Your February Newsletter from Working Ranch Magazine

February 2011

Issue #3

"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one."

Henry David Thoreau

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IN THE NEWS Compiled by Bailey Naugle

Outstanding producers honored with Beef Quality Assurance Award Selected for their commitment to integrating Beef Quality Assurance principles into their cattle operations, two producers; Read More

Brucellosis sanctions adapted for states bordering Yellowstone National Park New federal sanctions on brucellosis in cattle in the states bordering Yellowstone National Park allow state agencies more control in managing wildlife-to-cattle disease transmissions. Read More

GIPSA audit process brought to light by Eastern Livestock disaster In the wake of Eastern Livestock's financial demise, John Queen, an affected producer, requested a five year audit Read More

FEATURE by Merridee Wells
In the First 24
...not just any old Colustrum will do

Photo by Nancy Crenshaw-Miller

Do you have a crystal ball on the outfit somewhere? Maybe you do and you just haven't looked into it yet. The results of a simple random blood test taken from a handful of your calves between two and ten days of age may give you a look into their future health and growth performance. Manned with this information you can then make management decisions that will impact the future profitability of your program.Read More

PLUS THESE

Bringin' the Ranch to Town

by Corrine Brown

Photo by Dave Seymore, Lone S. Photography

rodeo

Cowhand's & Corriente's Ranch Rodeos

It's one thing to haul four cowboys, horses and gear to a rodeo. It's entirely another to pull two trailers full of Corriente cattle hundreds of miles to that same rodeo Read More

Slow Motion Explosion
by Loretta Sorensen

Stopping the Juniper's Expansion on Oregon Rangeland

"It's all about water." That's what Hugh Barrett of Sage Advice Rangeland Consulting says about his work with Oregon ranchers and state agencies to reclaim once productive shrub-steppe rangelands. Read More

BLOGOSPHERE

5 Gallon Cattle by Brett Haas

We have a bred heifer program here at Tailgate. We buy short yearling heifer calves in the Fall, breed them in the Spring, and sell them as bred heifers the following winter. This year we sold out by Christmas time. It was a good year. I guess because of good prices forecasted for the cattle business, lots of folks are looking to grow their herd. Read More

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

February 28, 2011 Don't forget your hat and boots when you head on over to the Beastrom Gelbvieh 31st Annual Bull Sale in Fort Pierre, South Dakota at the Beastrom Gelbveigh Ranch. The ranch website is www.beastromranch.com

March 1 - 20, 2011 Is it that time of year already? You bet it is! Don't miss the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at Reliant Park for a month of rodeo events and blow-out concerts at the Reliant Stadium. Watch for country band Sugarland, singer Selena Gomez and more! Check out the Beef Shorthorn USA Junior Heifer Show along with all of the other attractions. Beefshorthornusa.com has plenty of info.

March 3 - 6, 2011 What could be more fun than Tulsa March Mania? The Green Country Paint Horse Club presents its 10th Annual Paint Horse Show at the Tulsa Expo in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Load up and get out to Tulsa after checkin' out their website at www.tulsamarchmania.com.

March 3 - 5, 2011 The Santa Gertrudis Breeders International are celebrating their 60th Anniversary this year and will be holding their Annual Meeting and International Symposium in Houston. Following that, the HLSR International Santa Gertrudis Show will run on March 6. Dial up www.santagertrudis.com.

March 4 - 6, 2011 The Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo gets underway at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. This event promises to be a good one, with a Trade Show included! Close that solitaire game and surf over to www.kybeefexpo.com for more!

March 5, 2011 The International Brangus Breeders Association would like to invite you to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where they will be showing their fine breed. Seek more knowledge at www.gobrangus.com.

March 11 - 13, 2011 If you see a big cow with long horns, you might be at the North Texas Longhorn Breeders Spring Show in Glen Rose, Texas. Festivities will be underway at the Somerval County Fairgrounds. Contact info is on the website at www.tlbaa.org.

March 19 - 20, 2011 The American Brahman Breeders Association will be packing up their show strings and heading for Miami to participate in the Miami International Agriculture and Cattle Show. Events will be held in the Ronald Reagan Equestrian Center and Tropical Park. For more information, have a look at nwww.miacs.info.

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by Dr. Robert M. Miller

Jan-Feb 2011 Issue

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