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Cassidy Woolsey

Cassidy Woolsey serves as managing editor for Ag Proud – Idaho, covering agriculture across the state. She graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and journalism and spent eight years as an editor for Progressive Cattle before her current role.

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Owl boxes for pest control: Are they as effective as some say?

May 23, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

When it comes to voles, pocket gophers and field mice, forage growers will do just about anything to get them off their property – or at least under control.

Grassley pushes ban on packer ownership of livestock

May 19, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

Looking to reverse consolidation in the livestock industry, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, reintroduced legislation last week to ban packer ownership of livestock they process.

Canadian rancher develops ‘calf-stripping’ as a method to sort pairs

May 17, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

Ranchers from a traditional cow-calf operation are familiar with swinging gates, people running up and down alleyways, flailing arms and the occasional cuss word.

Trump puzzles some with his position on beef tariffs

May 12, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

Presumed Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, promised supporters this weekend at a rally that he would go “tit-for-tat” with Japan when it comes to tariffs on U.S. beef.

Ranch ingenuity: Army truck beats rancher’s battle with winter-feeding

March 30, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

A 5-ton army truck isn’t a common piece of equipment to see roaming the rangelands of central Wyoming – with hay stacked in the back no less – but one ranching family has taken a unique idea and transformed it into a working reality.

over two miles of fencing keeps cattle from surface water

Trash to treasure: One producer’s journey

March 30, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

For northeastern Georgia producer Terry Chandler and his wife Deborah, owning a farm seemed more of a faint dream than a reality.

The no-nos of nitrogen application in pastures

March 23, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

The number of times a parent says the word “no” in a day can feel almost endless. But as any parent or grown child knows, those “nos” are merely words of wisdom from someone who has, in a sense, “been there, done that.”

Biological activity and soil quality is integral to Axten Farms’ success

March 7, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

The old adage “If you build it, they will come” is something Canadian grower Derek Axten swears by. He has found that through a mix of progressive practices, he can improve biological activity and soil quality, while achieving every farmer’s dream of increasing profitability.

T-Snip: Genetic test spots fescue toxicosis

February 24, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

Almost every beef producer in the eastern U.S. has at some point wished fescue toxicosis could just go away, but what if it could … or at least the cattle that are susceptible?

Dragging pastures: Are the benefits worth the cost?

February 17, 2016

Cassidy Woolsey

When it comes to dragging pastures, there isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” approach; it either works for your operational goals or it doesn’t.

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