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  • May 7, 2013
    Article

    Will The EPA Stop Bullying Farmers? 1

    On April 16, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) senior agricultural counsel said clean energy and building bridges with the farming/ranching community will be priorities going forward....More
  • grazing management for beef cows
    May 6, 2013
    blog

    Manage Grazing For More Production & Profitability

    Everything that we, through our livestock, and Mother Nature do to the land will have an effect on ecosystem process and will cause changes in biological succession. Our management will have a huge effect on the direction of that succession. Will it be positive or negative toward our goals?...More
  • oil production on beef pasture
    May 2, 2013
    blog

    Of Pipelines, Polar Bears and Power Grabs 3

    The Keystone XL pipeline project has become a controversial flashpoint as advocates for jobs and economic growth square off with a myriad of environmental and other groups....More
  • agriculture impacted by public policy beef demand
    Apr. 18, 2013
    blog

    Agriculture Is At The Vortex Of The Universe 2

    There are very few agendas out there that don’t regard agriculture as a key player in either the solution or the problem. That means that our industry must address these political realities with the same dedication that we approach the production side of our business....More
  • Apr. 16, 2013
    Article

    Livestock Groups Rally For Wildfire Legislation

    Andy Groseta, an Arizona rancher and president of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association, lobbies on behalf of ranchers on the topic of wildfire management....More
  • sally jewell good for public land grazing
    Apr. 11, 2013
    blog

    Interior’s Jewell May Be Best We Could Expect 2

    Public lands users hope that incoming Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s private-sector job experience will make her more predisposed to the multiple-use concept on federal lands....More
  • wildfire prevention act reintroduced in washington, d.c.
    Mar. 26, 2013
    Article

    Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act Reintroduced

    The Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 (H.R. 1345), a bill that would facilitate an expedited process to reduce hazardous fuel loads on federal lands through livestock grazing and timber harvesting, has been reintroduced in the House with bipartisan support by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)....More
  • lesser prairie chicken habitat troubling ranchers
    Mar. 25, 2013
    Article

    Lesser Prairie Chicken Puts Ranchers and Government On Same Side Of Endangered Species Act 2

    The lesser prairie chicken is at the center of the latest endangered species brouhaha. But cooperation, rather than conflict, seems to be the path forward....More
  • cattlemen are everyday stewards, earth day
    Mar. 25, 2013
    Article

    Ranchers Were “Green” Before It Was Cool 4

    The 43rd annual observance of Earth Day is April 22, a day on which Americans traditionally focus on the environment. It’s also a day on which certain elements will criticize beef production despite the evidence to the contrary....More
  • patch burning helps with cattle fly control
    Mar. 25, 2013
    Article

    Patch Burning Reduces Horn Fly Populations

    Cattlemen and researchers have long known that prescribed fire has multiple benefits. New research on patch burning has found yet another – fly control....More
  • wildfire in western ranching states
    Feb. 25, 2013
    Article

    Government Policy Hampers Wildfire Recovery

    While the dry conditions and wildfires of summer 2012 are now in the memory books for western ranchers, the devastating aftermath continues, especially in regions where ranchers depend on public lands grazing....More
  • the grazing manager
    Feb. 25, 2013
    Article

    Computer-Based Program Helps Grazing Management 1

    The Grazing Manager (TGM) is a computer-based, decision-support tool that budgets forage demand against forage supply using DD as the measure....More
  • vest ranch
    Feb. 25, 2013
    Article

    Commercial Cattleman Builds Back His Herd Using DNA Marker Technology 4

    Keeping the right females is something every rancher struggles with, even when it does rain, says Ty Watkins. “However, in a drought year where you’re forced to make decisions within your cowherd that you wouldn’t otherwise make, you really want to be sure you’re keeping the most efficient, most productive cows possible.”...More
  • beef industry sustainability
    Feb. 21, 2013
    Article

