“... for those of us who have room to graze or grow cattle, there is money in that segment of the industry each and every year.” During a workshop on Ranching Resilience, leading livestock experts shared more about how to grow efficiency and productivity to help resilience and profitability long term.
Nationally renowned cattle marketing, research and forage experts will share tips to maximize production efficiencies and profits during The AgSpire Edge: Ranching Resilience event held in Huron February 18, 2025.
Beef cattle play an important role in sustainability. And there are premiums and incentives available for cattle producers who work to improve herd efficiencies as well as their soil and grassland health. During the Making Sense of Sustainability Panel Discussion industry experts discuss these opportunities and how them can benefit ranchers.
“I love the perennial systems for resiliency – perennial grasses weather the extremes much better than row crops,” said MN Farmer and Rancher Mitch Pederson. “With perennial grasses, I no longer need to fight against Mother Nature. When we get rains, the grasses will help with water infiltration and when we are faced with drought, the perennial roots will tap into water below the soil’s surface.”
For nearly a decade, Luke Hiebert has been working to expand his cow/calf herd by increasing on-farm access to forage by implementing an intensive, daily grazing rotation. Extending the grazing season with a late season cover crop is yet another way for him to maximize the farm’s forage production.