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From contracts to cowboy boots: fall is when my two worlds collide. 👩💻 🤠 Fall is about bringing things home, both on the ranch and in the office. It's the final push to round up the year's efforts and close them successfully. In the office, the calendar pages flip rapidly towards EOY: it's the final sprint, where every contract counts and every deal can make or break the annual targets. No pressure, right? On the ranch, fall signals the return of the herd from the vast forest pastures. They've spent the summer roaming, but now it's time to saddle up and bring them home for the winter. Both worlds, seemingly disparate, share a rhythm of urgency and precision. Just as herding cattle requires strategy and foresight, so does negotiating contracts. Each contract wrangled is a steer guided home, each deal closed a successful season wrapped up. As we ride into this year's sunset, let's tip our hats to the harvesters, ranchers, and deal-makers. 🌅 Whether you're navigating fine print or fields, may your contracts, crops, and herds be bountiful. 📄🌾🐮 #inhousecounsel #ranching #contractmanagement #fallharvest #corporatelaw #agriculture

At the start of the 19th century, Texas was a dry and rugged patchwork of native American and Mexican-held lands. After two rounds of war with Mexico and a period of independence, Texas became a U.S. state in 1845. This was fortuitous timing, for the most critical innovation in wood preservation technology, the Bethell pressure treatment method, had just been invented in 1836, and was poised to help develop the wild countryside. How did Creosote-treated Crossties replace Cowboys? It went like this: ✅ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞” 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 The only means of transportation across the Texan landscape was on horseback or in horse-drawn carriages, following the meandering paths carved out by the Spanish and Native Americans, and by crossing small rivers on local ferries. Cattle ranchers knew the land best, since they led treks known as “cattle drives” to other territories hundreds of miles to the north and west to sell their livestock. ✅ 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬 When railroads made their debut in Texas in the 1850s as a way to transport goods inland from the Gulf of Mexico, it marked the beginning of the end of cowboy culture. The Cowboy era started, according to historians, in 1866 when 260,000 head of cattle first crossed the Red River in North Texas. At that time, approximately 500 miles of track were clustered around Houston. However, by 1873, the Houston and Texas Central Railway extended to Dallas and crossed the Red River—an American version of “crossing the Rubicon”. From then on, more railroads crossed into Texas, connecting it to national rail lines from other states. Want to learn more? Check out our full article: https://lnkd.in/erwhX9rK

Years ago I had the privilege of working for the brilliant Greg Rosenau with Acosta. Greg is a very intelligent guy, but I think the smartest thing he ever said to me was: "You have to fish where the fish are!". I think about that a lot when trying to figure out how to prioritize. So if I need to prioritize short term growth, which pond should I be fishing in? https://lnkd.in/eD_Eqd6k Fish where the fish are. #GenX #Whatsyourplan?

If you ever doubted the Angus breeds dominance in the Australian beef industry, have a look at this chart. It shows the number of progeny (calves) registered as stud cattle by the top 10 sires (bulls) of each breed. Note: the majority of these calves would have been conceived using artificial insemination. The top two angus sires, Millah Murrah Paratrooper and Landfall New Ground have more calves registered to them than the sum of all the other breed sires combined. Pretty incredible. Note: It is worth pointing out that the hereford and wagyu breeds are not included in the chart.

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Don’t miss Hannah Heimbuch’s third and final installment to her “Close-Up on Closures" series, highlighting her personal experience riding the waves of Alaska’s fish processing woes. Hannah articulates the highs and lows of her summer fishing season, its similarity to other waterfronts’ struggles, possible solutions and a tiny bit of closure. What do YOU think our working waterfronts and the U.S. harvesting sector need to survive and thrive? What tools and solutions help fishing communities persevere through big changes? What challenges are other communities across the U.S. seeing (coastal or otherwise)? What changes can we make to keep food systems intact and improve them?

🎣 Reel in Success with Bottom Fishing! 🎣 📈 Ready to navigate the waters of smart investing? Cast your line and explore more details here: https://buff.ly/3UY9Y6u Dive into the world of strategic investing with "Bottom Fishing"! 📉 This savvy practice involves seizing opportunities to buy assets at rock-bottom prices, often after a significant market decline. 📉 Whether it's market-wide turbulence or specific factors affecting an asset, bottom fishing aims to capitalize on undervalued assets, with the goal of reaping rewards when their value bounces back in normal market conditions. #Investing #BottomFishing #MarketInsights

Effective bird management in sorghum requires early planning. Don't wait until it's too late; damage often strikes just before the harvest. To control: 🌾 Use coloured grains that have bitter tasting coats which keep away birds. 🌾 Early sorghum harvest; once it is at soft dough stage. 🌾 Use of scaring methods 🌾 Use of nets have also been adopted for certain varieties. #YourFarmersGuardian #TheShambaCalendar

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