, Rodale Institute Quick answer: In a pasture system, soil health is the foundation of forage quality. Healthy soil regulates water, cycles nutrients, and feeds your plants, which means more nutritious grass, less supplementing, and a more profitable, resilient operation. Some of...
Heat and Humidity Affect Feed Too
Spring is upon us! That means summer is just around the corner with longer, hotter days, and we cannot forget about the humidity! While this is an exciting time, we need to think about feed storage because the outside temperatures have an impact on feed’s shelf life. In hotter months, feed inventory needs to be rotated to...
It’s Grass Tetany Season?
Quick answer: Grass tetany (grass staggers) is a magnesium deficiency (hypomagnesemia) in cattle, sheep, and goats, most common in early spring when lush, fast-growing forage is high in potassium that blocks magnesium absorption. Offering a high-magnesium mineral during spring grazing is the main way to prevent it. While...
From Pasture to Processing – What is weight loss?
Quick answer: In a 2022 field trial of 200 Ross 308 broilers, birds lost an average of 28.44% of their weight from pasture (live weight) to processed weight without giblets (WOG). Estimating about 28% of live weight gives you a consistent processed weight. What is a good "rule of thumb" when it comes to estimating final...
Brooding for Success
Quick answer: The first 14 days in the brooder set up a chick's lifelong performance. Get six fundamentals right — temperature, air quality, bedding, water, feed, and daily observation — to optimize weight gain and reduce disease and mortality. Brooding is the liftoff phase of chick development. What happens in the...
5 Winter Tips for Keeping Livestock Healthy
Quick answer: Keep livestock healthy through winter by managing five things: air quality, clean and accessible water, dry shelter, increased nutrition as temperatures fall, and clean, dry deep bedding. These apply to every species, from chickens to cattle. Managing livestock in the winter makes you truly appreciate the...
Updates to Pellet Sizes
Resaca Sun Feeds has two changes to announce about the pellet sizes offered. We have recently purchased a new pellet die, and the new die will slightly change the size of our standard pellet, and the second change is our poultry grower feeds will be made in a medium crumble starting in November. Attached to this article...
The Golden Yolk
Yolk color is a hot topic for farmers and feed mills alike. So much is driving the desire for a golden yolk, but it really comes down to customer demand. Fellow breakfast eaters love cracking open eggs and seeing a nice yellow-orange yolk. Some even believe that a darker yolk means the eggs are healthier. While there is...
15 Minutes with Georgia Farmer, Andrew Moore
In the mid-2000s, Andrew Moore; his father, Joe; and his uncle, Tim, took a hard look at their farm near Resaca in northwestern Georgia. https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/15-minutes-with-georgia-farmer-andrew-moore
GMOs 2.0: New technologies, new risks, and no regulations
Twenty years ago, proponents of genetic engineering promised that GMO foods would increase yields, reduce pesticides, produce nutritious foods, and help feed the world. Today, those promises have fallen far short as the majority of GMO crops are engineered to withstand sprays of Roundup herbicide, which is increasingly...