By Joel McNair, Belleville, Wisconsin — Talk of $200 per barrel crude oil and seven-dollar per gallon gasoline grabs headlines and earns sound bites, and indeed these things may be reality sooner rather than later. Or they may not. History and common sense tell us the current oil price trend line will not continue unabated. [...]
Archive | June, 2008
Tips for strengthening the ewe-lamb bond
By Janet McNally, Hinckley, Minnesota — At this writing I am smack dab in the middle of lambing, so please forgive me if I’m having a difficult time writing about any other subject. I had planned to finish a second article on crossbreeding, and will get to that in the next issue, but I would [...]
Methods for calculating marketing costs
By Jim Munsch, Coon Valley, Wisconsin — Take a stroll through the meat market, do some math, and your first inclination is to say that direct marketing of beef will pay a producer. We farmers have been basically saying that for years. Ever since I can remember, I’ve heard uncles, cousins and neighbors complain about [...]
Sample issue of Graze
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