The Toolbox

– Jason Duggin, Public Service Assistant, University of Georgia Department of Animal and Dairy Science

From a herd management standpoint, there are tools you shouldn’t do without.

At our operations and even our homes we tend to not always have every tool that we may need. It may be that we need a seed drill, but it’s more economical to lease one. Still, some tools are an absolute necessity like a pair of fencing pliers. From a management standpoint, there are tools that we might be able to do without, but others we really shouldn’t do without.

Here is a short list of tools that every operation needs:

1) Eyes: Every operation needs good eyes on their herd. Health is probably the first thing that comes to mind and rightly so. However, this also overlaps with nutrition. Being able to assess . . .

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