Mark Parker: The Top 10 thoughts that go through your head as you approach a rickety bridge with a load of corn
FarmTalk
10. No way am I going to back this thing up a quarter-mile.
Mark Parker: The Top 10 thoughts that go through your head as you approach a rickety bridge with a load of corn
FarmTalk
10. No way am I going to back this thing up a quarter-mile.
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Is Corn Silage a Forage?
Terry Klopfenstein
University of Nebraska
Of course the answer is yes and no. About ½ of the corn plant is grain and about ½ is forage making corn silage a unique “forage”. The corn plant is highly productive so yields of dry matter are greater than about any other forage, about 2 times alfalfa. In the distant past, corn silage was commonly used as a forage for cattle because of the large yield of nutrients per acre.
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Clinton, Trump Camps Split on Regulations, Agree on Farm Bill
Ashley Davenport
AgWeb
Agricultural advisors from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s respective campaigns went face-to-face on issues facing American agriculture, a candidate forum co-hosted by Farm Journal Media and Farm Foundation.
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Neb. State of Beef Conference set for Nov. 2-3
Tri State Livestock News
Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 19, 2016 – The 2016 Nebraska State of Beef Conference is Nov. 2 and 3 at the North Platte Sandhills Convention Center, 2102 S. Jeffers St. Experts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the cattle industry will speak on making good use of the resources that have moved the state to the forefront of the national industry, as well as technology that shows promise. The theme is “Innovation in the Cowherd and Beyond.”
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Drought leaves East Tennessee cattle in trouble
Knoxville News Sentinel
Drought conditions are making life just about impossible for East Tennessee’s cattlemen. Neal Denton, University of Tennessee/Knox County extension agent, said some even are selling their cattle off. “People are decreasing their herds sooner than they normally would,” Denton said.
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Keeping Liability outside the Fence
Texas Agrilife
The primary questions underlying landowner liability are: 1) does the landowner owe a duty to the person on their property; and 2) if so, what is that duty? In Texas there are three primary categories of persons to whom a landowner may owe a duty: trespasser, licensee, and invitee. A trespasser enters property without permission.
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Calf Shape and Calving Difficulty
R.A. Nugent
Angus Journal
Editors Note: This is a vintage article that appeared in the Angus Journal twenty five years ago. It provides some food for thought.
Calf birthweight and pelvic area of the cow are the two most important factors associated with calving difficulty. Both traits are moderately heritable and can be used as selection criteria to reduce calving difficulty.
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Genetic opportunities await those who study expected progeny differences
David Burton
News-Leader
Beef cow-calf producers are the genetic base for the cattle industry, according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension.
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Livestock producers can claim grazing losses due to drought
Tahlequah Daily Press
The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) authorized the Livestock Forage Disaster Program to provide compensation to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock on native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover or planted specifically for grazing.
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Angus Breed Loses Icons Whaley, Keen
Recently the Angus breed lost two of their breed icons, Dick Whaley and James Keen. Mr. Whaley was farm manager at Wye Plantation, and later with his own herd, Whaley Angus. Mr. Keen was manager of the renown Moles Hill Farm in Sharon, Connecticut and became a well known judge of Angus cattle throughout the U.S.
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