Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Rocks
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/texture09192006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/texture09192006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Just an interesting shot I got the other day. It didn't work out quite the way I wanted it to. Taken 9/19/2006.</center>
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Problems
No, nothing to do with the cattle. They are looking great. I am all ready to ship and looking forward to getting the job done.<br />n<br />nNo, the problem is the company that hosts this website is having quite a few problems and they are screwing me all up. I called in right away yesterday…
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Big Sky
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/wet09242006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/wet09242006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Another beautiful morning in the Big Sky Country. If you look closely at the big sand rock in the center (larger view might be necessary) you will note that it is still wet from the rain. It takes a lot of moisture for the…
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Democrats Come Out Firing
<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=EBC71872-C631-3E2E-C9870F565C92DEB0" >House Democrats launch Discharge Petition</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Democratic members of the House of Representatives have introduced a discharge petition in an effort to bring ag disaster relief to the floor. Minnesota representative, Collin Peterson is Ranking Minority Member of the House Ag Committee; he says the real problem is a dispute over how any…
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Bringing In
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/in09252006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/in09252006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Bringing in some of the last cows to sort. If someone told me it would only take 2 days to sex all of the cattle I would have called them crazy, but that's what happened. Either the cattle are getting more used to being…
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Sen Burns Delivers
A big part of Sen. Conrad Burns re-election campign, is how he delivers money to the state with his senority and how if Tester were elected, it wouldn't happen. So, how is Conrad's latest effort to bring the bacon home going?<br />n<br />n<a href="http://deltafarmpress.com/news/060925-disaster-bill/" >Senate leaders turn back Conrad disaster bill</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The third time…
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US Beef Scarce
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=70747" >Scarcity Of Smaller Cattle, High Market Prices Suppressing Beef Sales In Japan</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>U.S. beef is selling for almost as much as domestic Wagyu beef in Japan, and the "paucity" of cattle under 20 months of age has combined with high prices to suppress sales of U.S. beef in Japan, according to Phil…
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God’s Country
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/view09192006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/view09192006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>It's funny how much better things look after a rain storm. This is why I call it God's Country. Beautiful. Taken 9/19/2006.</center>
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Senate Race
I keep an eye on the Senate race going on here in Montana. It's a very tight race and is hotly debated in Montana circles. There was a debate in Butte last night between the candidates and I found an article that very accurately describes how it went.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092301309.html" >Sen. Burns, Tester Debate…
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Thoughts
Mary Zanoni, Director Of Farm For Life <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?ContentId=70500">speaks to cattlemen</a> on <acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>You don’t have to eat whatever slop the government puts in front of you. Send the slop back to the kitchen and demand a better chef.</blockquote><br />n<br />nI like it!