Antelope Bitterbrush and Mule Deer
Vast areas of foothills and mountain slopes are dominated by shrubs of the sunflower family, Asteraceae, especially sagebrush. Woody members of the Rosaceae family were never dominant in the Intermountain vegetation, but fossil records indicate that they were a significant understory in forests and woodlands. From these ancestor populations evolved a few species that play […]
Good News, Bad News
This will be a good news, bad news column. Some of the good news is the nation’s cow herd is at it smallest since 2015 and with the uptick in moisture so far this winter, calf market should be bullish across the country. Corn futures for September are favorable year to year for feeders, so […]
Spring Update…
Happy Spring, Cattlemen and Cattlewomen! What a winter we saw throughout Nevada this year. The weather experts have been saying we are in the middle of a shift from La Nina to El Nino. The neutral pattern we are in now in has been dubbed “La Nada” by some, but winter was anything but nada […]
President’s Perspective – April 2023
Yep, that’s me, yelling at the radio. Some of you may wonder why I’m yelling at an inanimate object, but I suspect most of you have been there. I happened to catch a news piece about the announcement of this year’s fee for an Animal Unit Month paid by Public Lands Ranchers. It was no […]