George Kenzy said he did all he could to prepare his family’s feedlot for extreme heat and humidity. That included extra water tanks, covering the ground with light-colored bedding to reduce heat absorption, and keeping the ground as wet as possible.
Today, cattle are the only cash crop on the Kenzy ranch near Gregory, where brothers/business partners, Brett, left, and George Kenzy, together with their mom, Millie, have a 300-head cow/calf herd and are permitted to background 3,100-head of cattle. The brothers background their own calves, purchase local cattle to feed and custom background for other producers. The ranch produces most of their forage needs while purchasing grains and dried distillers grains.
Warren Rusche speaks during Cattlemen’s Education Day Feb. 19 at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Rusche shared research on cattle nutrition and feedlot performance.
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