“Wrong” is not a good word to use. We should say “Right” or “Not quite Right.” When something is not quite right we can fix it and make it right. When we say something is wrong, it stays wrong because that is what we said it was. Even if we

Today, people are really into “control” with animals. Some control is necessary but how we get it and what kind of control we use is very important. There are several ways to control and sometimes we should use more than one way. Building more fences can be very helpful or

I was just invited to attend my high school class reunion. I don’t know why they would ask me, they are all normal, successful people. I say “all” there were only 13 to start with. I guess they just wanted to get a good look at the class failure. The teacher that I

The Round Rocks (above) are my most valuable (and only) collection. They came about while I was trying to teach people to work cattle. Most people, when working livestock are looking at the wrong things or not looking at all. While trying to get people to quit looking at the

Learning is the road to understanding. The problem is, most people stop at the first little hill or at the first corner. There was a time when young people were taught things. They were taught discipline, to start and finish a job, to do things right or at least the

We have heard from all of the smart and educated people, maybe it’s time to hear from an uneducated person. The only difference is that I will admit I don’t know anything about Global Warming. Since I really know nothing about it, there are a few questions and comments I’d

Marketing is a very simple concept, but people really like to make it complex and difficult. First, we should understand what we are selling. It could be feed. It could be animals. It could be our labor. It could be our skill at various parts of what we sell. Most

We in the livestock industry should keep a proper balance of assets which are: 1. Money 2. Feed 3. Animals If we start out with money and we use some of it to buy land that will grow feed, we will have feed to sell. This feed can be grain

Droughts have caused some serious problems around the world, both financial and emotional, so I’m not saying that a drought isn’t bad. Yet, in the U. S. more problems are caused by how we handle the drought than the drought itself. A drought doesn’t start after six months or a