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Monthly Archives: August, 2016

Is That a Full Load?

Next time you're trying to decide if you've packed enough into your truck or trailer, remember these folks and their full loads. ...

Have You Hugged a Farmer Today?

This is a piece you'll want to share with your non-farming friends, your customers, and maybe just keep on your refrigerator to remind you of how important you are.

Soil Test Values Can Vary Across Years

This article was originally published by the Noble Foundation's  Ag News and Views, Ardmore, OK and was written by Eddie Funderburg. A routine call we...

Nutrient Balancing Makes Farms and Ranches More Profitable

Every time an animal, a milk truck or a crop leaves your place you're exporting nutrients. And you're importing them in fertilizers or purchased hay. Here are some tools to look at your export/import balance.

Cattle Shrink When They’re Stressed

If you've done everything right up to now to raise fat cattle, be sure what you do when you're handling and transporting them doesn't undo all your hard work.

Oregon Rancher Teaches Cows to Eat Sagebrush

Two weeks ago, Beth wrote about results of studies done by her colleagues at Utah State University on using cattle to graze sagebrush to...

What Should You Charge For Your Eggs?

Doug read last week's piece on the price of eggs and sent us these great thoughts on it. Figuring out how to price your...

More for Less in Pasture

A nine-year study shows that multi-species pastures provide 31% more forage than a two-species mixture. And since the multi-species mix also improves soil health, those pastures are more drought tolerant too.

Ranching and Wetlands Can Go Together

"Ranching, conservation, ecological restoration, these things  are not diametrically opposed. In fact they go very well together. And I think the 10 years we've...

Someone Brought Their Kid to the Store

Do you think this kid begs for candy at the check out? Save

Do Surfboards Give Up On Their Dreams?

At some point, we all have to get a job...  

“Just Do It” Goes For Farming and Ranching Too

When he was 95 years old Scott Nearing, who has been described as the great-granddaddy of the back-to-the land movement, was speaking to a...

Skinny Cows? Use Body Condition Scoring to Adjust Your Management

Skinny cows may look better in bikinis, but in the beef business that's not really how we measure success. Economic losses from thin cows can...

Greg Judy Extends Grazing Season With Cover Crops

The summer of 2015 was droughty in Missouri and by October, regrowth was pretty non-existent due to the lack of moisture. But in spite...

Charge MORE For Your Eggs. Your Neighbors Will Thank You!

It’s the time of year when things are evening out for those of us with livestock. We have set the pace and are beginning...

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