February 8, 2010
LATEST NEWS
Temple Grandin on HBO
On February 6, HBO aired a special documentary on Dr. Temple Grandin, designer of livestock handling facilities and a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Grandin changed livestock handling through her ability to see the world differently and obtaining a deeper understanding of animal behavior. Grandin’s understanding of animal behavior is used to teach low-stress handling techniques in feedlots, auction markets, and on farms and ranches.
On February 6, HBO aired a special documentary on Dr. Temple Grandin, designer of livestock handling facilities and a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Grandin changed livestock handling through her ability to see the world differently and obtaining a deeper understanding of animal behavior. Grandin’s understanding of animal behavior is used to teach low-stress handling techniques in feedlots, auction markets, and on farms and ranches.
Cattle futures up
The Chicago Board of Trade announced that agricultural futures were up or unmoved early on Friday. This past week, beef futures traded mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and BusinessWeek concluded that cattle futures have risen to a two-week high. Statistics show that February live cattle added 77 cents to 87.32 cents per pound and March feeder cattle gained 65 cents to 97.90 cents per pound.
The Chicago Board of Trade announced that agricultural futures were up or unmoved early on Friday. This past week, beef futures traded mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and BusinessWeek concluded that cattle futures have risen to a two-week high. Statistics show that February live cattle added 77 cents to 87.32 cents per pound and March feeder cattle gained 65 cents to 97.90 cents per pound.
Working Ranch explodes on Facebook!
Working Ranch magazine started a Facebook page approximately two weeks ago, entering the social network scene that would allow many people to experience what WR had to offer. On February 3, we had 30 fans. However, within two days, Working Ranch has exploded to over 1100 fans and an unfathomable spike on the web channel of over 68%! Type in “Working Ranch Magazine” on the Facebook search bar, invite your friends to become a fan and share with others what we are all about. We are extremely proud to have you and your social network on board!
Working Ranch magazine started a Facebook page approximately two weeks ago, entering the social network scene that would allow many people to experience what WR had to offer. On February 3, we had 30 fans. However, within two days, Working Ranch has exploded to over 1100 fans and an unfathomable spike on the web channel of over 68%! Type in “Working Ranch Magazine” on the Facebook search bar, invite your friends to become a fan and share with others what we are all about. We are extremely proud to have you and your social network on board!
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ARTICLES
The "GET ON" with Curt Pate
We do it twenty times a day. We probably do it more than anything else in a ten-hour stretch, except maybe tell a tall tale or pry the lid off a snoose can. But still, it’s a remarkable element of ...
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We do it twenty times a day. We probably do it more than anything else in a ten-hour stretch, except maybe tell a tall tale or pry the lid off a snoose can. But still, it’s a remarkable element of ...
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Kick Those Liver Lovin' Flukes Off the Ranch
Challenging economic times are forcing producers across the cattle industry to pay attention to efficiency. Recent studies have shown that ...
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Challenging economic times are forcing producers across the cattle industry to pay attention to efficiency. Recent studies have shown that ...
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Using the winning edge - Colorado’s Broken Spear Ranch and San Jose Ranch Team Up to Clean Up
For rancher Gail Allen of the Broken Spear ranch rodeo team in La Junta, Colorado, and his wife Millie, competing in ranch rodeo is just one more way their family strengthens its close ties. That would apply to ranch rodeo teammates ...
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For rancher Gail Allen of the Broken Spear ranch rodeo team in La Junta, Colorado, and his wife Millie, competing in ranch rodeo is just one more way their family strengthens its close ties. That would apply to ranch rodeo teammates ...
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Nothin' Worse than Colic
We were branding calves in July, 1976 out on the OwyheeDesert. I was working for the Petan Ranch in Tuscarora, Nevada and it had been a hot, dry summer that year. We were catching horses ...
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We were branding calves in July, 1976 out on the OwyheeDesert. I was working for the Petan Ranch in Tuscarora, Nevada and it had been a hot, dry summer that year. We were catching horses ...
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Is Your Pasture Getting Enough Rest?
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“In this part of the world, it is a small ranch,” explains Ty Cleavinger, foreman of the Dammier Ranch. Composed of thirty sections located near the community of Wildorado in the Texas Panhandle, he adds, “This ranch was ...
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What you don't see in your horse's mouth can make or break your ride
I remember sitting in the bunkhouse in the wintertime, the smell of wood smoke and Bull Durham tobacco, late in the afternoon, waiting for the cook to ring the dinner bell. An old buckaroo sitting on a wooden chair tying buttons on a set of rawhide reins, a new Garcia spade bit with a new headstall hanging from a nail on the wall, awaiting ...
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I remember sitting in the bunkhouse in the wintertime, the smell of wood smoke and Bull Durham tobacco, late in the afternoon, waiting for the cook to ring the dinner bell. An old buckaroo sitting on a wooden chair tying buttons on a set of rawhide reins, a new Garcia spade bit with a new headstall hanging from a nail on the wall, awaiting ...
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