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Would creep feeding pay this year?

June 21, 2019

Lightweight calves keep showing positive value of gain, but cost of gain could offset it or the markets could change.

USDA, DHS outline responsibility for Kansas biosafety facility

June 24, 2019

DHS retains responsibility for completing construction while USDA assumes responsibility for facility operation

Fake meat is the new kid on the stupid block

June 19, 2019

Our society keeps falling for bad fads, and the craze over fake meat is really just one more counterproductive whim.

Technologies combat too-wet, too-dry alfalfa hay challenges

June 18, 2019

Equipment exists to help hay producers who have too much moisture or too little.

Comments needed for USDA study on payment protection

June 12, 2019

When a livestock dealer’s check bounces, should the livestock producer get first claim above bankers?

Swan Lake's problems are soil health problems

May 27, 2019

South Dakota rancher traces spring flooding problems to soil health declines in the lake's watershed.

Cattle performance should not be a fourth-quarter game

June 18, 2019

Planning and preparation can help you get the right kind of cattle and supplement them at the critical times.

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In defense of evil cattle and their evil owners

May 28, 2019

Carbon dioxide, vital in plant photosynthesis, is thereby a giver of life. Cattle are food and a tool to help us manage the land. Deal with it.

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Adaptation and grazing management get more beef

May 15, 2019

Adaptation and grazing management get more beef

Things we can do to cleanse our water

April 17, 2019

Author thinks healthier soil would go a long way toward curing our nation's water-quality woes.

USDA-APHIS launches ID website

May 7, 2019

APHIS says its new website is designed to advance animal disease traceability.

In praise of auctioneers and cow profits

June 7, 2019

Get to know your auctioneers for maximum value, and take note how good are the opportunities for cow-value appreciation.

Tech focus on digital farming gets two new players

April 26, 2019

IBM and Yara International announce agreement to build new platform

May 1 hay stocks near record lows

May 20, 2019

Southern Plains hay stocks are so low that "other hay" prices will almost certainly be up this year.

Weeds

New pasture herbicide coming soon

Corteva Agriscience submits new pasture herbicide to EPA and expects registration this year.

Stop spraying and clipping weeds

With good grazing management, you can get use from these plants you now see as problems.

Beefs and Beliefs

Who's afraid of weeds and brush?

June 5, 2019

In the right system, cattle grazing under ultra-high stock density will eat most "problem" plants and thrive doing it.

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