Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express. The Pony Express ran all day and night through summer and winter. There were only 183 men that rode for the Pony Express. The average rider was 20, the youngest rider was 11 and the oldest rider was in his mid…
From the Oklahoma Agriculture Breeds website: “The Shorthorn Breed of Cattle originated on the northeastern coast of England in the counties of Northcumberland, Durham, York, and Lincoln. These counties all touch the North Sea and lie between the Cheviot Hills and the middle part of England. The first real development…
by Dr. Steve Blezinger, a nutritional and management consultant in Sulphur Springs, Texas Every cow-calf operation contains several basic components without which it cannot survive. First, the producer has to get the females bred. Second, the bred females have to carry the unborn calf to term. Third, she has to…
This blog is one year old today. I’ve done 381 entries during the year and hopefully you found them interesting. People especially like postings about old movies and old movie stars and I get a lot of email from people “remembering” the good old days. But most other topics get…
From www.beefmagazine.com Is now the time to sell cows or buy them? That’s the basic question often posed at the beginning of each year to Darrell Mark, University of Nebraska agricultural economist. Answering yes to either question currently could make economic sense, Mark says. There are fewer beef cows in…
