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High prices alone don't make a profit

July 12, 2019

Value of gain remains generally good in stockers, but female premiums collapsed this week.

Cattle are the best tool to improve soil health

July 13, 2019

Using animals to actually increase soil organic matter and soil life is the new frontier in agriculture.

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.

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.

Overcome the hazards of risk

July 11, 2019

A change of viewpoint and building biological capital can make ranch life better.

Our beef has become too bland

July 16, 2019

Basically, we have a one-size-fits-all marketing scheme for beef. Is it our fault, or the consumers' preference?

Weaning weight is overrated

July 16, 2019

Sure, we sell pounds, but the truth is we're selling a lot of other things, too.

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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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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.

Fixing fragipan and other soil-plant-animal interactions

May 14, 2019

The solution to many of our ailments, including poor profitability, comes from healthier plants and soil.

Adaptation and grazing management get more beef

May 15, 2019

Adaptation and grazing management get more beef

I needed a big girl and a gag

May 31, 2019

Help with veterinary tasks was the easy part. Help taming my tongue was the hard part.

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.

Tech focus on digital farming gets two new players

April 26, 2019

IBM and Yara International announce agreement to build new platform

Weeds

Who's afraid of weeds and brush?

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

New pasture herbicide coming soon

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

Beefs and Beliefs

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.

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