Breeding at Spruce Mountain Ranch

During the National Western Stock Show, Mitch Rohr, chief operating officer for Spruce Mountain Ranch, describes the Colorado Angus operation, its cattle, seedstock breeding programs and the Angus Night on the Mountain sale the company holds during the stock show to fund scholarships through the Angus Foundation.

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2. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
3. Ag markets generally mixed to start this week
4. USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program sign-up
5. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
6. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early

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2. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
3. Schwieterman: Cattle futures end week with sharp losses
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5. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
6. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice

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2. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
3. 2014 Farm Bill: Are we near an agreement?
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5. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
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