One-man corrals reduce labor requirements
Robert Fears
Progressive Cattleman
Working cattle can require several people depending on corral design and its access routes from pastures. Temporary help is often hired for this activity, which is usually scheduled when cowhands are available rather than optimum times to vaccinate, brand, castrate, dehorn and treat for external parasites.
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One Farmer’s Method for Setting Up Temporary Fencing
Kathy Voth
On Pasture
Every farmer and rancher has his or her own method for setting up fences and moving cattle. I’ve learned a lot about how to make my life easier by watching someone else do their work, and then adapting it to my own needs. With that in mind, I thought you’d all enjoy this video from J.C.’s Organic Farming channel.
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Monitor Bulls During Breeding Season
Carl Dahlgren, Gerald Stokka
North Dakota State University
Watch for breeding activity, injuries and overall condition. The majority of beef herds in this region are in the heart of their breeding seasons, and many of those that aren’t will start their breeding seasons soon.
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Scientist says commercial-scale lab-produced hamburger is ‘realistic’
Beef Producer
Lab-produced cultured hamburger will come down in price and make it to market, said researcher Dr. Mark J. Post, during a July 12 presentation at the Institute of Food Technologists’ conference in Chicago.
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For heritage-breed farmers, finding a good butcher can mean a 460-mile round trip
Nikki Seibert Kelley
Charleston City Paper
Across the nation and here at home, the numbers indicate an increasing demand for local, heritage-breed, pasture-raised, hand-butchered animals. However, the majority of livestock in America is still raised in concentrated animal feeding operations and processed in large mechanized factories focused on providing low-priced products.
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Diagnosing cause of abortions difficult
Barbara Duckworth
The Western Producer
Cattle abortions can be frustrating for producers and veterinarians because a diagnosis may be confirmed only half the time. “Getting negative findings from the lab does not equate with diagnostic failure,” said pathologist Cameron Knight of the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine.
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Why would a banker keep track of your vaccines?
Burt Rutherford
BEEF
“Mike Apley’s article in the January 2015 issue of BEEF got my interest up. It was pertaining to the changes in our industry since his great-uncle had used an old folding pocket knife, some 100 years ago. He briefly touched on when penicillin was discovered in 1928 and various forms of early vaccines used for blackleg.
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Curt Pate Teaches How to Work Cattle the "Right Way"
Oklahoma Farm Report
“So, for whatever job I am going to do, whether it be working cattle in an auction market, in a feedyard or on a ranch, I want to be effective with my skills to get the job done in a way that is profitable, doesn’t create a lot of stress on the animals and the consumer can accept,” Pate said.
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Avoiding problems with haylage fermentation
Marvin Hall
Progressive Forage Grower
Fermentation of whole plants or plant parts has been around for thousands of years, but there is still this mystical fog among most people about the whole process.
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National Cattlemen’s Foundation Accepting Applications for W.D. Farr Scholarships
Tri State Livestock News
The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is now accepting applications for the W.D. Farr Scholarships for the 2015-16 school year. The annual W.D. Farr Scholarship awards were established by the National Cattlemen’s Foundation in 2007 to recognize outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in meat science and animal agriculture
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