    Industry Embarks On First Sustainability Study 1

    Sustainability has become a cultural buzzword of late. The trouble is that just about everyone has a different definition of it. To clear the air, and position the beef industry as a leader in the sustainability movement, the beef checkoff is conducting the first-ever, comprehensive, farm-to-fork life cycle analysis of beef....More
  • catte feeding inventory
    Feb. 21, 2013
    Article

    Analysts Anticipate A 6.2% Feedlot Inventory Decline

    USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report is expected to confirm that feedlot supplies are much smaller than in 2012. The trend in placements will be something to watch as feedlots and producers struggle with high feeding costs but also higher feeder supplies outside of feedlots....More
  • summer fire at padlock ranch
    Feb. 21, 2013
    Article

    Padlock Ranch: Manage To Avoid A Fire Sale

    The 70-year-old Padlock Ranch sprawls across nearly 500,000 acres in Wyoming and Montana. After losing 80,000 acres of rangeland to wildfire last year, and suffering from ongoing drought, an optimistic Trey Patterson, Padlock’s chief operations officer, says the outfit has the tools to deal with the challenges built into its production plan....More
  • beef industry technology
    Jan. 31, 2013
    blog

    Dealing With Technology Vs. Perception 4

    Sadly, perhaps because no one wants to admit failure, our industry has had little discussion or self-reflection about how we can prevent something similar to ethanol subsidies from occurring again. I understand that no one is anticipating anything on the horizon that could be as potentially devastating, but the billions being transferred annually out of this industry is now permanent....More
  • cow-calf carbon footprint
    Jan. 30, 2013
    Article

    Study Shows Carbon Footprint Of Different Cattle Production Stages 4

    Scientists have long known that cattle produce carbon dioxide and methane throughout their lives, but a new study pinpoints the cow-calf stage as a major contributor of greenhouse gases during beef production....More
  • Jan. 24, 2013
    blog

    Some Winter Musings From The Sioux Empire Farm Show 4

    Greetings from Sioux Falls, SD! I’m joining you today from the Sioux Empire Farm Show, where my family has consignments in the Limousin bull and female show and sale. And, if you didn’t get the “barn crud” from the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO, or the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, SD, you’re certainly going to get it here. The barn is as dusty and dry as the drought that is ravaging the countryside....More
  • pasture brush management
    Jan. 9, 2013
    Article

    Brush Management: It’s A Marathon, Not A Sprint

    A brush-management program isn’t as simple as just spraying a few places. Ranch managers must remember that there’s no such thing as eradication, and it takes time, patience and follow-up to be successful....More
  • consumer fridge
    Jan. 2, 2013
    Article

    2013 Beef Industry Outlook: Are Consumers Near Their Price Limit? 3

    Supply is the story that just doesn’t go away. And, if anything, it will be exacerbated in 2013, starting with the cowherd....More
  • Jan. 1, 2013
    video

    Managing The Challenges Of Urban Sprawl

    When the Horton Feedlot and Research Center was first established outside of Wellington, CO, it was well out in the country. In the ensuing years, the city has crept closer and closer and threatens to eventually surround the operation. Having city neighbors that close presents lots of challenges. But it presents lots of opportunities, too. Travis Horton explains....More
  • livestock antibiotic use
    Dec. 27, 2012
    Article

    The Future Use Of Antibiotics Will Be More Limited

    FDA has a long history of regulating the use of antimicrobials. However, while no credible scientific evidence links the use of medically important antibiotics in food animals to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans, efforts to limit the agricultural use of such antibiotics continues....More
  • exporting U.S. beef
    Dec. 6, 2012
    Article

    Panama FTA Enhances Opportunities For U.S. Beef

    Under the U.S.-Panama free-trade agreement that took effect on Oct. 31, high-quality beef cuts and variety meat from the U.S. gain more market access as a result of falling duties. It’s the latest success story for U.S. beef exports into Central America....More
  • Dec. 6, 2012
    Article

    Feral Hogs Are A Growing Menace 1

    If you live in a state that doesn’t have feral hogs, consider yourself lucky. You’re in the minority. Just don’t get too smug, because if you don’t have hogs yet, you will. It’s simply a matter of time....More
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