Category: cattlemen
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Sue Them
I guess the answer to everything is to sue somebody. Now Canadian cattlemen are <a href="http://provisioneronline.com/viewnews2.php?nid=1797">suing the US government</a> over our closing of the border between us to Canadian beef due to <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> concerns. I know Canadian cattleman really suffered during the border shutdown but is it really necessary to sue? What…
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Grass Fed
I have been hearing more and more about <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/08/04/news/business/20-grass-beet.txt">grass fed beef</a> and the potential there is for profitability there. I'm not opposed in any way, shape or form to people doing this. I think it's great for the cattle business as a whole.It takes many more acres of ground to get a critter to…
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Selling Cows
No, I'm not selling any but this story caught my eye.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=8C8FA7B8-9ADA-A678-0C44A128A5ED56C7">Herd liquidation continues in South Dakota</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Herd liquidation continues in South Dakota as the drought drags on. That’s according to Myron Williams, president of the Black Hills chapter of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association.<br />n<br />nWilliams says herd liquidation is especially…