Conceptions

Small steps to better mating, grazing, husbandry, and production. Musings from Greg Palen of Michigan Livestock Service and a "aAa" breeder.

Monday, February 24, 2025

Integrating beef cattle more profitably into grain-crop farming

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  The national beef herd is the smallest it has been in sixty (60) years.   The national dairy herd is also the smallest it has been in tw...
Monday, February 17, 2025

How long will “high” beef cattle sales prices last?

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CONCEPTIONS    Beef cow-calf route newsletter   Nov Dec 2024 Mark Curry            (989) 984- 7027       Route service and sales/ Ov Synch...
Monday, February 10, 2025

Breeding for easier calving

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Selecting “calving ease” sires only affects birthing of the calf.     It does not provide you cows that will calve easier in the future.    ...
Monday, February 3, 2025

Understanding “calving ease” (differences in breeds and in crossbreeding)

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  CONCEPTIONS   Dairy route newsletter                     Nov Dec 2024 Mark Curry        (989) 984- 7027      Route ser...
Monday, January 27, 2025

The synergy of growing row crops with pasture grass to feed beef cattle

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  More than any other typical American farming operation outside the communities of the Amish, beef cattlemen with any acr...

“Beef up” your permanent pastures

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  Byron Seeds   has introduced new mixes, designed with the seed varieties that are best able to secure rooting when interseeded into existi...
Monday, January 20, 2025

Double-cropping with corn to increase total yields and soil fertility

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CONCEPTIONS Beef cow-calf newsletter                 Sept-Oct   2024 Mark Curry           (989) 984- 7027     Route ser...
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