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Program: Open Range
Susan Allen hosts Open Range a 2 1/2 minute daily radio program that covers, issues, lifestyle and lore of the American West. Those of us that make our homes west of the Rockies are passionate about conservation, energy, fish and wildlife, fishing, hunting, riding, ranching and yes our western traditions including round-ups and rodeos.
"The west isn't merely a place, rather a place of mind."
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Turkey and Tick Season Go Hand In Hand
A rafter, a gang, creepy crawling things that get under your skin, no not the Hunger Games, it’s turkey season out West!
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Grass Tetany Reminder
Grass tetany can sneak up on cattle producers at this time of year.
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The Over looked Nutrient
When you are in the business of raising cattle it becomes a combination of art and science to balance the nutrients, minerals, proteins and carbohydrates the animals need to thrive at various life stages.
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Is The Western Movie Genre Dead!
Is the era of Western movies over? To become relevant today does the traditional format need to aways be outside the box?
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Branded Beef An Amazing Lesson In Marketing
We don't give it a second thought, peering into the meat counter and seeing a variety of labels on packages of steak but thirty years ago it was just a dream.
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Ranchers Feeding Kids Update
Today we do an update on the Rancher's Feeding Kids program in Oregon.
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The Working Cow Horse?
The vaquero's horse needed to intimidate the half-wild, dangerous cattle, and that amazingly talented equine became the model of today’s working cow horse
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Cattle Rustling In The Northwest
I’m Susan Allen, an ex-brand inspector just posted an alert on the Open Range facebook page saying “cattle rustling is fast becoming an old crime with a new twist.”
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Imnaha Wolf Pack Strikes Again
A Rancher whose name should be Job.
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Helping Feed the Hungry
One northwest organization is team with beef producers to help feed the hungry.
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Canadian Cowboy Culture
We think of the cowboy culture, cattle horses and rodeo as our American Heritage but our neighbors to the North embrace it as well
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Do Horse Supplements Work?
Professionals in both English and Western disciplines advocate the use supplements especially for leg health when competing at high levels.
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Land Values Trend Up
If you are a young person it’s nearly impossible unless you either are born into a ranching family or inherit substantial funds to get into the business of cattle ranching.
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Range War On Hypocrisy
The hate Rush rhetoric is growing.
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Social Media Buzz Using Kids
I have been noticing a new marketing trend, using kids to create a social media buzz and apparently it’s working.
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Using Hedging to Protect Your Investment
Protecting your valuable livestock or crop investment might be as easy as using hedging.
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New Reality Series, Dancing With Wolves
Heck with Survivor, A better reality series would be, Ranching With Wolves !
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Food Police
I yearn for days when kids ate hot dogs at ball games and I could order a juicily old hamburger with a large side of fries without visions of the first lady wagging a finger in my face.
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Taking It To The Extreme
Living in the moment is a rare gift in this era of hyper- connectivity. Yet the deaths of three back country skiers earlier this month is a reminder that taking it extreme is dangerous.
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Flight Zone
On today’s Open Range we are talking flight zones, and it doesn’t have anything to do with transcontinental air travel
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Ag Day
Ag Day is about spotlighting what contribution farmers make to each one of us.
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More Large Ranches
Why we are hearing the terms corporate and monopoly more and more in conjunction with ranching.
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Wyoming Ranch Selected As Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary
On February 24th the BLM announced that a 4000 acre private ranch in Wyoming would be the first they would partner with to create an eco- sanctuary for 250 wild horses.
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6 Million Acres of CRP Threatened
EBI rankings will use the same factors as the 2011 signup and The USDA has said there is no current acre target for this signup
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Missy the Mule "Kicks Off " Home for Every Horse Program
Equine Industry joins forces in new program to help unwanted horses.
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Choosing a Herd Sire
Choosing a herd sire is extremely important but here's a couple of tips on making a good choice.
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Surprise Decision From Oregon House Has Wolf Advocates Howling
The international Howling For Justice blog has posted a petition saying the little Red Riding Hood Syndrome is epidemic !
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Opportunity For Internship Within The Beef Industry
NCBA offers internship in D.C.
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Pre-Planning Prior to Prescribed Burns
For over a hundred years in this country fire has been used as a tool for rangeland management.
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Restoring Grasslands By Grazing
Groups like The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture see cattle as a critic component to ensuring the future of native grassland.
