What to Know BEFORE Going to a Cattle Auction
It's auction day and it's easy to get caught up in the auction adrenaline! Here's what to know.
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Georgie Smith
- Jul 14, 2021
- 5 min
4 Livestock Breeding Best Practices to Implement in Your Herd — or Flock!
When starting a livestock breeding program, the essential step is setting clear goals that you’re breeding for. Here are 4 ways to help.
Georgie Smith
- Apr 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Best Feed for Your Goat Herd
Goats are famous for “eating anything,” but in reality, proper nutrition for a thriving goat herd is complicated. What you should feed...
Georgie Smith
- Mar 29, 2021
- 4 min
Avoid the Most Common Cattle Fencing Mistakes
A little foresight goes a long ways toward avoiding the most common mistakes farmers and ranchers make when installing their cattle fencing.
Staff Writer
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
Simplify Livestock Identification with Electronic Animal RFID Ear Tags
RFID tags, or Radio Frequency Identification is a way of tracking your cattle, sheep, pigs or other herd animals through scanning a tag..
Staff Writer
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
15 Tricks to Streamline your poultry farm - Using Farmbrite
We've collected 15 of the top ways that our customers use our software.
Janine Russell
- Dec 14, 2020
- 6 min
Farm Loans and Financing
We've already talked about how small farms can get into trouble but what about funding? If you're ready to get started and need some help.
Staff Writer
- Dec 10, 2020
- 9 min
7 mistakes new farmers make - and how to succeed as a new farmer
Farming is hard, but incredibly important and rewarding work. Over the years we've talked with and helped lots of farmers to grow and...
Staff Writer
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
12 tips for keeping chickens in the winter
1.) Add light to chicken coop If you want to have them lay all year you will need to supplement their light. They need between 14-16...
Staff Writer
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
10 Amazing Facts About Cattle
10 amazing facts about cattle!
Staff Writer
- Jul 24, 2020
- 5 min
How regenerative mob grazing can improve pasture health.
Mob grazing is a term used to describe ultra-high density grazing. Read more about how to get started with mob grazing.
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- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Recording your data, hands free on the farm
On the Farmbrite blog we talk a lot about how easy it is to collect farm and ranch data in Farmbrite. You can even use the Farmbrite...
Staff Writer
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
Epic Farm Battle: Goats vs. Cows
Is there really a comparison between goats and cows? They're both pretty awesome. I might just be really love agriculture but I'm always...
Staff Writer
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
How to keep animals in the winter
The fall/spring equinox is almost here and for those of us in the Northern hemisphere that signals that winter will be here soon. Winter...
Staff Writer
- Mar 3, 2020
- 4 min
Hemp feed for livestock?
Not so fast... The U.S. is coming out of a multi-decade prohibition of hemp and cannabis and it has the agricultural industry jumping. A...
Staff Writer
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
Summer Cattle Checklist
As we move into longer and hotter days it's a good idea to keep in mind the changing needs of your herd. Heat stress can reduce...
Staff Writer
- Mar 3, 2020
- 9 min
Top 15 Cattle Breeds for your Farm
If you are thinking about starting a cattle herd, you're in the right place. Selecting the right breed of cattle is critical to your...
Staff Writer
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
The best animals for your small farm
So you want to have livestock, but you don't have a lot of acreage. Not to worry. There are many options out there for you. Here is a...
Staff Writer
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
Cricket Farming: The booming business of cricket & insect farming
Cricket granola, cricket ice cream, silkworm chips, meal worm burgers these are things that we never thought we would be eating let alone t
Staff Writer
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
Reduce Food Waste
How do you eliminate farm food waste? Here are 10 ways to stop food loss and turn that into a profit.
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