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Just one week changed the market again

Apr 03, 2020

As options tighten up in the cattle markets, now is the time for patience and rational thinking.

Cover payroll, debt with Small Business Administration loans

Apr 02, 2020

Emergency COVID-19 programs have favorable terms that could be attractive for farm owners in need of help.

Good teamwork should build ranch profits

Apr 01, 2020

Wyoming ranch family builds trust relationship with employee to get the most for everyone.

What happens if meat plant workers get sick?

Mar 20, 2020

An outbreak of COVID-19 at a plant could seriously reduce or even halt operations at the same time that demand has surged.

How much cattle facility can you afford?

Jan 31, 2020

Hint: Beyond basic necessities, calculate cattle trips through the facility per year instead of just herd numbers.

Call yourself a solar energy manager

Mar 18, 2020

Concentrating on your task of capturing and cultivating solar energy could make you a better livestock producer.

Thoughts and mechanics of aging, part IV

Apr 01, 2020

There’s plenty of evidence now that we are what we eat, and the same for our livestock.

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Tyson, JBS close meat processing plants

Apr 07, 2020

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Wealth really comes from sunshine

Feb 18, 2020

Improving the life processes that convert sunshine to energy on the ranch or farm can increase all forms of wealth.

Yes, biological capital is very valuable

Jan 13, 2020

A war on beef has begun

Dec 02, 2019

Our products and our livelihood are being demonized by half truths and outright lies from people who share a desire to destroy beef

We're overfed and undernourished

Nov 04, 2019

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NCBA, Sen. Deb Fischer call for investigation

Apr 08, 2020

Trump administration, Congress urged to investigate potential anticompetitive behavior in beef packing industry.

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Virtual tools help advocate for agriculture, National Ag Day

Mar 23, 2020

Long-planned events are sidelined by cancellations in Washington, D.C., but you can still take part in a webinar series from FFA

Can you make those cull cows a better profit center?

Mar 17, 2020

3-year study shows holding those cull cows over winter and selling them later as bred cows can net more profit.

Beefs and Beliefs

Getting past the panic of COVID-19

Apr 01, 2020

We're learning more about the disease that may be a harsh virus, but not a world-ending event

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New fire ant bait introduced

Feb 14, 2020

AntiXX bait is carried into the colony as food and claimed to control the entire colony within three to 14 days.

Phytochemical richness improves animal health

Mar 03, 2020

Tiny amounts of the chemicals plants use for protection, health and more can be of great benefit to grazing livestock.

Still working on that cheap winter supplement

Jan 15, 2020

Winter supplement costs are one place we can work to cut costs on warm-season forage.

Does your farm hold a secret power source?

Mar 25, 2020

Turning methane - or biogas - into electricity is one thing, but what about powering your tractor? At least one company sees an opportunity in the...

APHIS proposes new reportable animal disease list

Apr 02, 2020

List spells out which animal diseases need to be reported and who needs to report them.

Top 10 tips to build ranch profits

Jan 14, 2020

North Dakota ranch family expands with great grazing and by adding enterprises.

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Fall cheat grazing saves money and cuts fire danger

Mar 31, 2020

Grazing cheatgrass with livestock in the American West is proving its worth on public land.

Cheatgrass, fire, grass tetany, hay and native grass

Jan 24, 2020

Here’s about a hundred things to think about when planning your grazing.

Animal Health Notebook

Thoughts and mechanics of aging, part III

Mar 24, 2020

Hormones affect aging, and in turn diet affects those hormones. The system is complex but a good diet is not.

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