Cowboys and Sodbusters at Odds Again
Gary Truitt
Hoosier AG Today
The term “sodbuster” came about during the American Civil War with the introduction of the Homestead Act in 1862. This law allowed U.S. citizens to file an application to live on and own up to 160 acres of unused federal land outside the original colonies.
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Is It Time To Bail On Age & Source Verification?
Troy Marshall
BEEF
While Japan is indeed flirting with changing its age requirement to 30 months from the current 20 months, there are other good reasons to continue to age and source verify of cattle.
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Internal parasite control methods
Dave Barz, DVM
Tri State Livestock News
Thanksgiving has given cattle producers many reasons to be thankful. Feeder calf and fat cattle prices are at high levels and now corn prices are sliding. Now is an ideal time to administer internal parasite control to gain added performance benefits.
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow should support family farmers
Jane Wiedenbeck and Tom Cary
The Muskegon Chronicle
It is now nearly impossible for local Michigan farmers to compete with the large agricultural companies that drive down market prices. Small and mid-sized farms that were once considered the backbone of American agriculture will be relegated to a marginal part of our community’s food production until measures are taken to ensure a fairer marketplace for all players in the food system.
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The Grass-Fed Revolution
Margot Roosevelt
TIME
Until he saw the light, Jon Taggart–6 ft. 5 in., jeans, white cowboy hat, Texas twang–was a rancher like any other in the southern Great Plains. He crowded his cattle onto pasture sprayed with weed killers and fertilizers. When they were half grown, he shipped them in diesel-fueled trucks to huge feedlots.
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Ranchers Focus on Cattle’s Environmental Impact
KSAL
Kansas cattle ranchers wrapped up their two-day convention in Wichita by bringing in an animal scientist to talk about the environmental effect of livestock production.
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Calf sale in Oklahoma City to raise funds for troops
The Oklahoman
The National Livestock Credit Corporation is conducting the sale, with proceeds going to the All American Beef Battalion, an Ashland, Kan., nonprofit that since 2008 has been using funds raised from such sales to purchase steak dinners for servicemen and servicewomen — and their families.
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Low Stress Cattle Handling
Chad Gulley
Tyler Paper
Safe and effective cattle handling has always been important. In the last few years there has been a move toward what has been called low-stress cattle handling or what some call Effective Stockmanship.
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Good time to buy cattle feed
Dave Burton
Springfield News-Leader
Shopping for cattle feed may not be as newsworthy as Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but a little shopping can result in a feed cost reduction and more dollars in a cattle producer’s hand next spring.
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Checkoff program is well-done for beef producers
Jerry Lackey
San Angelo Times
For the seventh year, the Texas Beef Council’s mobile marketing unit, the Ultimate Backyard, camped at Fair Park in Dallas for the State Fair of Texas during October and generated more than 325,000 consumer impressions throughout 24 days of beef trivia, sampling and recipe distribution.
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