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Corn Silage Harvest; Making The Best Of An Unusual Year
2019 has certainly been a memorable year for corn growers and the outcome of this year’s crop remains unpredictable until the crop is harvested. Unrelenting rains and widespread flooding delayed corn plantings across most of the Midwest. Such was the scale of unplanted acres this May, that the lack of a green canopy across the […]
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BRAUNVIEH CATTLE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Beef producers are always looking to strengthen their herd, always looking for a better animal that will improve their bottom line. That’s exactly what Harlan Doeschot of Firth, NE was looking for when he traveled to Switzerland in 1983 looking for Simmental cattle to import. Instead, he found the Swiss Braunvieh and came away so […]
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PUT THE HAMMER DOWN
Article and photos provided by ITW New Zealand Limited Building and repairing fence is one of those jobs that is as much a part of rural life as driving a tractor. Whether for keeping livestock in, keeping predators or nuisance animal out, or even trellising fruit crops, attaching wire to posts is a back-breaking and […]
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WANGUS – A NEW PATH TO PROFITABILITY!
Article courtesy of Circle A Angus / Photos by Tara Hailey Over a quarter century ago Circle A Angus settled on a motto for their company, “Quality Beef Is Our Business”. The Angus breed was chosen to be the foundation of their breeding program. Circle A’s role in the Angus breed has evolved over the […]
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JAG PRODUCTS, INC. TO THE RESCUE!
Article written by Kelly Vaughan – Owner, JAG Products, Inc. Normally on Memorial Weekend my family is off camping up in the beautiful northern woods of Minnesota. But, like everywhere else, this spring was rainy cold and let’s face it, you get to an age where camping in the rain isn’t so fun. So we […]
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THE DREADED HORN FLY
Many of the problems we encounter in the cow-calf business have a genetic factor. Genetic selection is the only way to provide a permanent solution to many of our problems. Horn flies are no exception. It doesn’t take a genius to see that some cows have a fraction of the horn flies other cows have. […]
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Step One In Being A Good Neighbor: Strong Fences
“The cows are out!” Is there any other sentence in the world that evokes such an immediate reaction of shock, bewilderment, fear, frustration and panic in cattle-owners than the news that their livestock are no longer where they are supposed to be? Strong fences, properly and timely repaired, can keep livestock under control, neighbors content […]
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FENCE ENERGIZERS WITH VERSATILE POWER
Article and photos provided by Gallagher Gallagher’s latest range of fence energizers has taken flexibility to a new level, giving producers three options when it comes to powering their units: 110v/plug-in, battery or battery/solar. The MBS Multi Powered Energizer Range provides livestock control up to 90 miles / 520 acres, with models between 1 and […]
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End Targeted Persecution of Maude Family.
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) commended U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for ending the overzealous criminal prosecution of family ranchers Charles and Heather Maude.
Secretary Rollins’ announcement today is welcome news both for the Maude family who have endured arduous court appearances, legal fees, and the threat of prison time. as well as for family ranchers across the West who feared heavy-handed legal pressure from the last administration. This announcement is a fitting culmination to the last year of work NCBA and PLC have done in Washington to find a reasonable end to this unnecessary situation. The support of grassroots cattle industry leaders from around the country was also crucial to achieving this victory.
American Cattlemen 2025
End Targeted Persecution of Maude Family.
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2025)
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