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Survey Shows Farm And Ranch Income Down
Fewer than 5% of farms saw an improvement in income this year, a drastic downturn compared with the same time last year when one in ...
The New Normal
The new normal is the “in vogue” thing to talk about. In a nutshell, it refers to a macroeconomic environment that ...
Time To Embrace Some Really Narrow-Minded Thinking
If someone were to ask me what the single, most important trait in life is, I would have to say it is ...
The Future Of Agriculture Appears Bullish
According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, this planet will have an additional 2.3 billion people by ...
Is Winter Supplementation Worth It?
If you look at the research that Rick Funston and his University of Nebraska colleagues have done on the affect of supplementation ...
Harvesting Frosted Corn For Silage Is An Option
While favorable August-September growing weather offset some of the corn crop's delayed development due to ...
Weights & Measures Every Cattleman Should Know
Grams, kilograms, ml, cc; what does it all mean? What cattleman hasn’t stood with medication in hand and wondered if he was helping or making things worse with a wrong ...
Plan Your Access To Winter Hay Supplies
Some folks are forecasting lots of snow this winter. Whether you believe the prediction or not, it’s best to be prepared for ...
Checkoff Initiatives For FY 2010 Approved
The Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC) has approved investment of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) fiscal year 2010 budget of ...
The “Fun” Of Predicting Mother Nature
Last week’s widespread rains were desperately needed, especially in South Texas, an area that had surpassed the critical ...
What Used To Be Three Years, Is Now Three Weeks
Not so long ago, sophisticated marketers were looking at planning horizons of 1-5 years or more, projecting supply and ...
Opinion: A Time Of Dramatic & Predictable Change
Last November, I sat in on several presentations that discussed what the new administration and new Congress would mean to ...
What Makes a Good Pasture Lease Agreement?
Creating a good pasture lease requires some careful thought by both parties, says Wesley Tucker, University of Missouri Extension ag business specialist....
Norman Borlaug Fed The World’s Hungry
Last March 25, I sat in a crowded banquet hall at The Northwood Club in Dallas and listened to Norman Borlaug speak humbly but eloquently abou...
Is Our Cow-Calf Business Model Going To Change?
This is kind of sobering and not real enticing to cow-calf producers, but cow-calf production from a financial standpoint has performed...
“I'm At The End Of My Rope,” My Friend Told Me
I've used phrases like "I'm at the end of my rope" before; I may have even heard the person sitting across from me say something like it in the past. Yet, this time it was different...
This Winter Looks Better Than Last As Input Prices Fall
I guess everything is relative; despite being historically high, energy prices are below year-ago levels. USDA raised its latest ...
First Woman Set To Chair Senate Ag Committee
In a move sure to please Southern ag interests, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has been named chairman of ...
Some Things You Can Be Sure Of In Uncertain Times
Uncertainty seems to be the dominant theme of the day, but there are some things we can be ...
Doom And Gloom, But Lots Of Opportunity
Warren Buffett is staying away from stocks. The Fed report shows scant signs of growth. Experts warn the foreclosure crisis is...
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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...
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...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
