Eastern Livestock – State Sentences Handed Out
The Stock Exchange
Three former executives of now-defunct Eastern Livestock LLC, formerly of New Albany, Ind., were sentenced Tuesday in connection with a massive check kiting scheme that bilked some 700 cattlemen across the country out of $130 million.
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BeefTalk: 4, 3 or 2 pounds of Gain, So What?
Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service
Cattle always are on the cutting edge, at least commercial cattle are. That means the average cow can be called upon to fit many niches.
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Continued dry weather takes its toll on Indiana forage crops
AG Answers
Indiana’s forage crop yields are down and won’t likely improve without decent rainfall in the near future, prompting a need for growers to take precautions to avoid further crop loss, says a Purdue Extension forage specialist.
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Lack of food knowledge ‘shocking’, says survey
Josie Clarke
The Independent (UK)
More than a third of 16 to 23-year-olds (36%) do not know bacon comes from pigs and four in 10 (40%) failed to link milk with an image of a dairy cow, with 7% linking it to wheat, the poll of 2,000 people for charity Leaf (Linking Environment and Farming) found.
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Beef Or Cattle – What’s Your Business?
Burt Rutherford
BEEF
In its vision statement, Broseco Ranch, Decatur, TX, says it wants to produce a wholesome, healthy product that has great eating quality. “We are,” says Tom Woodward, “in the beef production business.”
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Cow chip bingo keeps fundraising comical
Jennifer Hetrick
Reading Eagle
It’s not the iconic moo that is enjoyed most by those spending time around dairy cattle when a game of cow chip bingo is in the works. It’s where the great after-meal plop hits the grass that brings on the most cheer.
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Three-Day, Three-State Trip Set for Iowa Beef Producers
Joe Sellers, Sherry Hoyer
Iowa State University
A three-day trip to locations in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri offers Iowa beef producers the opportunity to tour innovative beef operations, and visit with successful producers and cutting edge researchers.
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