Tune in tonight, Monday, August 4, to watch the Indiana State Fair 4-H Grand Drive Live tonight. Visit www.waltonwebcasting.com. Also, if you will be showing and are a Sure Champ customer email me at [email protected].
Justin Rapp (@JDRapp1) and I were chatting on twitter about a hashtag that could be used for all the sales this fall. If you have a sale or are headed out to find your next calf use #calfsearch14 so everyone can follow along. My husband and I tweet under @crystalcattle and @jjbcattleco and I...
National Junior Limousin Show and Congress, Tulsa, OK - June 27-July 3, 2015
National Junior Shorthorn - Grand Island, NE - not sure of the dates
North American Red Angus Junior Show - Grand Island, NE not sure of the dates
National Junior Angus Show - I am pretty sure they are in Tulsa, OK -...
I thought this was a pretty neat idea to recognize and thank local sponsors. I've seen plenty of photos put up this week of proud junior members with their trophies or animals why not tag local businesses in them to show support...
It was another awesome week at the Junior National Hereford Expo. I think some people were unsure of how they event would go being held the furthest east its been. Pennsylvania and the surrounding states were awesome hosts. There were 130 new exhibitors! Looking forward to seeing many of those...
Thanks to everyone for their kind words. Full disclosure I work for Sure Champ and VitaFerm, but our family used the product long before my association with the company. I always tell people my favorite thing about working for the company is knowing that we have a product that actually works...
You need to check out Alise Nolan's www.theranchkitchen.com. She cooks for their crew all the time and usually takes care of the cooking for the Texas group at Hereford Junior Nationals. This is one of my favorite recipes of hers - http://surechamp.com/2014/06/17/recipes-from-the-ranch-3/
We are feeding Purina's precon for the first time this year, top dressed with Sure Champ and love it. Last year we did Kent's creep feed with Sure Champ, but I think the calves are performing better with pre con. I work for VitaFerm but since adding Sure Champ our calves eat so much more...
Just got into Louisville for Maine/Chi/Shorthorn. We'll be setting up the Sure Champ booth and handing out T-shirts tomorrow. Then it will be off to Angus and Hereford. Make sure you come by the booth to say hello.
The Sure Champ team is excited for our live chat this evening. Britney Creamer, Alan Lee and myself, Crystal Blin, will be answering any of your questions from 8-9 PM CST here on Steer Planet. If you have questions about nutrition, showmanship, packing the trailer and everything in between be...
If you can dream check out grouping of barn ideas we've put together on the Sure Champ More Barns Pinterest board.
http://www.pinterest.com/scmorewins/more-barns/
I work for VitaFerm and This is blog post that one of our nutritionists wrote about cracked vs. whole corn. They give some examples of when whole should and should not be used. Good luck with your cattle this year.
http://blog.surechamp.com/?p=1948
Glad to hear that you will be using Concept-Aid this year. I work for VitaFerm and we recommend feeding Concept-Aid 30 days prior to calving through breeding season. Some of our customers will feed Concept-Aid year round, and others will switch to VitaFerm Cattleman's Blend when they are not...
Anyone else on Pinterest? We've put together a new Sure Champ Pinterest board that has everything from recipes, stock show style and show barn designs.
http://www.pinterest.com/scmorewins/
My personal board is http://www.pinterest.com/crystalcattle/ but there isn't nearly as much livestock...
Jack Ward did a great job coming in to judge the show last minute after Jim Williams couldn't make it because of some family health problems. Jack will also be the judge for next year's show. OYE is definitely one of my favorite shows that I attend each year with Sure Champ.
2014 Oklahoma...
Congrats to all the exhibitors in the OYE Purebred Heifer and Influence Heifer Shows! More than 14,000 head of livestock showed at OYE this year.
http://youtu.be/lKLphXXP2jw
http://youtu.be/XY2p8h6eTQk
Where have you had the best luck of getting cotton coping gloves with your logo on them. They don't seem to be as cheap as they used to be. Thanks for the help!
Sure Champ isn't medicated however you are going to get a really high quality mineral plus Amaferm with Sure Champ. (Amaferm improves digestive health, allows the animals to utilize feed more efficiently, and promotes overall health.)
You can top dress 1 lb. per, head per day or mix directly...