MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY-ARRIVED BEEF CATTLE Part 1
Backgrounding describes a management system where recently weaned calves or yearling cattle are grazed or fed a high fiber ration for a period of time before they are placed in the feed yard.


MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY-ARRIVED BEEF CATTLE Part 2
Not all cattle are susceptible to stress. Just like humans, certain individual animals can withstand the rigors of this process much better than others.


CHEROKEE HILLS
Rickey, Tanner and I hit the road last weekend to visit Cherokee Hills Ranch in Paris Landing, Tenn.


NO WONDER CATTLEMEN ARE A DYING BREED
Recently on a local talk show, the host interviewed a representative of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, (PETA). He was a prissy sounding young man who reported that a recent PETA study disclosed that eating red meat causes impotence. No kidding.


SOME STORIES OF NAMELESS RINGMEN
They were the ringmen during the heyday of the registered cattle business, that period between the 1930's and the 1980's when the production of registered cattle was a haven for the wealthy of other businesses -- when everyone who made lots of money craved to be a gentleman rancher.