Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Overstated
<a href="http://www.health24.com/dietnfood/Food_journey/15-2052-2946,13706.asp">Organic claims often overstated</a><br />n<br />nAnybody who has read here long know that I am a fan of good wholesome food. That does not mean I support organic food though. I don't see anything special about it. The article I linked states that organic food does decrease the chemical load we take in. Two…
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Sorting
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/sort09222007?full=1'><img width="640" height="480" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/sort09222007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I spent the weekend sorting steer pairs from heifer pairs in preparation for shipping. We will finish the job today. I've heard it rained quite a bit in Billings and other parts of the state. We weren't so fortunate. The…
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Degree
I guess real world, practical education doesn't cut it any more.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MASTER_RANCHERS?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">College offers degree in master ranching</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Once upon a time, in the Wild West, all it took to raise cattle was land, grass and cowboys who knew how to rope the critters. Now, it may take an MBA.<br />n<br />nTexas A&M-Kingsville's…
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Happy Birthday!!!!!
Hi<br />nThis is Sam's Darling Wife. I wanted to let you all in on a little secret. Today is Sam's Birthday. I won't tell you how old he is but is is a <i><b>little</i></b> over 21. <img src="http://www.sarpysam.com/templates/default/img/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":-)" class="emoticon" /><br />n<br />n<br />n<font size=6><center>Happy Birthday, Hon! </font size=6></center><br />n<font size=5><center>I Love You!</font size=5></center>
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Helper
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Bulls/helper09212007?full=1'><img width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Bulls/helper09212007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I had my youngest daughter out riding with me yesterday. I sent her down to get some bulls while I fixed the gates. She got behind them and was bringing them up the fence like a champ. I've had to…
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Sour Grapes
The Montana Stockgrowers Association has a <a href="http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7092734&nav=menu227_5">little beef</a> with Gov. Schweitzer. How much of there problem with him is real and how much is sour grapes I'm not sure. It used to be members of the Montana Stockgrowers dominated the Livestock board but nowadays they don't so I think <u>some</u> sour grapes is involved.<br…
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Thoughts
Baxter Black has some <a href="http://www.belgrade-news.com/opinions/view.php?article=7621">interesting thoughts</a> about the Farm Bill that are worth a read. <br />n<br />n<strong>Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat. Fran Lebowitz</strong>
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Large
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/large09182007?full=1'><img width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/large09182007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I swear the closer we get the cattle to home, the larger the calves look and this is an example. Truthfully though i am a little unhappy with the unevenness of the calves. My calving was to spread out this…
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Opposition
I've talked before about <a href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/2482-Running-Scared.html">Canadian producers opposing <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym></a>, but now there is new opposition out there to <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym> in the US that really surprised me.<br />n<br />n<blockquote> The New Zealand Government has been lobbying the United States Department of Agriculture not to introduce food origin labelling…
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Molasses
Don't you just love our Government. They move just as fast as molasses in January.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The U.S. International Trade Commission has begun investigating restrictions on the nation's beef trade by governments such as Japan and Korea as a precaution against mad-cow disease.<br />n<br />nThe Senate Finance Committee requested the probe, saying the U.S. livestock…