During mid-October of 2021, I was finishing up some routine lawn grass management in my backyard in Mountain Home, Idaho, when I stumbled upon a few unique insects I had never seen before.

Beyond the Ring to youth who show livestock is similar to what PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association) is to rodeo.

“The low pregnancy rate issue in beef cows this fall seems to be pretty pervasive but also varies from herd to herd,” says John Hall, University of Idaho professor and beef extension specialist.

Idaho is suffering one of the state’s most extreme droughts since the 1920s, depleting the reservoirs, forcing producers to shut irrigation systems off early and households to conserve water usage – and forecasters predict the dry spell is likely to continue.

Regardless of personality type, no one likes tough conversations. They take practice, no matter the natural conversation skills that may exist.