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American Rancher
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Was Buffalo Bill a Horse Whisperer?
Life for the typical horse in the 1800's was hard. There were few horse whisperers, horses were regarded simply as tools to be broken and used hard. There were exceptions and yes there were devoted owners. One of these was Buffalo Bill Cody
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What We Can Learn From Cowboy Ethics
Imagine if Wall Street or the Obama administration embraced even one of Owens ten cowboy principles
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The Cattle Breed once called a Freak
What famous breed of cattle was once considered a freak at the Kansas City Livestock Expo?
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Layoff Your Horse!
Given today’s economic climate layoffs have become too common except when it comes to our horses .
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Northwest Kobe Beef
The Northwest is renowned for its premium wine grapes and specialty coffees, before long expect that a type of beef raised in our region will be included on that list as well.
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New Beef Checkoff Products
Check off dollars ... Ask the next rancher you meet about the beef check off program, you’ll find support as varied as cattle they produce.
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Fuel Up To Play 60
The NFL teaming up with the National Dairy Council? What kind of a game plan is that?
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The Aspen's Demise
You can have your Spring with it’s crocus, just give me a crisp fall day in our western mountains then color it with vine maples, aspens and tamarack.
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Cows Over The Moon
Remember the old nursery rhyme “the cow jumped over the moon” well California cows, those cheerful bovines on commercials are now “over the moon’.
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Trick Training Revived
Roy Roger's Trigger was once called the smartest horse in the world, but Trigger wasn't any sharper than the average equine he just knew more tricks.
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Animal Ag Alliance Warning
The Animal Ag Alliance has just posted an alert, warning farmers and business owners to strengthen the security of their facilities in the wake of the release of several videos exposing extreme animal abuse.
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Why Whinny
Little girls love to make the sound, in fact some are quite adept at it and we have all heard it....Whinnying just like a horse and just as each child voice on the playground is unique and recognizable so are the sounds horses make,
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The Benefits of Grain Fed Beef
A study by the Hudson Institute's Center for Global Food Issues showed beef produced by a grain and supplemental growth hormone diet results in 40 percent less greenhouse gases and saves two-thirds more land for nature than organic grass feed-beef.
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Lottery Winner Buys Ranch
So what would you do if you won over 200 million in the lottery? Travel the world, buy a yacht, invest in art? If you are a cowboy with a horse named Eleanor, you’d do the same thing you did the day before. Go for a good long ride.
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Calf Catching
Sometimes when you look at yourself, you arn't too pleased with what you see!
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Agri-Beef Oops
An Agri-Beef error has Washington State Cattle producers up in arms!
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American Ranchers Contribution to Upland Hunting
Overlooked and under appreciated are the American Ranchers contribution to perserving upland bird habitat.
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Irresponsible Reporting
Visit anti-beef web sites and you will find myth after myth regarding the practices of ranchers
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The Unwanted Horse Dilemma Becomes Personal
There are nearly two hundred thousand unwanted horses in the USA today and I just learned an old rope horse of ours could soon be one of them
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Icelandic Horse Sale Oct. 10 Trout Lake WA
Opportunity to own rare five gaited horses
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No Moo Tax!
Given today’s political climate, legal victories in the livestock sector are few and far between, one reason South Dakota producers are celebrating.
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Justin Crisis Fund
Anyone who has been around the sport of rodeo knows that injuries happen and since 1989 the Justin Boot Company has helped rodeo families cope with them.
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Estate Planning for Horses
Most responsible people have their financial and medical affairs in order in case of a crisis but how many of our estate plans include care for our animals?
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Equine Tourism Bill
A new tourism bill that just passed in the Senate could give the horse industry an economic boost.
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Clearing the Air..Clearing Livestock's Reputation
The oft quoted United Nations study Livestock’s Longshadow, that one that led environmentalists to believe that cattle cause more greenhouse gasses worldwide than automobiles is being hotly contested by prominent researchers
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Where is Their Joy
A county fair with handi-wipes and a hands-off animal policy, Welcome to America today!
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Rodeo Stock Personalities
If you are around rodeo stock you soon find that bulls and bucking horses have distinct personalities
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Tarnished Image
I'm tired of politicians making comments that degrade cowboys,
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Heck with the Recession, We Love Our Burgers
Demand for premium hamburgers just keeps rising!
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Green Pastures
Nitrogen has been a stable in pasture maintenance and fertilization but application rates and timing can prove confusing even tricky.
