January 2012 (Santa Rosa, CA) ‐‐ American AgCredit has announced the merger with Farm Credit Services of the Mountain Plains, based in Greeley, CO, effective January 1, 2012. The merger will make the joint Association the 6 the largest Farm Credit cooperative in the U.S., totaling $5.58 billion in assets, and creating a combined customer base of […]
Richard Castelow’s road to becoming a Master Saddler could easily be chronicled on the silver screen. He joined the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at age fifteen and by the age of twenty, was selected to join the Household Cavalry Saddle shop in Knightsbridge, London. After rigorous teaching and training under four different master saddlers, undergoing
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The Gold Fork River, near McCall, Idaho, is one of Idaho’s most scenic rivers. The river flows through beautiful timbered mountains and forests until reaching Lake Cascade, south of McCall, Idaho. This river is one of Idaho’s hidden gems, offering fishing for trout and land locked Salmon. Elk, deer, cougar, bear and other wild game
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There are several reasons that you as a property owner should participate in a 1031 exchange. For those of you who are not familiar with 1031 exchanges, 1031s are a way to defer taxes on the capital gains from a sale of investment property. 1031s can be very complicated and you will also need
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Over the last several years, trail riding has become very popular. Trail riding can be very different from region to region and the horse required to safely trail ride in those regions is different. Riding at lower elevation and flat open country is not as demanding on the horse and riders can get buy with
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When looking for Montana ranches for sale and Wyoming ranches for sale, you may want to consider the difference between Montana’s and Wyoming’s wolf management. Wolves will have significant impacts on your ranching operations and wildlife populations. Last May, wolves were delisted in both Idaho and Montana and management was turned over to the states.
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Log homes have provided shelter for thousands of years. Over that time, they have evolved from simple crude structures to extravagant finely crafted structures. As you begin to plan to build a log home, there are several details you will want to consider. Cost is obviously one of the primary factors for any home and
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When you begin your search for hunting land for sale, you will want to consider several factors. Species you desire to hunt, quality of species you desire, species population size, species acreage requirements, and management goals to name a few. Below we have taken a couple big game species and discuss some of these factors.
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It is important to understand that there are different beetles affecting the forests of the Rocky Mountains. The primary beetle impacting Colorado Mountain Land is the Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus Ponderosae). The Mountain Pine Beetle commonly attacks Ponderosa, lodgepole, Scotch, and Limber pine while Bristlecone Pine, Pinyon Pine, firs and spruces are less susceptible. Things
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It never ceases to amaze me how many people fail to put in place a proper overall plan for their ranch, farm, or recreational property. They decide where they will put the house and maybe a barn but never think further down the road and ask themselves “What do I want my property to look
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