When we set out to find the best skid steer post drivers for fencing in , we didn’t want to recycle the same old brand roundup. Fencing contractors and ranchers on Reddit and AgTalk kept repeating the same frustration: their posts bend, their hydraulics bog down, or the driver simply doesn’t fit their skid steer. … Read more
When our team first started researching the best bale feeders for cattle, we were shocked by the numbers. Ground feeding can waste up to 40% of every bale, while a properly designed feeder drops that loss to as low as 3.5% according to North Dakota State University research. Over a winter feeding 50 cows, that … Read more
I spent the last three months testing round bale feeders on three different farms, working with herd sizes from two horses to a twelve-horse boarding operation. The result was eye-opening. On the first farm, hay waste dropped from roughly 35 percent down to under 8 percent once we added a proper slow-feed net. On the … Read more
I have spent the last 90 days putting 10 of the most popular feed bunks through real ranch conditions with cattle, goats, and sheep. I checked feed waste, measured how much each bunk held, watched animals knock them around, and timed cleanup after every feeding. The best feed bunks for livestock are not all the … Read more
Choosing the best livestock panels for corrals is the kind of decision every rancher, homesteader, and horse owner wrestles with about once a decade. You want panels that hold up to a 1,200-pound cow leaning on them without bending, that don’t rust into orange flakes after two winters, and that connect fast when you’re sorting … Read more
Picking the best corral panels for cattle changed the way our team handles livestock. Before we standardized our setup, sorting 30 head of cattle on a Saturday morning felt like an hour-long wrestling match. After three months of rotating eight different panel sets across our test ranch in central Texas, we landed on the ones … Read more
If you are researching the best TMR mixers for dairy farms, you have probably noticed that Amazon does not actually carry full-size Total Mixed Ration mixers. Real TMR wagons are wagon-sized agricultural implements sold through local ag equipment dealers. What you can find on Amazon are detailed scale replicas of the most popular TMR mixer … Read more
If you’ve ever watched a beautiful stand of alfalfa turn into a dusty, leaf-stripped windrow behind a wheel rake, you already know why the best rotary rakes for hay have become the standard on quality-minded operations. A well-set rotary rake lifts hay off the ground instead of dragging it, keeps leaves on the stem, and … Read more
After spending countless hours helping my neighbors unload square bales into barn lofts, I can tell you one thing: the right piece of equipment changes everything. A good hay elevator turns backbreaking manual labor into a one-person operation that finishes before lunch instead of stretching into the evening. I tested and compared the best hay … Read more
Anyone who has tried to grade a few hundred eggs by hand knows the feeling. Your back aches, your eyes blur, and you start wondering if a machine could do this faster. After watching three different farm crews wrestle with their afternoon egg piles, our team put together this roundup of the best egg graders … Read more