When is the right time to apply manure? When the crop is out of the field and the pens need to be cleaned out, right? There are a lot of compromises that must be made as we decide when we are going to...
Have you ever had a horse quit eating when you moved them from pasture to a dry lot with hay, or more commonly when you switched grain? Do you then implement the “when he gets hungry he...
I don’t know when planting season will start, but I do know that when it does, it will feel like we are going 100 mph. When we are in the tractor, with that planter hooked up behind us, we find...
Next February, if somebody tries to tell me about what a woodchuck in Pennsylvania says about our weather, I am going to request that we have that person sent to Antarctica. There is no doubt by now...
Our cattle have many options when it comes to mineral and protein supplements. In this blog, I will explain some of the most traditional options. If you like consistent consumption and the convenience...
Back in early January, we talked about applying the right rate of manure as part of the 4Rs of fertilizer management as it relates to manure. We discussed how Central Valley Ag can build variable-rate...
Central Valley Ag can help you supplement your horses with an 18% protein all-natural tub from Running Horse. During the cold winter months, some of us may not feed our horses like we do during the...
Even though we don’t want to admit it, there are very few things on our operations that have 100% uptime. Everything that is mechanical or electronic is subject to a breakdown. Now when that...
A feedlot seminar is coming to the Nielsen Community Center in West Point, NE, on Wednesday March 6, 2019. This seminar is open to local feedlot and cattle producers and, as in the past, will cover...
Did you use your planter in 2018? If so, you probably need to test your seed meters this winter. Next topic. Now while I would like to make this cut and dried every year and be done with this question...
Booking season is here! Now through May 1, 2019, take advantage of the discounts offered from CVA, as well as being entered in a drawing with your local feed sales specialist for a 60qt Cabelas cooler...
I have heard it said that agriculture is the lifeblood of America. Every day farmers and ranchers get up early and work late to tend to the crops and livestock to earn their wage. Every year, like...