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“… Food production is not a private matter.”
That statement is hidden deep within an Idaho judge’s 29-page ruling, issued Aug. 3, striking down the state’s law banning secret animal rights video. The ...
One of the most important responsibilities of an agricultural organization is identifying and hiring someone to lead the organization. Large corporations struggle with this as well – because it can be ...
Rainfall has been abundant in most areas of the U.S. The June 30, 2015, U.S. Drought Monitor indicated very little or no drought remaining in the U.S., except in the areas west of the Rocky Mountains. ...
Think about how we handle non-personnel problems – a sick animal, a wilted crop, a dissatisfied customer. Even though we are all well-trained to address these issues, we still often treat symptoms rather ...
What are “waters of the United States?” This seemingly simple question has caused more than a year of significant controversy between industry groups, led by agriculture and the EPA.
The Clean Water ...
Calf prices have steadily increased for several years. Since spring 2014, replacement female prices have remained at record levels as well. It is only reasonable that bull prices would follow the trend. ...
Grazing permits and public lands are essential to the operation of the countless ranches that stretch across the western U.S.
Over the years, annual reduction of stocking rates have threatened the ...
If you’re like most commercial beef producers, you probably left this year’s bull sale feeling a little sick to your stomach. Not only were bull prices outrageously high, but now you have to turn the animal ...
Cattle grazing beside the road are not an uncommon sight while cruising through the many rural areas of the U.S. Tourists find it a prime opportunity to take the cliché “cattle grazing on the horizon” ...
Historically, the objective of supplementation programs has been to address nutrient deficiencies based on the difference between cattle nutrient requirements and nutrients provided by forage.
However, ...
Horses tied and waiting, we watched 386 commingled spayed heifers move across a large mountain meadow as a cohesive herd. We were camped in a meadow surrounded by aspen trees, just below the Continental ...
Most pastures are continuously grazed year-round, which results in the lowest possible forage yields. Continuous grazing doesn’t provide time for forage to reproduce foliage removed by cattle.
Lack ...
It is in small details that Charlie Yegen sees fall calving as an advantage over traditional spring births in the northern latitudes of the U.S.: “No scours; no frozen ears.”
For the past 15 years, ...
High feed prices often force cow-calf producers to search for lower-cost feed alternatives in order to stretch existing hay and forage supplies. Grazing crop residues, such as grain fields that have been ...
As the fall season approaches, the daylight hours get shorter, the nights are cooler and, depending on the management system, cattlemen are gearing up for fall breeding or calving. Vaccination for respiratory ...
As the summer grazing season comes to a close, planning should be in place for the timing of grazing on pastures during next year’s growing season. Periodically rotating the timing of grazing on native ...
Beef cattle, as well as other types of livestock, are extremely important for feeding an ever-growing world population. A majority of the world is untillable land lending itself to livestock production. ...
In the August issue of Progressive Cattlemen, I shared with you the first five of my top 10 beef cow-calf management myths. Below are the second five – plus a few bonus myths. Click here to read part 1. ...
I am by no means a farrier. But I do shoe several horses every year. Occasionally, I’ll shoe a horse for a neighbor, but for the most part, my clients reside at my house. They get my special family discount, ...
I don’t do meetings because once you’ve been to an FFA meeting, everything else is amateur hour. Attend any meeting today, and you’ll see folks holding a discussion without a motion on the floor, no flag ...
Four years ago, Oklahoma rancher Tom Watkins bought his first genomically tested bull. With one look at the numbers from the 12-month-old bull’s genomically enhanced expected progeny differences, or GE-EPDs, ...
If you visit the doctor, he has a way to tell if you are sick or not. He might take your temperature, check your ears or look into your throat.
Scientists are checking into the health of sagebrush rangelands ...
Who said, “There is no such thing as a stupid question?”
1. Is that cow really angry with me for messing with her cute little calf, or is that just a defensive posture she assumes because it is expected ...
Feeding range cubes may fit well into a cattle operation, depending on a few factors.
South Dakota State University Extension Beef Specialist Julie Walker says producers need to determine what resources ...
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