Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Another Try at COOL
Somebody's thinking. If we can't get <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym> going let's take the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2005/11/16/build/nation/49-beef.inc"><acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> label off foreign meats</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., introduced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit labels such as "<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture,…
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Let the Meatpackers Rule
I see the Meat Packing industry is going to change the rules on <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/13183092.htm">importing cattle from Canada</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>A prohibition has remained on Canadian animals older than 30 months; levels of infection from mad cow disease are thought to increase with age. Industry officials</blockquote><br />n<br />nBuzz words for the Meat packing Industry<br />n<br />n<blockquote>argue…
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A Little Feed
I started giving a little bit of feed to the calves and yearlings yesterday morning. The yearlings are just getting cake since they know what it is but the calves are getting hay so I can try to get them to eating cake.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/heifers11152005'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/heifers11152005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nThe…
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Fascism
fascism-A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.<br />n<br />nOver at <a href="http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm">Old American Century</a> they have an interesting piece that details 14 "identifying characteristics of fascism." I thought I would…
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Quit Patronizing Me!
I might not be the smartest person in the world but I am not as stupid as <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/14/build/business/25-placement.inc">Hollywood writers and actors</a> think I am.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The Writers Guild of America planned to release a study Monday calling for a code of conduct that would mandate full disclosure of all product integration deals at the…
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Thanks
I wonder who is going to pay for <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/11/14/build/state/50-trees.inc">all these Christmas trees</a> your Governor is planning? <br />n<br />nOh, that's right, I will, whether I want to or not. Thanks a lot Schweitzer.<br />n<br />n<b>Sarcasm, parody, absurdism and irony are great ways to strip off stuff's mask and show the unpleasant reality behind it.…
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Captive Supply
I picked this up over at <a href="http://www.worc.org/index.html#">Western Organization of Resource Councils</a> as something of interest here.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Ranchers Want Hearings on Broken Livestock Market<br />nCaptive Supply Reform Reintroduced in House<br />n<br />nBillings, Mont. – The Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) urges Congress to hold hearings on legislation that would release the stranglehold packers…
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Hired Hand Yet Again
Well, I have a new hired hand again. I quit trying to find the perfect fit and hired someone that I feel can do the job and hopefully I can train to do the things he is weak in. He is more a general ranch hand/farmer but if he can sit a horse and help…
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Montana Blog Polling
An interesting thing is happening over at <a href="http://wulfgar.typepad.com/a_chicken_is_not_pillage/2005/11/a_polling.html">Wulfgar's Place</a>. He has decided to do an unofficial, low-tech Montana blogsphere poll.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Here's what I propose. I will offer several categories for voting, with no established candidates. Voting can be public or anonymous, in comments or by email. If you wish to email your responses,…
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A Thought
You can't spell<br />n<br />n<font size=6>DUMB</font size=6><br />n<br />nwithout<br />n<br />n<font size=6>UM</font size=6>.<br />n<br />n<br />n<font size=4>GO BOBCATS!!!!</font size=4><br />n<br />n<br />n<br />n<br />n<br />n<font size=1>p.s. For anybody wondering it's an inside Montana joke. I mean UM of course. <img src="http://www.sarpysam.com/templates/default/img/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":-)" class="emoticon" /></font size=1>