TAILOR MADE CATTLE

DA from Kansas wrote,

“Steve, congrats on the upcoming speaking engagement. And thank you so much for the life-line with baking soda and the salt tanks. I have 10 salt tanks currently going. It's a full time job keeping up with the consumption but I'd much rather fill them than gather to treat pink eye. One bottle of draxxin buys a lot of salt. The only group that had a pinkeye problem is my first calf hfr calves. Not surprising. This group is eating soda but not utilizing the salt water tank. It takes time for them to learn. I have never needed an enticer with the soda. The cows eagerly consume it.

I feel extremely blessed that I live close to the independent salt co of kanapolis and my feed mill gets soda from rifle, Colorado.
I'll end this now but I want you to know you have my grateful thank you for doing podcast 196 (Working Cows with Clay Conery). The benefits of a saltwater tank and free choice soda are life changing for my cattle and me. And it's not of short duration. It positively influences the next calf crop and the over-all health of the herd. I feel like I won the lottery with a ton of salt and soda!”

Austin Dillon wrote the following after a recent on-farm visit…

"After talking with another satisfied rancher who had Steve Campbell come out to his place to help redirect the future of his cow herd, I decided to bite the bullet and pay for the on-farm consultation. I thought I could not afford the one-day visit. Looking back, I could not afford to have missed out on the opportunity. With a few changes, I believe our herd leaped forward by at least five years. Steve allowed me a new perspective. He showed me how to look at my herd with new eyes. I intend to pay Steve to come back to our ranch for more consultation. If you are on the fence, just do it. Invite Steve out, but be ready to make the changes."  

Uncommon Knowledge

Steve has traveled the country seeking the best methods and information that produce positive results on the ranch.

After reading countless classic and contemporary works from well-known and obscure authors and after gleaning knowledge from innumerable cattlemen, mentors, and just plain smart people he has found numerous, forgotten kernels of truth.

These kernels of truth are not what you will commonly find at your local extension agency. AND, if implemented, they can work in your area with your cattle. 

My skill-set is centered around helping you solve Genetic and Epigenetic challenges!

Adrian and Nathan from Canada

“Good evening Steve, just wanted to thank you for the eye opening presentations you put on these two nights, and the previous one about cattle. It was so informative, and is such valuable information that I can't thank you enough for taking the time to do these. Your insight makes so many light bulbs go off while listing to you. Being able to understand how things work and what we as producers are looking at gives us the tools to make better decisions for our operation. Like the saying goes you don't know what you don't know! We have started down the path of regenerative farming so listening to your explanations of these relationships in the ecosystem are so memorizing. I'm fascinated by how much the land and cattle can tell you if you know what you're looking for. Thanks again and take care!”

J. B. sent the following email after the Fort Wayne School...

"Since we all had the pleasure of learning from Gearld (Fry) and Steve (Campbell), I have begun to practice some of the skills taught and use some of their recommendations in regards to mineral.  As I expressed at the seminar and so did some of you, pinekeye has been a thorn in my side the last 3 years.  When I went to the conference, I probably had 30 cases of active Pinkeye. This is in a herd of around 200 or more total animals.  I had 5 completely blind animals.
When I returned home, I didn't have access to everything I needed to completely start the mineral program.  I did have some Kansas Sea Salt, so I thought I would start with Steve's mineral water solution. Once again I didn't have a big enough tub so I used a 20 gallon mineral tub.  Instead of using a bucket, I just put 10 pounds in and stirred it up.  It was all gone the next day.  For the next week I went through 1 to 2 of these per day.  Within that week all Pinkeye in the animals that had access to the mineral water was halted.   Four of the blind animals recovered enough sight to get around pretty well.  The fifth is still blind and hasn't had mineral water (test case I guess).  I am now using a 50 gallon rubber maid tank and I put about 20 pounds of salt in it.  They go through 1 a day with maybe a touch unfinished.  Other side benefits seem to be even shinier coats and the best of all very intense heat signs (Steve believes my conception rates will get even better)."