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comm 20.26 ins 1.62 brand .25 beef pro 1.00 feed 5.05 total 28.18 total on 50 head 1409.00

As a owner of two federal grazing permits for over 25 years, I can tell you that I honestly believe that public land grazing is on its way out. It is one thing after another. They are making it so hard on ranchers to run cattle on national forests its hard to make a living. Permits are becoming...

Looking for some ideas on a current situation I am in. I have a summer allotment June to October, I lost my winter lease, current owners are subdividing want the cattle gone. I have limited winter country will not support the summer pasture, so cow/calf operation will be tough. I am looking at...

Good morning on my way out the door just had to comment on this thread. Comparing treatment of animals to the tribulations of the Slave trade or the issues of the Native Americans is just insane. Wow! Also I have read quite a bit of the Bible and I am pretty sure God put beef on this earth to...

Have some fence work that needs to get done. Reset the shoes on some horses and then I am sure there are some surprises the day has in store for me. Have a good one.

Headin out, little cold this morning. I like to read articles from this site but rarely do I reply. This post sparked my interest. Everyone likes gentle cattle, don't care who you are. They kind of handle themselves. But there are those types of cattle that you have deal with this way. I have...

Atver's, and dirt bikers, are doing more damage to public lands than any other group. With Memorial weekend coming up, they will be in my area by the hundreds going and doing just about anything they want. It's my belief that person would have to be crazy to invite this problem on their land.

This post prompted me to join this discussion. I am a third generation rancher. Over 70 years in the business. We currently graze two federal grazing permits, have had them for a long time. These wacky groups are a very serious problem. They are very misinformed, they are hate based and they are...