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RAMP Up the Benefits of Starter Rations
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Feedyards seek rumen-pleasing rations designed to boost animal health and generate more efficient gains. When it comes to getting calves
USDA Feeder Cattle Grades Explained-Here’s What USDA Market News Reporters Do at the Sale Barn
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “They called ‘em whaat?” That’s an exclamation likely uttered throughout the history of the cattle business by sellers and buyers
Equine Pedicure
Equine Pedicure By Chris McClure Contributing Editor For eighty-seven years Frank worked to build his place Down near Okeechobee where the warm sun graced his
The Xylazine Conundrum
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor What is xylazine? In short, it’s a drug many of us will find on our vet supply shelf. We call
Gypsy Wagon October November 2024
By Betty Jo Gigot, Publisher Would you believe that, after some 15 years, I finally got to shake hands and have dinner with Will Verboven.
It’s All About Perception
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor There is an old marketing adage that says, “perception is reality.” I believe it. In this case at least, my
The Cattler App Improves Feedyard Efficiency
By Gilda V. Bryant, Contributing Editor An innovative app developed by Argentina beef producer Ignacio Albornoz is now used by ranchers in 15 states, Canada
Strategies to Manage High Prices and Risk
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor No matter how high the finished price, marketing fed cattle at a strong profit is rarely easy. Even with low
Gypsy Wagon August September 2024
By Betty Jo Gigot Publisher I don’t think it was dysgraphia (not knowing what to write) but more like lack of inspiration when I sat
The Art of Grilling Pizza
By James Coope Contributing Editor People have been cooking with fire for hundreds of thousands of years. Early cooking involved the use of fire