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From Steve Kay, editor and publisher of Cattle Buyers Weekly. Catch a roundup of each week’s cattle-market activity every Friday afternoon! View the market review now!
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Grazing Programs
Grazers Of The Purple Sage Ranchers Teach Cattle to Graze Weeds
The West that Zane Grey portrayed in his novels was a hard-edged place, lonely and rough in a romantic sort of way. Still is. But the New West is a different...
Stockpiled Savings
Every 30 days of grazing stockpiled forage provides a cost savings that is nearly equivalent to increasing your calving rate by 8-10%, explains Dennis...
Bruce Anderson Offers Two Alfalfa Tips
Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist, offers the following tips on spring cultivation of established alfalfa, as well as fertilization advice. ...
Bigger Isn't Better; Traits for grass finished cattle
For cattlemen looking at the niche market of grass-fed beef, bigger may not be better, at least as far as mature size of the cattle are concerned. That's...
Fencing Products
Hydraulic post driver Worksaver's HPD-20 Hydraulic Post Driver offers an immediate airtight set for wood and steel posts up to 8-in. in diameter and 10-ft....
7 Common Fencing Mistakes
Whether you're an old specialist with a pair of fencing pliers for a right hand, or just learning the ropes of wood, wire and tape, there's always something...
Demise Of Ban On Predator-Control Tools Lauded
The Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) lauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to deny a petition for suspension ...
Feb. 24 Range/Pasture-Management Workshop
New developments in pasture and range grasses and seeding and establishing pastures and rangelands are among topics at a Feb. 24 workshop in Powell, WY. ...
From Our Columnists
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...
