The author is a partner in a custom stocker cattle operation in eastern North Carolina. She holds a master’s degree in animal science from North Carolina State University. Steers at S & K Livestock Development enjoy rapeseed. The cattle tend to prefer brassicas to grasses late in the year. S & K Livestock Development LLC is a custom cattle grazing business that was started by my brother, Ryan Kennedy, and I in 2018. Ryan had been using cover crops and minimum tillage practices on our eastern N
