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County Impact Statements - Logan County
Extension Program Lets Cows Design the Corral for Less Stress and
Safer Handling
One trip through most cattlemen’s corral system convinces cows they never
want to come back. The fear we impart to them due to our poor facilities and
rodeo tactics make everything we do with them harder and more dangerous. Three
people in Logan County have been hit or rolled by a cow or bull this fall alone.
There is a better way. Take time to learn cattle’s natural behaviors
and design or modify your corrals to fit them. Remember, I don’t care how young
or strong you are, they weigh 1200 pounds and you weigh 230 pounds.
Joe Hart said, "You can’t believe how slick our new corral system works. My
son and I can work all our cattle without all the friends and neighbors over for
help."
It’s impossible to implement good management practices without a good system
to catch, restrain, and hold cattle over for extended treatment. Extension
Agent, Larry Campbell, teased one area beef producer when he said, "You’re
driving a $32,000 4-wheel drive ton truck. Don’t tell me you can’t afford $7,000
- $10,000 for a new corral system that will improve your cattle management
ability and perhaps save your life."
Craig Shultes, Abe Willems, and Jackie Komp were among the crew
of volunteers who recently put a roof over Subiaco Abbey’s new
corral system.
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Impacts
- Twelve area producers have asked for help designing and later built new
corral systems in the past 3 years.
- The Logan County Beef Field Day at the Dale Bumpers Small Farm Research
Center featured principles of cow psychology and new corral design features.
47 producers attended.
- Mike Payne and Larry Campbell run the Bangs vaccination route to some
15-20 farms each spring and fall. 20% have added new head gates or other
features to their corral systems.
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