In March three new billboards were put up along Wyoming’s roads,
expressing appreciation for the state’s ranchers and the role they
play in Wyoming open space and conservation efforts.
To raise awareness of how ranchers help to conserve Wyoming’s wide
open spaces, abundant wildlife and unparalleled recreation
opportunities, a group of sportsmen, conservation and outdoor interests
has organized the campaign, uniting to articulate a shared desire to
recognize the importance of agriculture in land protection, and the need
to work together to maintain what is unique about Wyoming. To read
the complete article, click on the headline above.
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Tom LeBeau has been selected as the new Certified Hereford Beef
(CHB) LLC chief operating officer. A 28-year veteran in the meat
industry, he brings a wealth of beef marketing and retail experience to
the CHB LLC team.
LeBeau has worked for many leading companies in the meat industry
including Monfort/ConAgra Beef Co., and Swift and Co. After leaving
Swift and Co., he served as vice president of value added sales for
American Food Group. Recently he worked in a partnership brokerage
business servicing SuperValu, one of the largest supermarket
distributors in the country. To read the complete article, click on
the headline above.
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Getting more out of less is an attractive concept in tough economic
times. In 2008, average cow costs ran around $534 per head including
depreciation. Averages can be deceiving; I heard an economist describe
what an average is by saying, “If you stick your head in the freezer
and your rear end in a fire, on average you should feel comfortable.”
To get a $534 average, we can assume that some producers had cow costs
around $260 per head while others were approaching $800 per head. Here
are some pasture and range dollar stretching tips to help you get cow
costs down without sacrificing animal performance.To read the
complete article, click on the headline above.
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Taking the time to develop estate plans for the family farm or ranch
is no easy task – but it is an important one, especially if you hope
to pass the family operation to the next generation.
Dave Goeller, transition specialist with the department of ag economics
at the University of Nebraska, has developed a list of 8 important
questions to consider as you begin this planning process. Goeller calls
it “What you need to know before you go to see the attorney.”
Goeller says answering this series of questions can be very beneficial
for producers as they initiate the estate planning process and seek
professional assistance in putting together an official estate transfer
plan. To read the complete article, click on the headline above.
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The Center for Rural Affairs’ Sustainable Options Hotline is now
available to help farmers and ranchers learn how to access farm bill
programs for their operations. For those looking to get a start in
agriculture, the hotline is a great source of information.To read the
complete article, click on the headline above.
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The increasing cost of traditional feedstuffs has many livestock
owners looking to alternatives for extending their available forages for
grazing. The answer may be to consider planting cover crops for cattle
to graze.
Not only do cover crops benefit livestock as feed – they also offer
some attributes to the cropland such as reducing erosion, adding organic
matter, penetrating compaction layers, and if legumes are planted,
fixing nitrogen.
It can be a win-win situation for livestock owners and crop farmers to
work together, says Brad Young, owner of Prairie States Seed in Wausa,
NE.To read the complete article, click on the headline above.
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Kirk Gadzia, a certified educator in holistic management from New
Mexico, offers up these 10 principles of holistic management for land
managers to consider.
1. Nature functions in wholes. Gadzia says the whole is equal to – not
greater than – the sum of its parts and their interrelationships. To
manage holistically, he emphasizes that the interconnections between the
land, people, livestock, wildlife, water, etc. must be acknowledged.
Likewise, rather than just looking at the economic or financial side of
something the ecological and social implications should also be
considered.To read the complete article, click on the headline
above.
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