Well-designed and effectively operated cattle-handling facilities make life easier. Such facilities decrease cattle injury, illness and death, and improve producer morale.

Moore’s Law implies technological advances double every year. Rapid technological advancements require users to constantly change and adapt to new high-tech processes and gadgets.

Not long after we reached the back side of the pasture, the sun peeked over the horizon and the chaos erupted. It was every cow for itself, running and dodging or bawling and standing to fight.

Section 1031 exchange refers to section number 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. While these sales are sometimes referred to as “tax-free,” they are not. Any income taxes due might be delayed until a future date, but they must be accounted for and paid at some time.

Ranchers and livestock farmers have always wanted to improve their cattle, sheep, horses, hogs and poultry. How best to do this has been debated for centuries. One of the original purposes of agricultural research stations and land-grant colleges was to study ways to improve different breeds.