Part of every cattle operation’s annual income is from cull cows; older cows or poor-producing cows are sold to make room in the herd for younger and/or better replacements.

A growing number of commercial cattlemen are discovering advantages of using Wagyu bulls (or semen) in their herds, especially to breed heifers.

“Using Agriculture Conservation Dogs to detect PVY and BRR” was a symposium topic at the annual Idaho Seed Potato Growers seminar in January. Andrea Parish gave the presentation/demonstration, using dogs she trained to sniff out potato diseases.

Kortney Bahem and her husband, Daniel Lousignont, own and operate L&L Meats LLC – a mobile butchering business in Homedale, Idaho.