Beef Cattle Lice Control
Robert D. Hall
University of Missouri
Both chewing and bloodsucking lice are most abundant during the winter. Infestations usually are small during the summer and early fall, but increase rapidly in the winter and spring.
Beef Cattle Lice Control
Robert D. Hall
University of Missouri
Both chewing and bloodsucking lice are most abundant during the winter. Infestations usually are small during the summer and early fall, but increase rapidly in the winter and spring.
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HSUS ‘a big loser’ in elections
Ken Anderson
Brownfield Network
Elections always produce some big winners and some big losers.
According to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Consumer Freedom, on its web site HumaneWatch.org, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was a big loser last week.
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Cattle auction points to good times
Frank J. Buchman
FarmTalk
The cattle industry is guardedly optimistic, and beef steak lovers should be happy, too.
Despite concerns about drought, high inputs and government intrusion, that was the analysis after the Kniebel Cattle Company/ Downey Ranch, Inc., beef cattle seed stock production sale Friday southeast of Manhattan.
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Sexed semen economical option for cattle industry
Gayle Smith
Heifer Pro
The use of sexed semen in the beef cattle industry may only be in the infancy stages, but it’s growing in popularity as ranchers weigh the economic benefits of using it. Sexed semen could play an important role in how ranchers produce cattle in the future.
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UNL Extension offers Mid-Plains BEEF session on winter drought management tips
High Plains Journal
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension’s Mid-Plains BEEF Educational Series will conduct a special session on winter drought management tips for cow herds Nov. 29 at UNL’s Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead.
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NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen Live Show Will Address ‘State of the Industry’
Farm & Ranch
Drought, fires, floods, regulatory overreach, skyrocketing input costs and record herd shortage are all issues cattlemen and women have unfortunately become very familiar with over the past couple of years. NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen will take a closer look at the current state of the beef industry during a live call-in show on Tues., Nov. 13, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on RFD-TV.
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Drought causing herd numbers to drop
Cattle Today
West Lafayette, Ind. – High feed prices and large financial losses brought on by a combination of multi-year drought in the Southern Plains and the 2012 Midwestern drought will continue their stranglehold on the nation’s beef industry in the coming months, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.
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Brood Cow Size
Dr. Ken McMillan
DTN/The Progressive Farmer
I was always taught a cow should wean about 50% of its body weight. Calves with adjusted weaning weights of 550 to 650 pounds work well in our stocker and feedlot system and on the rail.
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A Retailer Speaks On Beef, Consumers & The Future
Burt Rutherford
BEEF
When your job is to keep a $700-million slice of business growing, the heartburn factor can be pretty high. Just ask Mike Jarzombek.
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Baytril 100 Injectable Approved For BRD In High-Risk Cattle
Southern Farmer
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Baytril 100 (enrofloxacin) Injectable, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare for control of all four major Bovine Respiratory Disease pathogens in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle at high risk of developing BRD.
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