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Dennis Sun: Memorial Day Is Not Just A Holiday
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "It is that time of the year in which we celebrate Memorial weekend, especially Memorial Day on Monday. I hope everyone celebrates for the right reason – to honor fallen soldiers who died serving their country."
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Dennis Sun: The Wild Horses Battle Goes On And On
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Even with aggressive roundups, there are still approximately 50,000 horses above the maximum appropriate management level."
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Dennis Sun: New Trends In Agriculture
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Genetics is one of the biggest improvements for livestock. Ranchers are now providing more beef with less cattle, with more efficient traits for growth and feed consumption."
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Dennis Sun: Beef Facts Matter
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For 99 percent of the world, the Livestock and Poultry World Markets and Trade Report means nothing, but for the one percent who are interested in meat markets, it means a lot."
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Dennis Sun: Beef Demand Stays High
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Despite the mayor of New York City telling all New Yorkers to limit beef consumption and go vegan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, demand and consumption of beef is staying strong. This just proves how misguided and out of touch he really is."
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Dennis Sun: White House Regulations Do Not Make Sense
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "At times, the government tells us how much they support agriculture and remind us of the millions of dollars they have made available through numerous programs to help ag. Then, the very next week, they pull the rug out from under us with more unnecessary regulations."
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Dennis Sun: Rodeo Is Back At The Wyoming State Fair
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The ranch rodeo was always a popular event at the Wyoming State Fair, as the stands were usually full of spectators. It is a fitting event for the state of Wyoming, and it gave winning competitors the opportunity to qualify for regional and national ranch rodeos."
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Dennis Sun: What's Next?
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: I believe in climate change, and that it has been around since the “Seventh Day.” However, what I think most people disagree on is what causes climate change and the things we can do to change it.
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Dennis Sun: Ag Needs Stability
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "Having an administration in Washington, D.C. that doesn’t understand agriculture, especially public lands, endangered species and water issues, creates volatility which can hinder our business climate."
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Dennis Sun: Ag Depends On Energy
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "We need to recognize oil and natural gas are a part of our lives and will continue to be into the future. Turning to electric power for everything is a mistake."
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Dennis Sun: I Don’t Need San Francisco Telling Me How To Invest My Money To Save The Planet
Wyoming rancher Dennis Sun writes: "I invest my money to make money, as long as it is legal and not harmful. Im alright with an oil company selling oil or a cow belching, but I dont need someone from San Francisco telling me how to invest my money to save our planet. They need to clean up their neighborhood first."
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Dennis Sun: How Bad Is Bad
Seventy-four years ago, a blizzard out of the northwest swept across the Northern Plains, catching people unaware. This would later be known as the Blizzard of 1949 and the worst winter of the century for eastern Wyoming, western South Dakota, northern Colorado and western Nebraska.
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Dennis Sun: Are We Doing Right?
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "What worries me is what is going to happen with renewal energy development on public lands in our Western states. I keep reading more on the backlash of renewable energy from those in Eastern states."
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Dennis Sun: It’s Still The Beef
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "The current administration and some in Congress seem to be against farmers and ranchers with all of their proposed regulations on them. This will come out in the new farm bill as they want us to solve climate change issues."
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Dennis Sun: Less Cows, More Profits
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "As cattle markets look bullish, most producers are starting to grow concerned for their cattles condition with the winter were having. The last few months have certainly been a wakeup call for everyone on the extreme conditions a hard winter can bring."
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Dennis Sun: The Consumers’ Trust
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "Anyone in the meat business, from the grocery store manager to the meatpacker, the feeder and the producer, realize they need consumers trust. This trust must not be taken for granted, nor does it come cheap."
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Dennis Sun On Agriculture: Signs That 2023 Might Rebound Into A Good Year
Dennis Sun writes: We are going to get ourselves in trouble if our country moves away from long-standing sources of energy to renewable energy completely.
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Dennis Sun: Good News – Beef Cattle Processing Is Way, Way Up
Dennis Sun writes: Combined, about 765,000 more beef cows and heifers were processed in the first 10 months of 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021.
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Dennis Sun: Finally, Studies Say Eating Red Meat Is Not Bad For Your Health
Dennis Sun writes: The scientists found weak evidence of association between unprocessed red meat consumption and colorectal cancer, breast cancer, type two diabetes and ischemic heart disease.
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Dennis Sun: Climate Change Conference Is A Big Deal But Where Are China And India?
Guest columnist Dennis Sun writes: As we all realize, Biden's main issue is climate change. Its the reason they want to destroy the American oil industry and they are using climate change to entice farmers and ranchers into cost sharing programs.
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Dennis Sun: As Seasons Change, Keep In Mind Big Issues
Dennis Sun writes: Wyoming should not have any foreign ownership of its private agricultural lands this should also happen across the nation.
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