Creep Feeding Late-Season

When it comes to creep feeding beef calves on pasture, every year can be a little different than the last. 
Timely rain or drought, duration of hot weather, and forage amount and condition are just a few of the factors influencing when calves start on creep and how much they choose to eat.  However, the decreases in milk quantity and forage quality are changes we can count on every year as the grazing season progresses.

After the cow’s milk production peaks at around 60 days post-calving, the calf is dealing with increasing requirements to maintain growth in an environment of diminishing resources.  The calf’s diet progresses through four basic changes prior to being weaned.
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Silage Avalanches Can be Deadly

 Silage avalanches are real and there is no way to predict when and where they will occur. It only takes a
fraction of a second for part of a silage face to silently break off and fall, and the result can be deadly for anyone located beneath it. There have been numerous avalanche fatalities in the US the past few years, and although rarely reported, we have heard many stories about someone having a near miss with a silage avalanche.

Far too many bunkers and piles are just too large to be safe. It is not uncommon to have silage feedout faces that are 15 to 20 feet tall or taller. Common sense tells us that a silage face, which is 20 to 22 feet high, is much more dangerous than one that is only 10 to 12 feet high.

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