Whether it’s the use of unnecessary commas, neglecting to floss or making only the minimum payments on a credit card, people often make the same mistakes. Runners may forget their form; homebuyers sometimes skip the home inspection; and graziers – well, they’re not exactly exempt from slipups either.

Profitability is the name of the game, but with many of our dairy friends closing up shop and market outlooks that appear grim, it may seem like that week-old calf on a warm spring day – out of reach and impossible to catch.

You live and you learn, right? Vern Terrell readily admits he has. A diversified cattleman in the western edge of the Nebraska Sandhills – who farms and ranches alongside his wife, Marjean, his son Brock and his wife, Heidi – was willing to share what he considers to be “game-changers” for his operation with producers at the National Grazing Conference in Reno, Nevada.