From the Party 411 website Midnight Cowboy is the perfect theme for a New Year’s Eve Party. Let’s get one thing straight pardner, I’m not talking tumbleweeds and cow patties here! By combining a western theme with a snazzy black, red and silver color scheme, this is one cowpoke…
The National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas has started and for all you fans it’s important to have the official clothing, whether you can attend or not. The NFR has all kinds of cool stuff this year – and they make great Christmas gifts. You can get more information at…
By Jen Skerritt From Bloomberg News There’s been a lot of attention paid to how Canada’s oil boom has helped make gasoline cheaper. What many people may not realize is that the boom is also driving up the prices they pay for burgers and steaks. Surging energy investment in Prairie…
by Darrell Rankins Ph.D, Alabama Cooperative Ext. System Animal Scientist From Cattle Today On numerous occasions the topic of calving in the fall versus calving in the spring has come up as a topic of discussion among cattlemen. There are advantages and disadvantages associated with each of them and as…
By Andrew Schneider From the NPR blog The Salt If you’ve shopped for meat recently, you no doubt have noticed that beef prices are up. Some grades are even at the highest levels ever recorded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Though the inflated prices may be hard on consumers,…