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Don’t get satisfied with a handout

May 29, 2020

Value of gain improved again this week, providing new opportunities. Learn to be ready.

Coronavirus relief program now open for cattle producers

May 26, 2020

Here’s the skinny on USDA’s COVID-19 financial relief for cattle growers.

Six big rules of the natural model

May 28, 2020

Author lists six ways to get nature’s help in your cattle operation.

Which is best: Bale grazing or bale unrolling?

May 20, 2020

The answer depends on several factors, but it’s pretty clear bale unrolling affects more acreage than bale grazing.

Slaughter rate improving, but still too slow

May 19, 2020

Beef retail prices soar while grocery store sales on beef decline.

Senate bill would require 50% cash cattle sales

May 13, 2020

7 senators introduce bill to require major packers purchase at least half their cattle supplies via cash negotiated sales.

14 meat processing plants reopening

May 12, 2020

USDA announced list of slaughter and processing plants to reopen

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May 29, 2020

Managing markets, farm business during COVID-19

May 27, 2020

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A review of AI and sexed semen

May 18, 2020

Author thinks AI and sexed semen breeding technologies cost a lot and bring little reward.

Here’s why cattle health is unpredictable

May 01, 2020

Ethics, beef and the planet

Apr 23, 2020

The attacks on grazing livestock and meat consumption certainly have a basis in ignorance, but is there an ethics problem, too?

We can learn from alternate versions of history

Apr 11, 2020

Management

Farm Progress America, May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020

Max Armstrong looks at who gets different parts of every dollar consumers spend for food

Weeds

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.

Beefs and Beliefs

Automatic gate openers can increase stock density

May 20, 2020

I found the most expensive tool, in this case, was still the best and most reliable.

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Farm Progress America, May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020

Max Armstrong looks at another ag company's work to support rural communities

Agriculture is not reaching its potential

May 06, 2020

Today we have empirical, pragmatic evidence to prove regenerative agriculture is the most productive and most profitable.

Looking ahead to an autonomous future

May 27, 2020

If robots are headed to your farm, what might you have to think about? Something to ponder

25 years ago the world changed

May 06, 2020

African rancher unleashed a collective knowledge set on the world of ranching previously unseen. It is slowly coming to fruition.

Grass tetany prevention started last fall

May 19, 2020

Seems everyone has a purchased grass tetany solution, but is there a better way?

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.

Beef

Are cow-calf pairs selling too high?

May 22, 2020

Remember everything matters: Feed, money and cattle all make or break your profits.

Meat plant workers returning to work

May 21, 2020

Slaughterhouse operations rebound from COVID-19 outbreaks in time for Memorial Day.

The Grazier's Gazette

Natural miracles need a reboot

Jun 01, 2020

When we understand the outcome of our actions, only then can we see nature solve many of our problems for us.

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Farm life, humor during the pandemic

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