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Weak Beef Demand? What Weak Beef Demand
Listen to the explanations of why fed-cattle prices have been so lackluster ...
Profit building steps on the ranch
Ranch families are privy to one of life's most important lessons: a job worth doing is worth doing right. Years in the feedlot business have uncovered...
Optimize profit from cows
Let's do the math. In today's environment of volatile input costs and cattle prices, a profit is a profit. Period. So even an extra $25/cow, while maybe...
When to castrate calves
The 2008 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) data indicates 77% of bull calves in the U.S. are castrated before marketing and 75% of those...
Senate Democrats Post Rural Agenda
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), chair of the Rural Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus, announced Senate Democrats’ “rural agenda” for the 111th Congress. Key areas are: ...
Planning Underway For 2010 Beef Study Tour
Plans are underway for a 2010 BEEF Study Tour to South America. The tour will feature multiple ranch visits in Argentina and Brazil, production seminars, livestock market centers...
Obama To Sign 2-Million-Acre Wilderness ExpansionObama To Sign 2-Million-Acre Wilderness Expansion
Congress this week approved the largest expansion of the wilderness system in 15 years, bestowing federal wilderness protection to 2 million acres in nine states....
New Mexico Gets Split TB Status
USDA last Friday granted “split state” status to New Mexico as the state attempts to clean up bovine tuberculosis (TB)....
Louisiana Initiates Trich Rules
Effective March 18, Louisiana initiated emergency rules to prevent the spread of bovine trichomoniasis (trich) in the state’s cattle herds. ...
HSUS Plots To Make Underwood Top Country Artist
The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS), the most radical animal rights and anti-hunting organization in the U.S., is plotting to make country artist and vegetarian Carrie Underwood the Academy of Country Music Awards’ Entertainer of the Year. ...
Gasoline, Diesel Both Up For The Week
The national average price for regular gasoline at retail rose 5.2˘ to $1.962/gal. for the week ending March 23. ...
GPS-Based, Virtual Fencing Technology Granted License
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has granted a license to a Canadian firm interested in marketing a non-wire, virtual fencing technology linked to the global positioning system. ...
Center For Beef Excellence Receives $200,000 Grant
The National Center for Beef Excellence (NCBE), a non-profit organization focused on implementing initiatives to create increased value for commercial producers, has received a $199,345 grant to fund a feasibility study and develop a business plan. ...
Canada Demands South Korea Accept Its Beef
Canada Ag Minister Gerry Ritz told South Korean trade and ag ministers this week that South Korea has to the end of March to reopen its borders to Canadian beef or face a challenge before the World Trade Organization. ...
CSU Offers Foaling Course On April 7
Colorado State University’s Equine Reproduction Lab will offer a seminar on Saving Foals: A Horse Owner’s Guide to Foaling and Foal Care. The April 7 seminar is from 7-9 p.m. ...
Blizzards Happen; We Just Deal With Them
I spent last week talking to a number of folks battling the blizzards in Wyoming and the Dakotas. There are times when...
Geeze, Louise. Another Cancer Study?
The big news this week was the release of a National Cancer Institute study ...
Did We Offend Someone Among The Ruling Elite?
This week, a measure was introduced in Congress to eliminate the therapeutic use of antibiotics ...
Ethanol Uptick And Corn Use Examined
What would happen if recent proposals to increase the ethanol blend limit to 12.5% or 15%...
Jim Gerrish Poses A Question: “Why Do You Make Hay?”
Do you ever stop and think what your primary objective is for making hay? Providing winter feed is the most common...
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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...
