McGarva Ranch Pasture Division

01/04/2021

Does he trust me too much??!! Lol
Don’t pop the clutch

12/29/2020

Using branded beef to improve the value of cull cows

About time a retailer partnered with Producer resiliency as a goal!!!

Brain Baxter shares how Kroger partnered with Kentucky Cattlemen's Association to develop a branded ground beef product that increases the value of cull cows for its members.

12/18/2020

Ranch Manager | Jones, OK

https://www.farmandranchjobs.com/job-listing-ranch-manager-jones-oklahoma/4009565328

Nov 23 - Capra Foods hiring Ranch Manager in Jones, Oklahoma on Farm and Ranch Jobs. Discover the latest Farm and Ranch jobs

12/15/2020

Image: 42 Best Trust quotes - Quotes and Hacks

Image: 42 Best Trust quotes - Quotes and Hacks

Found on Google from quotesandhacks.com

12/13/2020

Photos from McGarva Ranch Pasture Division's post

12/11/2020

Thinking of starting a support group
12-step type
Bovine Anonymous

If you have an addiction that’s holding you back, hurting your family, absorbing all your disposal cash and putting your health at risk .....

12/09/2020

Get Better Before Getting Bigger

https://ranchmanagement.com/get-better-before-getting-bigger/

Our busy season of conducting Ranching for Profit Schools has just begun. Last week, I had the pleasure of dropping in on the school in Abilene, TX and meeting some outstanding participants. It is …

12/08/2020

Ross McGarva on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ross-mcgarva-78382447_lamb-holisticmanagement-ranching-activity-6742105918433050624-kbIb

Oklahoma Sheep Ranch Manager position available. A central Oklahoma sheep operation is looking for a ranch manager. Experience in accelerated pasture ...

12/07/2020

1950’s State of the art saddle!! 😂

12/03/2020

Photos from McGarva Ranch Pasture Division's post

12/03/2020

#6-Nicole Masters: For the Love of Soil

#6-Nicole Masters: For the Love of Soil

In this episode of Building Your Permaculture Property I speak with Nicole Masters about her new book "For the Love of Soil". Nicole Masters is an independen...

12/01/2020

Great Basin Buckaroos 1 - Mary Williams Hyde

Rich Bradbury - I’m sure you’ve seen this but just in case .... it’s got your Dad in it!

Photos of Great Basin buckaroos at ranch rodeos and on ranches throughout the region by Mary Williams Hyde.

11/27/2020

Rearranging chairs on the Titanic | Canadian Cattlemen

Rearranging chairs on the Titanic | Canadian Cattlemen

Every once in a while, I feel the need to put something out there that I know will offend people. In today’s world, it is easy to offend, so this should

11/26/2020

Thanksgiving McGarva Style! He tells me ...”it’ll be easy... just 2’ holes”!! Geez 🙄

11/21/2020

JBS posts 778% rise in Q3 net income

Apparently we think this stuff is OK?? Those in the cattle business should be outraged!!!!

CEO says geographical diversification and diverse protein portfolio will provide more consistent results over long term.

11/17/2020

11/03/2020

The Amos and Anna reunion I had imagined would be so touching and bring tears to my eyes went like this ....
They’ve been partners a very LONG time! Guarding goats together in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California! While in California, Anna became too old (losing hearing, sight and teeth) so she was retired back to Oregon to live out her days more gently! Amos stayed on duty in California! Anna was depressed - guard dogs take their jobs very seriously and of course the separation from Amos was a first.
Anna joined us and 5 other guard dogs on a wild adventure to Texas - the heat and long drive took its toll on us all but once she had goats 🐐 to guard again her spirits soared and her health improved!
Several months into this adventure we learn Amos has also been retired (his goat herd sold)! We set to work finding a way to get him to Texas to be reunited with Anna! (I choke up just thinking about it!) We caught a ride for him on a load of sheep 🐑 originating in Oregon and bound for Oklahoma! He travelled through 7 states arriving too late at night to reunite them immediately. My excitement couldn’t wait long though ...so early the next day Ross and I haze the two of them from separate ends of the sheep pasture towards each other! Beautiful moment warning ⚠️
Their eyes met, Amos approaches Anna ..... and like two old married people there’s a slight nod a slight wag and they go their separate ways to guard the animals 🐑 🐐 that they REALLY love!
Hallmark moment averted!

10/25/2020

Love this!

10/23/2020

Wendy Mints we meet a Veronite today .... Blake Jansa! Small world 🤠

10/21/2020

🤷‍♂️Case of the #2020 scaries???
💪Let us do the work & ship our beef to your door!
🌱100% grass-fed/ finished
🌱Non GMO
🌱Pasture Raised on our ranches
🌱Antibiotic/ Hormone FREE
🌱Animal Compassion Certified [GAP 4]
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10/19/2020

So much life .... when you stop to look and enjoy
Happy Sunday Ya’ll

10/14/2020

Do what you Love .... Love what you do!!

