Tyson Foods to suspend buying cattle fed Zilmax additive
Reuters
Tyson Foods Inc, the largest U.S. meat processor, said it would suspend purchases of cattle fed the growth enhancer Zilmax, saying it was worried about cases of cattle with difficulty walking although it did not know the specific cause of problem.
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Cattle Raisers Mourn the Passing of TSCRA President Clay Birdwell
The Stock Exchange
Fort Worth, Texas – Joe Parker Jr., immediate past president of the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, released the following statement today following the passing of TSCRA President Clay Birdwell.
“It’s with a very heavy heart that we say goodbye to TSCRA President Clay Birdwell. Clay was a dear friend, strong leader and a true Texas cattleman”.
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Good Husbandry Grants Available for Farmers
Beef Today
Grants up to $5,000 are available to farmers already in the Animal Welfare Approved program and to farmers that have submitted an application. Grant applications must be submitted by Oct. 1, 2013.
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Cattle producers can take advantage of high-quality, second-cutting hay
Hannah Harper
Ag Answers
Indiana’s second hay cutting is lower yielding, but higher in nutritional value than the first. Knowing this can help cattle producers decide on a feeding program and supplement strategy for their herds for the next year.
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MCA and MSU bull evaluation program celebrates 26 years
Kevin Gould
Michigan State University
The MCA/MSU Bull Evaluation Program began with a group of cow-calf producers getting in a pickup and traveling to find a host site to house a bull evaluation program. The adventure started in Michigan more than 26 years ago. Once a site was located, the joint venture between the Michigan Cattlemen’s Association (MCA), Michigan State University (MSU) and host farm began.
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Calm Animals Are Safer Animals, Temple Grandin Says
P.J. Griekspoor
Beef Producer
Scared animals are dangerous animals and that alone is enough reason for handlers to educate themselves on low-stress handling techniques, renowned animal behavior specialist and Colorado State University professor Temple Grandin said during a presentation to a Cattleman’s Workshop in Dodge City.
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Northern Beef Packers needs to sell plant quickly
Argus Leader
An investment company that loaned a troubled South Dakota beef plant $35 million last September says Northern Beef Packers has no cash and a quick sale is needed to preserve the value of the state-of-the-art facility.
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3 Tips For Increased Beef Cow Profits
Burt Rutherford
BEEF
Remember that childhood game you may have played on the kitchen floor? The one where you jumped from square to square in the Linoleum, saying, “Step on a crack, break my mother’s back.” Donnell Brown does.
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Segers excited to join UGA as Cooperative Extension beef cattle specialist
Clint Thompson
The Tifton Gazette
Beef may be ‘what’s for dinner,’ but it’s also a big deal in Georgia agriculture — injecting about $409 million a year into the state’s economy and providing a livelihood for hundreds of Georgia families.
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New Jersey has a ‘steak’ in beef production
NJ.com
It was noted in a May 1, 1952, edition of the Fords Beacon that “New Jersey is rapidly forging ahead in beef cattle circles even in the eyes of Texas cattlemen; this fact was brought out at the recent Shadow Isle Farm sale at Red Bank where one-third of the 100 head of Aberdeen Angus were purchased by Texas breeders.”
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