Protect Your Equipment This Winter: Must-Know Tire Safety Tips for Farmers

Nov 20, 2025

As harvest wraps up and you're knocking out those last few acres, the early winter chill is already settling in. That cold snap? It’s not just uncomfortable—it could be messing with your ag tires.

Let’s talk about what’s really going on.

When temps drop, so does your tire pressure. That’s because cold air contracts, taking up less space inside the tire. Less pressure means less support for your equipment, and that can affect your traction, ride, and even how long your tires last.

Here’s a quick rule of thumb: for every 10°F drop in temperature, your tire pressure can fall by 1–2 psi. So if it dips from 70°F in the afternoon to 40°F overnight, you could be looking at a 4–6 psi drop by morning. That’s enough to make a difference in performance.

And it works the other way too—when it warms up, pressure rises. But don’t rely on what you see after a few hours of running. Heat from the road or field can throw off your readings.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.