Surprise!
Date: Sep 15 2014
Black Ink & Blog & Retained Ownership“It made me mad!” That’s what a Montana rancher told me when talking about the first carcass data he ever got back.
Category: Retained Ownership
Risking it
Date: Aug 12 2014
Big Thinkers & Blog & Retained OwnershipI have yet to visit a ranch that I didn’t find beautiful, but Dry Fork Land and Cattle has to rank right up there with the prettiest.
Four things I’ve learned from Busby
Date: Dec 19 2012
Blog & Post Weaning & Retained OwnershipA lot of people have asked Darrell Busby a lot of questions over the years. I’m one of them. He’s not only a great interview source, with years of knowledge and a knack for breaking down research into “why it matters to cattlemen,” but he’s also just plain one of the nicest guys I know.
What grumps?
Date: Jun 06 2012
Blog & Post Weaning & Retained OwnershipMeet the father-son combo of Gary and Lane Darnall. They welcome calls from ranchers at their feedyard in western Nebraska.
A step toward the next step
Date: Jun 04 2012
Blog & Post Weaning & Retained OwnershipMyth: There is no information out there for folks who want to try feeding cattle for the first time.
Fact: There are resources and you don’t even have to look that far to find them.
Pasture to plate
Date: Mar 01 2012
Blog & Retained OwnershipA perfectly good extra day, Feb. 29, and yet there was no birthday in our herd that is half done calving. We had a lull in mid-February after the AI heifers were done, and now the AI cows are trailing off. Maybe there will be a couple more, but so far we have 41 AI […]
Running the race
Date: Jul 20 2011
Blog & Retained OwnershipFeeding your calves in a retained ownership program is a lot like running a marathon.
A small world of happy surprises
Date: Jan 07 2011
Blog & Cattle Feeding & Post Weaning & Retained OwnershipIn the past five decades, the Vaughns have experimented with a lot of different cattle breeds. Read about the Vaughn’s management practices.