Report reveals how beef producers may successfully feed finishing steers up to 70% of the diet dry matter without greatly compromising the outcomes.
Miles Ridgway, President of Summit Livestock Facilities a DBA and brand of FBi Buildings Inc., has announced the availability of a newly published 24-page paper on Cattle Feeding Buildings in the Midwest.
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The manure management and storage system employed in your confinement cattle facility will impact the project cost at the time of construction and have a lasting impact on operating efficiency as well as cattle health and cattle performance…and profitability for the life of the facility. Environmental regulations and the desire to capture the value of cattle manure have increased manure storage needs in these facilities.
No doubt you can remember some of Illinois’ worst summer seasons in years past, especially those marked by an excessive heat wave or two that caused cattle losses in the thousands.
The manure management and storage system in your cattle confinement facility will impact the total project cost, cattle health, and labor required…and thusly profitability. Though many approaches have been implemented, most producers install a solid floor (concrete or a combination of concrete and either clay or lime) referred to as a bed pack system or deep pits with slats overtop.
Slats over Pit Manure Management and Storage offers beef feedlots labor savings and optimizes manure value. We have noticed an increased interest in Slats over Pit Manure Management and Storage systems, especially in regions of the US where environmental regulations have called for increased manure storage requirements for newly permitted facilities.
Miles Ridgway, President of Summit Livestock Facilities a DBA and brand of FBi Buildings Inc., has announced the availability of newly published information about the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) regulations regarding the permitting and construction of enclosed beef feedlot facilities in Minnesota.
Most of us get how important it is to conserve cash during good times in order to ensure we are able to weather the financial storms of leaner times. But in March 2012, I had the opportunity to hear it and much more from one of the most respected financial consultants serving the livestock industry–Moe Russell of Russell Consulting Group.
