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Advocate or Perish the U.S. Beef Industry is at Risk

Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Wes Ishmael

While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...

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Vet Shortage Legislation Introduced in Congress

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Veterinary Services Investment Act (VSIA), which would establish a new grant...

Advocate or Perish the U.S. Beef Industry is at Risk

While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...

Last FEEDYARD Standing | Simplot Land & Livestock responds to changing economic conditions

For cattle feeders, it's not unlike a Chinese auction. Sometimes used as a fundraising tactic, a Chinese auction begins with everyone in the room standing....

10 Tips To Become A Better Boss

It's pretty hard, says Bernie Erven, to find someone who says, I've got good employees, but they've got a lousy boss. More often, says the Ohio State...

Taking Profits | Trading Cattle More Often Can Return More Profits

Management isn't just about production; it's about marketing and analyzing the markets, says Dave Delaney, vice president and general manager of ranching...

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Estate Planning

Does The Death Tax Need A Repeal Or An Overhaul?

Repeal of the estate tax, or death tax, as it's often termed by its detractors, has long been championed by ag commodity and small-business groups...

Is life insurance really necessary?

By Burt Rutherford Senior Editor

You can look at life insurance as an estate management tool, or as a take-it-or-leave-it kind of proposition. And most estate-planning experts would just...

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Harlan Hughes

Don't Market Like 2008 It Might be the Year to Retain Ownership

Harian Hughes

Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake. For...

What higher grain prices mean for calf prices | 5 non-traditional systems

Harlan Hughes

The higher grain prices of the biofuels era have changed ranching. The key question for many ranchers is whether this suggests that optimal ranch production...

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Pasture Values

Pastureland Cool-Down

By Mike Fritz

U.S. pasture values climbed an average 6% to $1,230/acre this year. That's sharply behind last year's 16% pace and extends a flattening trend that followed...

Riding The Winds

By Larry Stalcup

Been trying to keep up with feeder-cattle futures lately? If you have, and you're not sitting down, best find a chair, because the volatility can be dizzying....

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Troy Marshall

Certainties for uncertain times

Troy Marshall

Warren Buffett is staying away from stocks. The latest report from the Federal Reserve shows scant signs of growth. Experts warn the foreclosure crisis...

Brace yourself

Troy Marshall

Across the board, government revenues are down dramatically. The federal government is in a very similar situation to the dairy industry, which has suffered...

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From Our Columnists

Wes Ishmael

Advocate or Perish

"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...

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Harlan Hughes

Don't Market Like 2008

Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...

Harlan Hughes Archive

Mark Hilton

No Silver Bullet

I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...

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