Farm & Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch…
By Rayford Pullen | [email protected]
It’s a wonderful time to be in the cattle business. Green grass, no feeding and higher cattle prices are the ticket we have been wishing would happen and now it’s here. We’ll be weaning our fall-born calves this month but other than that, it’s just too darn hot in July and August for both cattle and humans to be jostled around, which usually results in some sort of problem. So, sit back and relax a bit as the dog days of summer drag along.
I have always been a little confused about the El Nino and the El Nina weather and how it relates to what is going to happen in our area. For those in our neck of the woods, I’m proud to report that we have been and should be in the El Nino hopefully through the fall and winter. El Nino, is our friend, and El Nina is not. Seventy-five percent of our annual summer forage is normally made by July 15 of each year and we have certainly had a great grass year thus far.
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By Tressa Lawrence
Ranchers across northeast Wyoming and the surrounding areas saw record moisture levels in 2023. The year 2024 has seen significantly less moisture to date.
By Lindsey Monk
People are finishing up brandings. Here, Danny Walter is shown getting it done.
By Barry Whitworth, DVM
On July 6, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) posted in the Federal Register a proposal that radio frequency identification tags be used as official identification for cattle and bison. Following a period for public comment, the USDA APHIS released a statement on April 24, 2024, with the amended animal disease traceability (ADT) regulation for cattle and bison. The full press release may be found at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/aphis-bolsters-animal-disease-traceability-united-states. Under the new rule, cattle and bison will need to be identified with tags that are both visual and electronic.
The USDA defines ADT as knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they have been, and when the animal disease event took place. A system that allows for efficient traceability of livestock in the United States is essential for animal health and reducing the economic effect of a foreign animal disease outbreak and other diseases on livestock producers as well as others whose well-being depends on livestock production.
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