Back at the ranch house, wife Alice Koupal gets e-mails from the Angus Association with updated EPD stats on their fieldfencestretcher cattle and downloads that to the Palm Pilot. She has data on 2,489 animals in the system now and can manage the information with a push of a button, rather than by pushing a bunch of paper.Chore timeProducts that add an extra hand at chore time score big on the nation''s livestock farms. ATV''s and skid steers add to the operation through their multipurpose value, producers say.Life gets easierFarm chores got a whole lot easier for Chad Willis (pictured above) two years ago with the purchase of a skid steer loader. "This is so much more useful than a tractor and loader," says Willis, who feeds dairy bull calves and raises crops near Willmar, Minnesota. "It''s handy and can get in tighter places; it''s just more maneuverable."

Polaris. Uhe Magnum 330 4x4 provides on-demand true 4WD. Its drum-shift transmission includes fieldfencestretcher and fieldfencestretcher a park feature and spliceless belt. $5,099.Kawasaki. The Prairie fieldfencestretcher 650 4x4 sports a 90[degrees] fieldfencestretcher liquid-cooled V-twin engine and selectable 4WD. It can tow 1,250 pounds. $6,999.Yamaha. The Grizzly 660 4x4 features a five-valve engine and three-way in/out 4WD. $7,099 - $7,399.Arctic Cat. The 500 4x4 comes with the Multi-Rack Platform and attachments like bucket carriers and wire spool mounts. $6,949.John Deere. The Gator 6x4 diesel utility vehicle travels up to 18 mph. It has seating for two and an 11.2-cubic-foot cargo box. $10,299.