Profit Lines
Even with low grain prices, supplementing calves is one practice that can wind up in an operation's loss column.
Livestock
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R-CALF USA to Sue Beef Councils
The federal district court in Montana granted the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers (R-CALF USA) a motion to expand its beef checkoff program lawsuit to include at least 13 states in addition to Montana, R-CALF USA said in a news release Tuesday.
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Ask the Vet
QUESTION: Last fall, we banded a bull and later found we missed one testicle. We rebanded him, and he became lame on one leg. He fell over and just laid there. We cut the band after about 5 minutes, but he died an hour later.
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Family Business Matters
Focus on efforts that work in combination to help create a comprehensive estate plan.
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Ag's HR Coach
Military veterans often bring a large number of transferable skills to the farm, which often makes them a good fit for operations large and small.
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Labor Saver
The Woolfolk name may be best known in cattle circles where the Tennessee family has a reputation for high-quality registered Herefords. But, there's more than cattle to this 153-year-old Century Farm.
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Waste Not, Earn More
When Steve Reinford and his son, Brett, decided to invest in an anaerobic digester for the family dairy operation in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, in 2008, the two had different reasons for pursuing the technology.