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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

MEMORIAL DAY MEMORIES

Memorial Day always brings back memories of lilacs in bloom and rainy days.  As a young boy I vividly remember helping my grandmother collect lilacs from the back yard and gather forget me nots from the North slopes on the ranch.  Country boquets arranged in coffee cans wrapped in tinfoil and weighted with rocks were the order of the day.



We'd load the pickup with me and the cousins riding shot gun to prevent the dreaded 'coffee can tip over' then off on the ten mile treck to the cemetery.  Seemed like she hauled the whole ranch to town that day... and it always rained!      Regardless, I trust you'll pause to remember those who blazed our trails knowing they too had dry years but it was the wet ones that kept them coming back.  One can only hope it will rain on Memorial Day this year!

Monday, May 14, 2012

THE CALF WHISPERER

There might be more than one way to skin a cat but there is only one way to halter break a calf.   The old method of tying them up to something solid until they're tired, sore, and mad, then turning them loose with the halter rope dragging has to go.  It's time you start practicing safety and humane cattle handling and do the job right.

Kelsi Gambill

Recently, Kelsi Gambill made believers of several previous skeptics as she demonstrated how to take a couple of heifers from a feedlot pen and have them fully under control and unafraid of human beings in about 3 1/2 hours each.  The photo above is of a 1040 pound heifer after just two hours into the program.  She came back on day two for another hour and a half to reinforce what was learned on day one.  Kelsi not only knows what she's doing, she exhibits a passion for the method.  If you care at all about cattle and kids, you'll make it a point to either learn how to do it yourself or have Kelsi do the job for you.  Give me a call if you would like to learn more. 

Thursday, May 10, 2012

WORK 'EM LIKE THEY'RE WATCHING

Folks, we'll be working cattle here today so check your technology at the cattle guard... there'll be no gadgets allowed!  And oh by the way, remove your belts and boots and everything that's loose or might come loose then stand on the mark with you hands up high over your head.  We need to look you over real good.  You see, we want to be certian that the envoronment is safe for our workers as they prepare to brand, vaccinate, casterate, dehorn, and whatever else may need to be done to insure our outfit operates at a profit.  We do apologize for any inconvenience but hope you'll understand that the health and well being of the world depends upon our product regardless of the fact that some don't see it that way and are working hard to run us out of business.  They'd prefer to live on lettuce alone and a life of weakly ever after.  As far as we're concerned, they can have all the high protein lettuce they can get their hands on so long as they leave us alone to feed those who prefer real protein.  Ok, let's get to work and remember, this outfit adhere's to BQA protocal at all times.