Physiological and Genetic Markers for Cow Profitability
Dr. Brett Barham
Dr. Mike Looper from the USDA/ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farm Research Station discusses current research on genetic markers and cow performance on toxic fescue.
Physiological and Genetic Markers for Cow Profitability
Dr. Brett Barham
Dr. Mike Looper from the USDA/ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farm Research Station discusses current research on genetic markers and cow performance on toxic fescue.
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Seasons and savings with bale grazing
Loretta Sorensen
Progressive Cattle
Canadian beef producer Neil Dennis had just determined he could no longer farm his family’s 1800s homestead in a conventional manner a few days before a flyer in the mail caught his wife’s eye.
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Hooked on Meat
MARK BITTMAN
New York Times
Editor’s note: Stories of this ilk are included in the blog to inform those in our industry how agriculture is being presented to and perceived by the public.
Those who were born in mid-to-late 20th century America take this for granted; I grew up eating meat seven days a week, usually for lunch and dinner, sometimes for breakfast, too.
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Economist Sees Opportunities in Stock Business
Laura Nelson
Cattle Today
Sky-high corn prices don’t typically outline “exciting opportunities” in the cattle business, but one economist says those in the stocker business can benefit from high feed costs by focusing on available forage.
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Producer input sought for 2011 Beef Quality Audit
Drovers
Cattle producers are being asked to provide their input to the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit by taking a short survey at http://www.cattlesurvey.com. The survey can be completed in approximately 10 minutes.
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BeefTalk: High-return Operations Are Becoming High-cost Operations
Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service
Rain is good, but the timing and quantity certainly are a point of discussion. The cattle business, a business that essentially is birthed from the grass business, certainly has more flexibility to roll with the wet times than other agricultural enterprises. However, even the cows are beginning to look for a dry knoll to bed down on.
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NCBA Promotes Fight Against Over Regulation with YouTube
KRVN
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is utilizing social media to further its efforts against what it considers over regulation all across the nation by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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US Cattle Farmers Adopt Eco-Friendly Methods
Voice of America
Concerns about the climate-changing effects of carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions in the United States have focused attention not just on big industrial polluters and automobile exhaust, but also on agriculture.
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New England Looks To Expand Local Beef Industry
Stephen Singer
Official Wire
With few slaughterhouses in New England equipped to process beef on a large scale, Paul Miller ships cattle from his dairy farm in eastern Connecticut about 300 miles to a meatpacker in Pennsylvania.
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Forage nutrient quality a concern for growers, livestock producers
Ag Answers
As wet weather continues to delay the alfalfa harvest in some areas, Purdue Extension specialists say the crop’s nutritional value for livestock feed is on the decline.
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