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Unfortunately, producers in the Southeast are becoming experts at managing around drought. Most have suffered through two years of extremely dry weather,...
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By Jim Gerrish contributing editor
Sometimes we need to forget what everyone tells us and, in the context of the broader world, look at things through different eyes. I think the beef industry's...
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USDA Secretary Ed Schafer says USDA won't allow early out for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts without penalty. Schafer says market conditions...
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Fall calving with tall fescue
by Jim Gerrish contributing editor
Spring may not seem the right time to be thinking about the virtues of fall calving, but if you live in the tall-fescue zone of the U.S., you should be...
Five steps to winter savings
by Jim Gerrish contributing editor
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all...
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