Grass vs Feed for Stocker Cattle Production
Dr. Brett Barham
University of Arkansas
Grass vs Feed for Stocker Cattle Production
Dr. Brett Barham
University of Arkansas
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Business Leader, Hereford Breeder Amon Carter Evans Passes
Hereford breeder Amon Carter Evans passed away suddenly at this home in Henry county Tennessee Tuesday, He was 77. Mr. Evans was the owner of Rattle and Snap farm a leading breeder of Polled Hereford cattle in the 1980’s. His obituary from The Tennessean is linked below. While most obituaries note his accomplishments in the newspaper field, few have sited his dedication to purebred livestock.
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Reunion for former SDSU livestock teams this June
Kindra Gordon
The Cattle Business Weekly
The trophies, plaques, and ribbons that SDSU’s livestock judging teams have accumulated over the decades are a testament to the long-standing success of the program.
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Plan Early to Evacuate Cattle Safely, Quickly
Karen Templeton
Cattle Today
As the Mississippi River continues to rise, those who keep cattle in Delta floodplains need to prepare to move them to higher ground.
Before evacuating, owners need to ensure their cattle are uniquely and permanently identified. Proper identification will be needed to prove ownership and to reclaim cattle before returning home.
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Future of animal ag relies on collaboration, communication
Drovers
The worlds of science, politics, and agricultural advocacy intersected at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2011 Stakeholders Summit, held May 5-6 in Arlington, VA. The tenth annual event brought together nearly 200 leaders across the food and farm sector to examine the theme: “United We Eat: Securing Animal Agriculture’s Future”.
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BeefTalk: Increasing Input Costs Troublesome
Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service
Numbers are sketchy, but perhaps that remains at the heart of the many issues in the beef business. Granted, there are numbers by the truckload for markets and feedlots. These numbers are utilized daily and help guide those involved in some portions of the beef industry.
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Organic? Just what does that mean?
John ‘Doc’ Fabiano
You cannot swing my pet rat these days without hitting an article about "organics." If they let me bring the little guy into the local grocery, he’d hit something labeled "organic" or "green" less than 45 degrees into a good arc.
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Natural Farming: Inspiring Passionate ‘Stewards’
Heather Sells
CBN News
Joel Salatin is an outspoken, alternative farmer who wants Americans to think about what they eat and where it comes from.
And he thinks the Church should be leading the way.
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Drought Forcing A Cattle Sell-Off
KBTX
Several factors have led to the shortage of beef and the delay of rebuilding the cow herd, but the biggest one is drought.
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American Cowboys Bring Beef Cows to Russia
St. Petersburg News
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians ate most of their beef cows as the system of reproduction broke down. Now American ranchers are working to rebuild Russia’s herd.Darrell Stevenson, an American cowboy and cattle rancher, is not riding the black earth country of Russia to film a western movie.
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