Heidi Doering-Resch

Heat stress toolbox: Preparing cattle for summer

Producers should know the signs and remedies to help cattle cope with heat and maintain their health.

April 20, 2023

Going from the winter lows to summer highs often leaves cattle without the proper coping mechanisms. Seeing the signs of heat stress and being prepared can help your cattle recover in a safe manner and allow you to mitigate performance and economic loss before it becomes largely impactful.

Considerations when using self-feeders to finish cattle

Self-feeders exist on almost every cattle feeding operation, but they’re not always utilized properly. Taking these steps will help your self-feeders be as efficient and profitable as possible.

November 29, 2022

Don Cleaver and Heidi Doering-Resch

Regardless of why you utilize them, there are right and wrong ways to manage a self-feeder that can impact the overall health and performance of cattle. Compiling a list of things to consider will help you effectively utilize a self-feeder to reach your end goals.

Feeding Holsteins for market in relation to traditional beef breeds

December 24, 2020

Heidi Doering-Resch

We’ve all heard the snickers: “That guy finishes Holsteins.” Or, “You must really like to get to know your cattle since they’re in the yard for so long.”

Starting high-risk cattle on feed

September 24, 2020

Heidi Doering-Resch

What is considered high risk? It seems with today’s markets and feeding scenarios, everything is considered high risk when we talk financials.

Assessing nutritional protein needs during a pandemic

June 24, 2020

Heidi Doering-Resch

When faced with a pandemic in the feedlot sector, we are forced to turn to utilizing feedstuffs that are available.

Nutrition for calving periods: What’s in your toolbox?

December 27, 2019

Heidi Doering-Resch

It doesn’t seem like it’s that time, yet here we are in the new year and the freshness of new birth as calving time is around the corner.

Energy and balance: The value of processed corn

September 24, 2019

Heidi Doering-Resch

Correctly identifying the right corn product for use with your feed inventory, within your cattle feeding region, and utilizing the right cost to assist in formulation is not an easy task given the market variation we as cattle feeders are currently subject to.

Creep feeding: Do I really need to?

June 24, 2019

Heidi Doering-Resch

It’s late summer, we’ve experienced a wet spring and moderate rainfall in the summer, grass finally seems to be adequate, and we have plenty of pasture space available for our pairs. I’ll be taking my pairs to stalks late fall based on how this weather pattern looks, and I’m sitting horseback wondering if I really need to creep feed this year.

Starting cattle right can put you in the black

September 24, 2018

Heidi Doering-Resch

Have you noticed the trend with the Cattle on Feed reports? It seems these surveys continually report an increase in cattle on feed. Up 4 percent (July Cattle on Feed, 2018) from last year in July 2017 and the highest since reporting started in 1996.

Heat stress is coming, and it’s going to cost you

April 24, 2018

Heidi Doering-Resch

It’s May; we shouldn’t have to worry about heat – yet. Even with today’s technology, it seems the first heat event always sneaks up on us, and it can be costly.

Articles by Heidi Doering-Resch

Heat stress toolbox: Preparing cattle for summer

Considerations when using self-feeders to finish cattle

Feeding Holsteins for market in relation to traditional beef breeds

Starting high-risk cattle on feed

Assessing nutritional protein needs during a pandemic

Nutrition for calving periods: What’s in your toolbox?

Energy and balance: The value of processed corn

Creep feeding: Do I really need to?

Starting cattle right can put you in the black

Heat stress is coming, and it’s going to cost you

USDA WASDE report show corn price unchanged at $4.10 per bushel

Dairy risk management: A need in today’s environment

FMMO modernization: USDA releases final decision, goes to producer referendum

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