Eliminate the Need for Fly Control

Eliminate the Need for Fly Control

The hottest topic within the beef industry is fly control.   When confronted with a problem, most producers are quick to spend an inordinate amount of time, energy and money treating the symptoms – while they totally ignore the problem.   Folks, if we never work at...
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The Hidden Cost of Big Calves

We all know big birth weights can be disastrous in a first-calf heifer program because of increased labor and death loss.   However, there is a hidden cost associated with big birth weights that few ranchers have considered. Birth weight is highly correlated to a...
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Horse Terminology Explained

Good Mover:  Runaway Spirited:  Psychotic Excellent Disposition:  Never been out of the stall Bold:  Runaway Well-Bred:  Sire and Dam are also brother and sister Athletic:  Runaway Needs Intermediate Rider:  Runaway Event Prospect:  Big, fast horse Dressage Prospect: ...
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What is a Paradigm?

Although the word “paradigm” has been a part of the English language since the 15th century, it never received much use until the 1960s.   We didn’t hear the word used much in agricultural circles for another 20-plus years.   Pronounced “para-dime”, the word has...
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Held Captive

Elephants have been trained and used by humans for over 4000 years.   How is it possible for a 180-pound man to restrain an 11,000-pound elephant with a piece of rope and a wooden stake? When an elephant is very young, it is tethered to a wooden stake driven deep into...