Video Feature: Baxter Black: “Toxi” Coffee
We hear of his affinity for “toxic” coffee another digestive challenge. From US Farm Report.
Video Feature: Baxter Black: “Toxi” Coffee
We hear of his affinity for “toxic” coffee another digestive challenge. From US Farm Report.
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Heterosis – Ignored or Forgotten?
Dave Daley,
Southern Livestock Standard
So why are we still talking about heterosis? I remember attending a cattlemen’s meeting in 1967, in Bangor California when I was 9-years-old. Our farm advisor gave this very clear, simplistic report on crossbreeding-and the data was irrefutable.
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September Means Corn Silage Harvest
North Dakota State University
The time to make corn silage is approaching quickly.
Late-season crops remain ahead of or near the average for maturity, with some corn chopping already under way, according to the North Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service’s recent North Dakota Crop, Livestock and Weather Report.
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Increased Value Opportunities For Producers
Thebeefsite.com
The checkoff-funded Beef Innovations Group (BIG) recently debuted six new cuts from the beef round at the first Innovative Beef Symposium in Denver, part of its effort to help meat processors, manufacturers, retailers, foodservice operators and cattle producers maximize yield, add versatility and increase profitability.
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Benefits of Clover
Dr. Ken McMillan
DTN
Clovers and legumes require good soil fertility. So your first step is to take soil samples and apply any recommended nutrients and lime. Clovers and legumes in general do not do well in acid soils.
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Don’t Miss Out On Cull Cow & Bull Value
Wes Ishmael
BEEF
When it comes to cull cows, the difference between a troublesome afterthought and a strategic profit center is usually a few months and some feed. That’s especially true this year as cattle numbers continue to decline.
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Reducing weaning stress
The Cattle Business Weekly
“Weaning is the most traumatic event of an animal’s life,” says Joseph Stookey, an animal behaviorist at the University of Saskatchewan. He adds, “From a calf’s perspective they think they are going to die – the calf hasn’t gotten the message he can survive on his own.”
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Cattlemen Left To Choose Premiums or Pounds in Implant Debate
Victoria G. Myers
Progressive Farmer
Beef cattle implants, depending on who’s doing the talking, are either the closest thing to a free ride a producer ever got, or they are an abysmal decision in an increasingly finicky market.
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Q&A: Are cattle with high altitude disease safe to eat?
Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science, Animal Science, University of Nebraska
A: Brisket disease is another name for high altitude disease. Clinical signs vary with the degree the animal is affected. Signs can range from depression to swelling in the brisket
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Microbial Breakthrough Impacts Livestock Production
Thebeefsite.com
For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model.
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