Adams Land & Cattle near Broken Bow is gearing up for a busy fall season, as they secure their feed needs for their large feedlot.
The company has a finishing capacity of 125,000 head of cattle, of which 85,000 can be found at their feedlot south of Broken Bow.
Abram Babcock, president of Adams Land & Cattle, explained how they meet the feed demands of their operation by growing silage on 6,000 acres of their own land and contracting corn from about 200 local farmers.
“We grow about two-thirds of our roughage needs on our ground,” Babcock said. “We’re just wrapping up silage over the next 10 days, and high moisture corn is starting to come in. By the end of the season, this pile behind us will be about 8 to 9 million bushels.”
You can learn more about how Adams Land and Cattle secures their feed resources in the latest episode of Fridays in the Field, brought to you by FNBO, the Great Big Small Bank!