Allies in Agriculture
GROWING GRASS, BUILDING TRUST
Supporting the vegetation management needs of our customers means more to us than just spraying weeds. We develop partnerships embedded in trust to ensure steadfast connections and long-term solutions.
Wiggins Ranch in Eureka, Kansas, has relied on Alligare products, like Gunslinger® AMP, to enhance its range and pasture spaces. The Wiggins family has been raising cattle in the Kansas Flint Hills for six generations. Today, they are known for raising top-quality Brangus-Angus cattle and producing delicious, home-grown beef.
Ranch Raised Premium Beef
At Wiggins Ranch, all cattle are born and raised on the wide-open native grasses of the Kansas Flint Hills. Even after selection for the retail program, cattle are turned out on grass until they are moved to the feedlot. Grass management is fundamental to a healthy herd and ultimately quality beef.
A Source You Can Trust
With a goal to always provide customers with the best quality beef from a source you can trust, the Wiggins family takes pride in producing tender, flavorful meat you can’t find in a store. Each step of the process is planned, practiced, and methodically completed to ensure the best product is available to the public.
Creating a Solid Foundation
Providing premium products begins early in the production cycle. To guarantee customer satisfaction and better beef each year, Wiggins Ranch worked with a vegetation management specialist to ensure quality from the ground up. “I have a different frame of mind about grass than a lot of people. I get a kick out of seeing clean, nice grass. Pasture is too hard to come by. If you don’t take care of it, you are wasting your time,” Mike Wiggins, owner of Wiggins Ranch.
Continuing the Legacy
Developing relationships and working with allies is not something new to Wiggins Ranch. Business built on a solid foundation and years of cultivating partnerships has left the ranch with a legacy six generations old and growing. One of these relationships is where their highly popular Wild Horse seasoning originated.
Don Elliot, former owner of the Wild Horse Grille in Marble Falls, Texas, was a lifelong friend of the Wiggins family. In his last days, Don shared the recipe for his perfected, custom spice blend, Wild Horse All Purpose Seasoning. This combined two legacies rich in tradition and a dedicated work ethic. Alligare is honored to share their stories, and a little bit of seasoning, with our customers at upcoming trade shows and conferences.
Alligare’s Gunslinger® AMP is an unrestricted, high-quality formulation that increases grass production by diminishing competing vegetation.
- Long-lasting residual control that is excellent on nightshades, nettles, knapweeds, and thistles
- Increases grass production by releasing valuable water, nutrients, and light taken by undesirable weeds
- For use with pre- and post-emergent treatments and can be impregnated on dry fertilizer
- Tank mix-friendly formulation may be used alone or in combination with other herbicides to broaden target weeds and/or reduce herbicide resistance
Range & Pasture Resources
Range & Pasture Weed Management Guide
Range & Pasture Weed Management Guide
Alligare’s Weed Management Guide is packed with tips and easily helps you match Range & Pasture products to the vegetation you need to control.
Range & Pasture Product Guide
Range & Pasture Product Guide
Alligare Product Guides include recommended solutions, active ingredients, performance highlights, and use sites.
Impregnation onto Dry Fertilizer Process
Impregnation onto Dry Fertilizer Process
Alligare’s Gunslinger AMP Impregnation onto Dry Fertilizer Process description provides a thorough explanation of benefits and typical results you can expect when using Alligraze.
News & Insights
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Pasture Drought Recovery StrategiesDrought recovery is a gradual process that requires strategic management to ensure pastures are resilient in their fight to regain health and productivity. Effective pasture management is crucial for drought recovery. Quality strategies should be used to restore your pastures and ensure long-term sustainability. Drought conditions have overtaken thousands of acres of grazing pastures in the United States this year. Per the October 29, 2024, USDA drought monitor, 62 percent of the nation's beef cattle are in intense drought conditions. Forage-based operations, like hay and alfalfa, are in 63 to 65 percent intense drought conditions. These drought conditions have created much worry for the rancher. Cattle have been sold due to the loss of forage production, limiting pasture carrying capacity. Hay production, for winter feeding has dropped significantly, leaving the rancher searching for hay to purchase, which in itself has been a difficult task. Just two weeks ago, I had a rancher approach me asking if I knew where he could buy some bales of hay. The rancher said he wouldn't mind driving to purchase some hay because he had some good cows and didn't want to sell them. Sadly, this is the state many are in, and it truly is a dilemma. The question then arises, what can ranchers do after the drought lifts to ensure the best recovery for their grazing spaces? The following practical strategies can assist your efforts. ... Read more -
Optimize Resources and Maximize Results with Fall and Winter Herbicide TreatmentsDiscover how herbicide treatments can be effective, even in the coldest months.... Read more