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Bullet-proof, exceptfor management
It might be even tougher to make the wrong decision marketing calves this year than last, if such a thing is possible. Supplies are that tight, and prices...
Watch For Blue-Green Algae In Stockwater
Producers should watch for green to blue-green scum or a gelatinous mass on the surface of their livestock's fresh water supplies. Such blooms can be potentially fatal to livestock....
Drought Checklist
Whether or not the grazing season ahead will bring drought remains to be seen, but experts say ranch operators shouldn't wait to find out...
Hay Production Down
Drought Has A Spiritual Connection To It
Rangeland insurance pilot programs
Nov. 30 is the closing date for enrollment in pilot programs for two, new, risk-management tools for pasture, rangeland and perennial forage. The programs,...
Surviving Dry Times
Urged by farm-state legislators, the federal government has stepped up to the plate to assist cattle producers impacted by the nation's ongoing drought....
Drought Defense
Two new risk management tools for pasture, rangeland and perennial forage will be tested in select areas of the country beginning with the 2007 crop year....
From Our Columnists
Top 5 moves for getting out of the hay-feeding rut
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all of us...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007...
Planning for successful breeding
What tasks need to be done to help assure a successful breeding season this year? Let’s start with the bulls. Nationally, about 10% of all bulls fail...
