Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

Category: business

  • Talking

    It is amazing how quick the cows can gain condition after weaning. I only weaned a week and a half ago and the cows are all over the trauma and look so much better it isn't even funny. They are fuller and not as shelly and they look like they are putting on weight. This…

  • Thinking Alike

    Everybody’s herd has a bottom end. I like that. I've never heard it put that way but I really like that. Otherwise, <a href="http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/newsrelease/2006/current/02beefta.htm">this article</a> is like reading my mind and past actions. I really liked this part here:<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Some culling thoughts would be to early wean calves and cull in this order: open…

  • Without Interference

    Gov. Brian Schweitzer has been running around all over the place trying to get some company interested in coal to fuel plant on the Otter Creek coal tracts and he hasn't found any traction for his idea yet. I've pointed out time and time again that with no infrastructure at Otter Creek, no company was…

  • Good News

    <a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=AD9F076C-0DCF-162A-79F8572C98CC4BE3">Japanese steer suspected of <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> tests negative</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Tests of a 20-month-old Japanese steer for bovine spongiform encephalopathy have come back negative. The steer was slaughtered last week and initially tested positive for <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym>, but according to wire reports, further tests showed that the young Holstein did not…

  • Japan to Open Beef Market?

    I find this interesting piece out of Australia this morning but I can find no verification anywhere else on what it says.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200603/s1605659.htm">US reaches agreement with Japan to reopen beef market</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>US Department of Agriculture (<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym>) officials says…

  • I Guess I’m Stupid

    I always love articles like this one.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=26211">Cattle Cycles: Where Are We &amp; Where Are We Headed?</a><br />n<br />nIf you are in the business and keep minimal track of what is going on you know where we are and what is happening with out some "expert" telling you. I could see this article…

  • What’s the Surprise

    <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_BEEF_BATTLE?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Japanese shun U.S. beef, eat Australian</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Kenji Miyoda, savoring a bowl of rice topped with beef from Australia, raw egg and spicy sauce, believes Australian beef is far safer than American beef.<br />n<br />n"It tastes OK, it's cheap, and it fills me up," the 27-year-old banker said gobbling down his 450 yen ($4)…

  • Business Friendly Or Not

    Boy, don't disagree with our Governor. He gets a might testy.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/02/20/news/state/25-governor.txt">Schweitzer pans professors' business ideas</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> has criticized two University of Montana professors for suggesting that Montanans debate some controversial changes in law to make the state more attractive to business.<br />n<br />nAmong the issues raised by business…

  • Mixed Signals

    Is the beef industry sure getting mixed signals from Japan now. <br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=6A8E3CB0-CCF4-4589-C6AE330B283522DB">Japanese impressed with U.S. meat processors</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japanese officials think the U.S. processes beef perfectly, according to a story from the Dow Jones Newswire. Leaders from Tokyo traveled to Kansas for a first-hand look at processing plants and American slaughter procedures.</blockquote><br…

  • Herd Expansion

    Cattle herd expansion <a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=0DECE279-E767-BBDB-9DC078D4870333B5">continues</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>All cattle and calves came out at 97.102 million head or 102% of a year ago. Analysts had been expecting 101% to 101.5%, with an average guess of 101%. Total cows were at 42.311 million head, up 1% from a year ago, in line with estimates. Beef and milk…