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Cows Are Having Calves
Spring calving time has arrived, and workload has sharply intensified for Flint Hills ranchers with cow-calf operations.
A cow’s gestation is the period between conception...
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‘Everything Horses’ Featured For EquiFest Of Kansas At Salina
Calendar dates must be circled in red for the EquiFest of Kansas, March 14-17, at Salina.
That’s the announcement from Justine Staten, executive director of...
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Highway Construction Finally Completed
“Is the highway open yet?”
That question has been asked and responded to dozens of times in the past several months.
“Yes.” After more than a...
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Tails No Longer Docked On Famous Clydesdale Horses
Anheuser-Busch says it has ended its practice of cutting the tails of the famous Clydesdale horses used in Budweiser commercials and at events after...
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Anti-Horse Slaughter Bill Reaches Milestone With Lawmakers Sponsoring It
Federal anti-horse slaughter legislation, known as the SAFE Act, H.R. 3475, reached a critical political threshold with a majority of the U.S. House publicly...
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Modern Machinery Still Better
“The days of tossing four small square hay bales out the south hay mow door to the bunk are gone.”
Morning feeding chores would be...
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Horses Scared Of Coyotes While Donkeys Will Confront Them
Why do donkeys kill coyotes, while horses often run from them?
Donkeys have a formidable reputation in the animal kingdom, and it's not just because...
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Optimism For Better Days
Cold weather rapidly multiplies problems on the ranch.
Exactly how much is too complex to figure for one who barely passed his college algebra course....
