Baxter Black: PERSPECTIVE

Baxter Black:  PERSPECTIVE

Robin’s uncle gave her 2 dozen tamales. “That’s too many,” she protested. “No, I’ve got plenty,” he said “I bought 14 dozen from my neighbor’s wife. Her husband’s out of work.”

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AABP president promotes responsiveness, collaboration, online CE

AABP president promotes responsiveness, collaboration, online CE

Organization to continue addressing issues of animal welfare, student recruitment

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Dr. Richard L. Wallace, president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners and a professor at the University of Illinois, poses for a snapshot with veterinary students on the university’s dairy farm.Dr. Richard L. Wallace wants the American Association of Bovine Practitioners to be faster, stronger, smarter—faster at addressing the issues of the day, stronger in maintaining ties with producer groups, smarter by offering online continuing education. 

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Vaccination Programs Provide Producers Insurance

Vaccination Programs Provide Producers Insurance

Clifford Mitchell

Cattle Today

The current state of the economy has insurance companies and investment banks in a major wreck. Bankruptcy notices are being filed, corporate takeovers or just plain selling out to a stronger competitor. This has many Americans wondering if investments are safe.

Many ranchers know the feeling, all to well, circulating on Wall Street. There is a lot at stake and cattlemen have had to employ all the tools at their disposal to protect their investment over the years. High risk cattle, that are left unvaccinated, are the same kind of time bomb we see on the Exchange, ticking away just waiting for the proverbial wreck or outbreak to occur.

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Mark Keaton: Plan now for winter feed

Mark Keaton: Plan now for winter feed

Baxter Bulletin

Buzz up! Planning the winter feed-supplementation program that generally is providing adequate nutrients to the breeding herd accounts for more than 50 percent of the variable (out-of-pocket) expenses of producing beef.

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Back To The Basics?

Back To The Basics?

cattlenetwork.com

Most of us tend to make situations more complicated than they really are. It is my opinion that we could solve most of our problems if we just got back to basics. The solution might not be easy, but it could be simple.

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NCBA statement on elections

NCBA statement on elections

KRVN

“The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) extends our congratulations to Senator Barack Obama on winning the 2008 Presidential election.

“As one of America’s largest agricultural organizations, we look forward to working with the Obama transition team and providing information, advice, and counsel as needed on the many challenges the next Administration will face in regards to food and fuel policies.

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Know the cull cow grades before you sell at weaning

Know the cull cow grades before you sell at weaning

GLENN SELK, Cattle Reproduction Specialist, OSU Extension Service

The Prairie Star

Some culling of beef cows occurs in most herds every year at weaning time. The Beef Audits have generally shown that cull cows, bulls, and cull dairy cows make up about 20 percent of the beef available for consumption in the United States. About half of this group (or 10 percent of the beef supply) comes from cull beef cows.

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Forage Focus: Hay Testing

Forage Focus: Hay Testing

cattlenetwork.com

For those who have livestock, the economics of feeding livestock are improved by matching the nutrient needs of the animal to the quality of the forages on hand or purchased. The only way to really have a good handle on forage quality is through forage testing. Just as it was in soil sampling, so it is true in forage testing, reliable results depend upon submitting a good sample.

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Red Angus Recognizes Industry Service

Red Angus Recognizes Industry Service

Cattle Today

Century Feeders, Inc. of Goodland, Kansas, received the 2008 Red Angus Industry Service Award at the National Red Angus Convention in Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 17-19. Frank Wedel, past Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) president and fellow cattle feeder, presented the award to Dick and Sarah Short.

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Johne’s disease testing brochures free to producers

Johne’s disease testing brochures free to producers

The Prairie Star

It is estimated that one out of 10 cows going through a livestock auction facility has Johne’s disease, and a vast majority of producers selling these animals have no idea that they are infected with Johne’s disease.

Producers simply know that the animals are thin and have unresponsive chronic diarrhea. In the case of dairy cows, milk production is also significantly down, and, in the case of beef cows, weaned calves are also lighter than they should be.

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Researchers say genetic markers key to meeting consumer demands

Researchers say genetic markers key to meeting consumer demands

Mindy Ward

Iowa Farmer Today

Consumers may be eating out less, but they are still willing to pay more for premium products. They probably don’t know high-tech genetic markers have a lot to do with their tastes.

A recent study by food-service consultants at Technomic found many consumers are willing to spend more on “higher-quality” menu items if they include premium ingredients.

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Heston McBride ‘43 Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Animal Science established at Texas A&M

Heston McBride ‘43 Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Animal Science established at Texas A&M

Mary Lockwood Crouch of Austin has established a $25,000 Heston McBride ‘43 Memorial Scholarship in Animal Science through the Texas A&M Foundation. This gift will provide one or more scholarships to full-time students in good standing in the department of animal science in Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

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Conference fosters dialogue on cattle welfare

Conference fosters dialogue on cattle welfare

Speakers tell how housing and handling issues affect the well-being of dairy, beef cattle

AVMA

Dry bedding in indoor housing can help prevent lameness in dairy cows, said Dr. Dan Weary of the University of British Columbia during the annual conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.Months after an undercover activist filmed abusive handling of dairy cows at a California slaughterhouse, leading to a massive beef recall, bovine practitioners still have the incident in mind during every conversation about animal welfare.

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International Livestock Congress-USA Announces 2009 Speakers & Agenda

International Livestock Congress-USA Announces 2009 Speakers & Agenda

cattlenetwork.com

The 2009 International Livestock Congress-USA (ILC-USA) will be held January 13 in Denver, Colo. The program, “Global Beef – Meating the Demand” will provide beef producers, packers, retailers, students and other industry leaders perspective on how the world’s largest retailers are meeting the protein demands of their consumers and, in turn, what those retailers are demanding of the suppliers of protein.

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Braunvieh Association names new executive

Braunvieh Association names new executive

Drovers

The Braunvieh Association of America (BAA) Board of Directors announced the hiring of a new executive vice president. Ronald P. Bolze Jr.  He began in his new leadership role on Nov. 1 and will work closely with current executive vice president Mark Nelson until the end of December.

“The BAA is fortunate to have Ron lead our breed and association through the next few years. We are excited about the experience and knowledge of the cattle industry that he brings to our organization,” says Larry Yates, BAA president.

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