Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings

  • WOLF!! WOLF!! WOLF!!

    I think somebody really needs to tell the <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> the story of <a href="http://www.storyarts.org/library/aesops/stories/boy.html">The Boy Who Cried Wolf</a>.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=22601"><acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> Alert: Possible U.S. Case Of Mad Cow Being Investigated</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Agriculture Department is investigating a possible…

  • Enjoying The Sun

    <center>FROM THE PHOTO ARCHIVES</center><br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/cats02182006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/cats/cats02182006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Two of the cats, Socks and Sam enjoy the sun after the cold weather. Taken 2/18/2006.</center>

  • Interesting Supposition

    <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/11/news/state/38-bullying-policy.txt">Bullying policies mandated by state</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>June Hermanson of Montana Youth Leadership Forum, which helps develop leadership skills among kids with disabilities, said disabled kids are often the target of bullying in schools.<br />n<br />nMontana has one of the highest rates of teen-age suicide in the nation, and it's time to add the anti-bullying…

  • Someone Is thinking About Producers

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  • Cows Waiting

    <center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/cows03052006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/cows03052006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The cows very impatiently waiting for feed. There was a couple of calves at this point and there will be a lot more to come. Calving Season=Spring. Don't you love it? Taken 3/5/2006.</center>

  • Mismanagement? I Kind of Doubt it

    <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060309-1507-livestockfraud.html">Government won't pursue official who stalled livestock pricing probes</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Agriculture Department has decided not to take action against a former agency official who blocked investigations into predatory pricing in the nation's $120 billion livestock trade.<br />n<br />nGross mismanagement, not criminal conduct, by JoAnn Waterfield is to blame for several years of obstruction,…

  • Obscene Calls

    <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060308/ap_on_fe_st/obscene_calls_arrest">Man Accused of Making 2,623 Obscene Calls</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>James R. Hood, 43, was charged with one count of compelling prostitution, or offering money for sex. He posted bond and was released from the Coshocton County jail, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.<br />n<br />nHood was arrested earlier this week following a joint investigation by sheriff's…

  • Twins

    <center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/twins03082006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/twins03082006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Momma and the twins that were born a couple of days ago. they are cute little devils. Taken 3/9/2006.</center>

  • Pull Out

    I have been watching the whole Burns/Abramoff situation and have not been surprised by any of it. The <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/09/news/state/20-abramoff.txt">newest information</a> coming out on the case leads me to think only one thing. Burns needs to pull out of his re-re-election campaign and let some candidate that doesn't have such a stain on him run…

  • New Market

    <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2006/03/0068.xml">MALAYSIA OPENS MARKET TO U.S. BEEF PRODUCTS</a><br />n<br />n <blockquote>WASHINGTON, March 7, 2006 – Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that Malaysia will resume imports of U.S. beef and beef products.<br />n<br />n"I'm very pleased with the reopening of the Malaysian market to U.S. beef and beef products," said Johanns. "Today's announcement is another…

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