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Walker is a farmer, rancher and all-around thorn-in-the-side with Land's Feed Warehouse in Grand Saline, Texas, who opines on current events affecting the cattle industry.

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Hold the towel!

October 28, 2022
Jim Walker

Yes, times are tough; but tie a knot in your towel and hang on!  And most importantly, don’t suffer alone and in silence. 


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That’s the life

July 5, 2022
Jim Walker

Some years ago, I was in Dallas for one of the charity events we support, and a guy asked me what I “do.” I gave my usual, “I’m in agriculture,” which always seems to lead to the inquiry of whether we have a ranch and then to the rather personal follow up question of, “How big is it?”


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What fertilizer shortage?

April 8, 2022
Jim Walker
If you walked across my pastures, you wouldn’t believe there is a fertilizer shortage. Heck, even the smallest cattle yards have a devil of a time getting rid of all the manure our blessed beasts produce.
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Well then, do something

October 14, 2021
Jim Walker
Apparently, surviving the Great Recession and a global pandemic isn’t enough. Our brothers and sisters out West are in a prolonged fight for their livelihoods and very lives.
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You're still here!

July 23, 2021
Jim Walker
Congratulations, you're still here! Isn't that a little like how we all feel right now? We have hung on – maybe just by our fingertips – but we are still here.
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Seaweed – a cattle delicacy?

February 26, 2021
Jim Walker
It is a sea otter delicacy. I guess they like a salad as much as the next carnivore (yes, their main diet is sea urchins and crabs). But, what attraction does red seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis, have for humans and, more particularly, for beef and dairy cattle, you may ask?
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Cows and COVID

December 29, 2020
Jim Walker
I was asked a little while back, “Can cows catch COVID?” It sounds like an alliterative riddle, but the answer is “yes.” While cows can catch COVID, according to South Dakota State University, they only possess a “medium” chance of doing so (and while we are at it, horses only have a low chance of catching the virus).
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The habitable zone

October 29, 2020
Jim Walker

Alarming news articles recently divided the country into “habitable” and “unlivable” zones, based on scientists’ climate change weather predictions. In essence, as the planet and country warm, the prime habitable zone in the U.S. moves north toward the Great Lakes region and the Canadian border. What used to be colder Northern regions (too cold for a long growing season) will now be prime production areas, and the present prime Southern and Midwest farm and ranch lands will become too hot and dry for sustained production or human habitation.


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Ain’t too proud

August 19, 2020
Jim Walker

Livestock (and forage) producers are a proud bunch. Often stubborn, determined and self-sufficient almost to the point of self-destruction.


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Perseverance and faith: Staying the course

May 12, 2020
Jim Walker
In the 1980s, there was a popular song on the radio with the title "Should I Stay, or Should I Go." A lot of producers today are asking themselves a form of that same question – should I stay the course and keep my cattle, hoping consumer demand and beef prices rise soon? Or, should I sell off a good share so I don’t incur the expense of feeding and maintaining excess numbers, not knowing when this crisis might end?
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