Oh yeah, there’s some risk, too By: Loretta Sorensen Cattlemen who graze wheat will know the basics of their strategy remain the same from year to year. However, with all the variables involved, no two plans will be exactly the same. “Weather, grain prices, the amount of fall forage accumulated in a wheat field and many other aspects of the practice […]
What’s Neat About Wheat
Oh yeah, there’s some risk, too By: Loretta Sorensen Cattlemen who graze wheat will know the basics of their strategy remain the same from year to year. However, with all the variables involved, no two plans will be exactly the same. “Weather, grain prices, the amount of fall forage accumulated in a wheat field and many other aspects of the practice […]
Pasture Lingerie
By: Arn Anderson, DVM Tye was tight. He based his life on the old adage “waste not want not”, and he carried it to the extreme. As a sworn bachelor, Tye never fell for the trap of current trends or popular opinion. His fences were really just continued patches of old wire. His farm shop resembled a warehouse of cast off, salvaged, repurposed and recycled hardware, […]
Build Yourself A Little Bitty Backgrounding Lot
By: Jennifer Showalter Backgrounding lots vary greatly from one outfit to the next, but regardless of how spiffy one is or is not, the lot needs to be designed to accommodate calves as they transition from the cow to the feedyard. During this time the calves are expected to gain both muscle and bone before going on to be […]
Questionable Quotes
By: Tim O’Byrne Every time we do the Salute to the Feedyard issue, I’m reminded of my own years spent in the hustle and bustle of the pens and feed lanes. And so, it is only fair that I impart unto you some of my musings. SIX QUOTES THAT WOULD NEVER BE ATTRIBUTED TO TIM O’BYRNE THE PENCHECKER: 1. “Plugged […]
Writing The "Real" Old West
Inspired by poorly written accounts of life on the range, an authentic cowhand takes up the pen to set the record straight By: Bert Entwistle In 1903, Andy Adams published a book called The Log of a Cowboy. Although sold as a fiction novel, it was really Adams’ first person account of his years as […]
Writing The “Real” Old West
Inspired by poorly written accounts of life on the range, an authentic cowhand takes up the pen to set the record straight By: Bert Entwistle In 1903, Andy Adams published a book called The Log of a Cowboy. Although sold as a fiction novel, it was really Adams’ first person account of his years as […]
Keepers of the Grass
Your Future As A Rangeland Manager By: Loretta Sorensen Students who consider the great outdoors to be the perfect office location may want to contemplate pursuit of a Range Management degree. Susan Edinger Marshall, Rangeland Resources and Wildland Soils professor at Humboldt State’s Forestry and Wildland Resources Department in Arcata, CA, says working as a […]
BLM Reasoning (today's oxymoron)
By: Tim O’Byrne Pssst! Word on the gravel road is… the BLM doesn’t recognize cheatgrass. Yeah. Cheatgrass as a forage does not officially exist to the BLM according to reliable sources. That’s why the formidable bureau refuses to include it in a range analysis as having at least some nutritional value, encouraging grazing and control […]
BLM Reasoning (today’s oxymoron)
By: Tim O’Byrne Pssst! Word on the gravel road is… the BLM doesn’t recognize cheatgrass. Yeah. Cheatgrass as a forage does not officially exist to the BLM according to reliable sources. That’s why the formidable bureau refuses to include it in a range analysis as having at least some nutritional value, encouraging grazing and control […]
Cattleman's Crystal Ball
Genomic Testing May Be Complex, But Is Finally A Reliable Window Into The Future? By: Jaime Pullman Depending on your perspective, the world of cattle breeding has gotten more complicated in the last twenty years just as it has become more transparent. Genetic testing, genetic tools, and the unfurling of the bovine genome have given us the opportunity for more information than you […]
Cattleman’s Crystal Ball
Genomic Testing May Be Complex, But Is Finally A Reliable Window Into The Future? By: Jaime Pullman Depending on your perspective, the world of cattle breeding has gotten more complicated in the last twenty years just as it has become more transparent. Genetic testing, genetic tools, and the unfurling of the bovine genome have given us the opportunity for more information than you […]
Ranch Ready Rides
ATV’s for 2015 By: Colin J. Cleary As the New Year is on the move it’s time to start prepping for more work with the warm weather such as; calving, fencing… ah shucks, we just have to get ready for everything we deal with on the ranch! What better tool to help you and your crew get things done […]
Boost Those Babies
Your young calves may need some extra help…sometimes even before they’re born. By: Gilda V. Bryant Most of the time, calves are born without a hitch. But, when pregnant cows don’t regularly receive minerals, especially during the third trimester, their offspring may be weak, sick and unable to nurse. Supplementation with injectable minerals or vitamins […]
Run It With The Sun
By Jennifer Showalter It comes up every morning… why not put it to work? We have been granted the gift of the sun coming up each and every morning, so it only makes sense to put it to work. From energizing fence chargers, automatic gate openers, water pumps, large scale irrigation systems, to overall household […]
Remembering David Stoecklein
by Tim O’Byrne At times, the WR team will come together in appreciative reflection upon our journey of the past several years. This issue is Volume 10, Number 1; quite a milestone. We often think back to our very first issue which went to press in the fall of 2006. The very first copy to arrive in the WR editorial […]
The Night the Legos Led to Laughter
We were cleaning out the attic and came across the Lego box. The toy had seen heavy use; the cardboard box was crumpled, torn and stained. It wasn’t completely full and some of the pieces bore teeth marks, crayon stains and even evidence of having been burnt with a magnifying glass. My wife and I were trying to determine what to […]
Let 'Er Buck
At The Pendleton Round-Up By: Lora Thorson The little ranching and farming town of Pendleton, Oregon, tucked up in the northeast corner of the state, got its start along the banks of the Umatilla River in the early 1860s. It has served as a center for the agricultural community and the Umatilla county seat since […]
Let ‘Er Buck
At The Pendleton Round-Up By: Lora Thorson The little ranching and farming town of Pendleton, Oregon, tucked up in the northeast corner of the state, got its start along the banks of the Umatilla River in the early 1860s. It has served as a center for the agricultural community and the Umatilla county seat since […]
On This Bench
By: DR. ARN ANDERSON, DVM They missed it, they overlooked it or they simply thought it was not worth the effort. The handmade wood bench sat under the kitchen table on the side closest to the door. The thieves had kicked open the locked door and entered the empty house at night through the living room. […]
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