Mark Parker: The Top 10 things your urban grandkids do when they visit the farm

Mark Parker: The Top 10 things your urban grandkids do when they visit the farm

FarmTalk

10. Depending on their age, they are absolutely fascinated, or totally grossed out, by the dead possum in the yard.

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New Treatments for Old Problems

New Treatments for Old Problems

Dr. Ken McMillan

DTN

A mild, controlled infection in the attachment sites of the placenta and the uterus may actually help the placenta release. Never try to pull the placenta out. Gravity will put gentle, constant pressure on the placenta. By pulling it, you may leave small parts attached; they will take longer to pass and are more likely to create a serious infection.

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What’s in the Bunk

What’s in the Bunk

Amanda Radke

Tri State Livestock News

“The rain we received after a severely hot and dry spell prevented the crop from drying down at harvest and opened the plant up to opportunities for mold to develop,” said Connie Strunk, South Dakota State University (SDSU) plant pathology field specialist.

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Be sure to check your corn silage for mycotoxins

Be sure to check your corn silage for mycotoxins

Beef Producer

Corn silage samples from across the entirety of the U.S. in 2017 have shown extremely high levels of mycotoxins, particularly deoxynivalenol (DON), type A trichothecenes (T-2), fusaric acid and fumonisin.

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Maximizing Profits Starts with Bovine Respiratory Disease Management

Maximizing Profits Starts with Bovine Respiratory Disease Management

Northern Ag

In today’s economic environment, cattle producers are looking to maximize the performance of each animal. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an economic challenge to all cattle producers.

BRD is the most common and costly disease affecting beef cattle in the world. It is a complex, bacterial infection that causes pneumonia in calves and can possibly be fatal.

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La Nina moves in for the winter

La Nina moves in for the winter

Ag Update

A La Nina climate pattern has arrived and is likely to persist through the winter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. Scientists say there is a greater than 50 percent chance La Nina will be in place during February through April 2018.

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8 drivers of profitability and how to manage them to make more money

8 drivers of profitability and how to manage them to make more money

Burke Teichert

Beef Magazine

Making money with cattle is hard, but it’s possible and it’s possible to do it consistently. Here’s a review of what you can do to improve the bottom line.

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DNA Tests Take on Cattle Disease

DNA Tests Take on Cattle Disease

Gene Johnston

Agriculture.com

There are beef cattle DNA markers for growth rate, marbling, and even some maternal traits. But what about disease? Can a drop of blood or a hair follicle tell you if one animal is more resistant to disease than another?

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UH researchers breed success at Waimea cattle ranch

UH researchers breed success at Waimea cattle ranch

JEFF HANSEL

Hawaii Tribune-Herald

University of Hawaii researchers have bred cattle that produce meat rated as high as the top 1 percent in quality in the nation. Staff at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Mealani Experiment Station in Waimea have been breeding the cattle with the intent to develop an artificial-insemination program to help Hawaii Island ranchers produce grass-fed beef cattle that produce meat with excellent marbling and flavor.

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Exploring a world without food animals

Exploring a world without food animals

On the Farm Radio

What would happen if U.S. farmers stopped producing animals for food and Americans went vegan? Some have called for a move in that direction to address increasing concerns about U.S. health, eating habits, and climate change. Researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Virginia Tech recently explored those questions and found surprising results.

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