10/11/2020

Do grasses store carbon like trees?
Many people have heard that trees can sequester or store carbon but did you know that grasses also serve this important role? In fact, although trees can store more carbon, the storage in grass may be more stable since much of it is below ground. This makes it less likely to be lost to the atmosphere during fires, droughts or floods. Trees store more carbon aboveground in trunks, branches and leaves while grasses store more carbon belowground in their roots. Click to read more! https://bit.ly/2YThxQ7

The Prairie Project

10/10/2020

We’ve been saying for years! “Someday they’ll be paying US to graze”! That time has come

10/08/2020

No one cares more for these animals than the folks who raise them. We are proud to work with over 120 ranchers to source humanely raised Dorper lamb.

10/04/2020

Principles of Regenerative/ Holistic management
Limited disturbance. Limit mechanical, chemical, and physical disturbance of soil. ...
Armor. Keep soil covered at all times. ...
Diversity. Strive for diversity of both plant and animal species. ...
Living roots. ...
Integrated animals.

10/01/2020

‎Working Cows: Ep. 156 - Dallas Mount - Having the Courage to Talk on Apple Podcasts

Here’s another fantastic - practical discussion!!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-cows/id1307361758?i=1000492158838

‎Show Working Cows, Ep Ep. 156 - Dallas Mount - Having the Courage to Talk - Sep 22, 2020

09/30/2020

‎Growing Agri People: Stuart Austin on Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuart-austin/id1529845594?i=1000493059770

‎Show Growing Agri People, Ep Stuart Austin - Sep 30, 2020

09/28/2020

🍂𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕞𝕟 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕤𝕥 ℙ𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖!!
🍂Cold weather months are here and we have the Roasts, stew meat and burger to get you through! So fire up the slow cooker and gather round the table!
🍂Hearty Chuck Roast that falls apart when finished and easily shredded, tender cut Stew Meat, and our Custom Blend 80/20 Ground beef round out this package.
🍂The Akaushi genetics of our cattle lend to a rich, buttery flavor, and a nutrient dense protein that you can feel good serving to your family and friends!
🍂Our items come frozen, conveniently and safely shipped to your front door.

 What's Inside?

2 (3.5 lb. ea) Boneless Chuck Roast

2 (1 lb pkg) Stew Meat {Cut from our Sirloin Tips- 2” Pre-cut pieces}

4 (1 lb pkg) Custom Blend 80/20 Ground Beef
www.desertmountaingrassfed.com

09/21/2020

Impressive!!! I’d be curious to know what mental image those polled had/have that have them that warm fuzzy feeling??! 🤷‍♀️

For the first time in Gallup's 20 years of tracking Americans' views of various business and industry sectors, farming and agriculture is a clear leader.

It's a stressful time for many of us on the farm or ranch right now, know that you're appreciated! http://ow.ly/c84n50BrIoD

09/21/2020

AEA | Regenerative Agriculture | John Kempf

This guy inspires me!

https://www.advancingecoag.com/john

Meet John Kempf, a farmer, scientist, and agronomist who says Advancing Eco Agriculture has the knowledge to implement Regenerative Agriculture Systems on scale

09/18/2020

Best quote : “ we’re going to continue to see nature violently correct our neglect”!!

Written by Joel Salatin

FIRES AREN'T CLIMATE CHANGE
Yesterday the skies over our Virginia farm were white with smoke from the California and Oregon fires. It was surreal to see the clear line of smoke coming across the Shenandoah Valley traveling east toward Norfolk. If you looked south, the sky was white. Looking north, the sky was a brilliant blue. I'm not sure I've ever seen that before, and knowing that this smoke originated from 3,000 miles away was mind boggling.
Anyone who thinks these fires are a result of climate change or have anything to do with climate change is incorrect. This is the result of land management policy being held hostage by radical environmentalists and anti-livestockers. The first group shuts down the chainsaws and the second group eliminates the biomass pruners.
I have written about this numerous times but wow, it sure gets frustrating to see the anti-solution crowd constantly win the media megaphone contest. Vegetation is a consequence of management.
On our farm, we've watched vegetation change dramatically based on management. In one year you can shift a field from cockles to grass. Or a sterile forest to one with ground cover. Or no clover to clover. We've done this for decades and it never ceases to amaze me how responsive the landscape generally and vegetation specifically can be to a different management.
That change can be mechanical, like plowing, ponds, or hoof action; it can be nutrient based, like compost or feeding hay on an area; it can be sunlight, like adjusting the canopy to change shade ratios. The way we interact with nature eventually expresses itself in a physical way. That includes the decision to not interact with nature.
The problem with withdrawing is that we can't put back all the original natural elements. The bison, the beavers, the wolves, the routine and smallish naturally-ignited fires, the Native American cultivation and caretaking which included planting, burning, and hunting. Unless and until we replace those elements in wildness, we don't have functional wildness at the macro level.
That means for true ecosystem balance, we need to substitute humble, healing touches from the human hand. That means strategic tree cutting, herbivorous pruning of accumulating biomass, pond building (millions of them) and organic matter stewardship. It means participating in ways that radical environmentalists and anti-livestockers decry; as long as these groups have the message board, we're going to see nature violently correct our neglect.
This has nothing to do with partisanship. It doesn't even have anything to do with California PG&E. And it certainly doesn't have anything to do with climate change. As my Australian friend and guru of landscape management Darren Doherty would say, "this shows that the hardest climate to change is the climate of the mind." Well said. Before we start screaming exterior climate change, how about we start self-examining our mental climate, and change that first?
What do you think it will take for this simple message to be widely adopted?

--Joel Salatin

09/15/2020

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