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-Importance for crossbreeding in beef industry stressed
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04/23/2010 -
University of Minnesota Beef TeamMany are just finishing their calving season and will soon be changing over to breeding season mode looking to answer that question of what sire to breed my cows to this year. Well, this year I ask you to consider what heterosis could do for your operation.Heterosis ... read more>>>
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-Flax can play an important role in cattle rations
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04/18/2010 -
FARGO, N.D. - At this time flax is not a widely used ingredient in cattle rations, but the combination of flax and barley works very well in a ration, according to Vern Anderson, animal scientist at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC).
Anderson made his remarks during the recent ... read more>>>
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-Backgrounding opportunities for livestock producers
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03/26/2010 -
Land O'Lakes/Harvest States Beef FeedsThe term backgrounding is often used loosely, however it should be described as a process that adds value to both farm/ranch raised feeds as well as the cattle by “marketing” the feeds through the cattle.With that said, the profitability of backgroun... read more>>>
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-USDA to Propose Expanding Poultry Loan Guidance to Include Pork Operations
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03/22/2010 -
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will expand guidance currently in place for loans to contract poultry operations meant to protect them from questionable business practices to include contract pork operations. USDA currently provides guidance to county offices on the analy... read more>>>
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-FDA to ban surplus broiler hatching eggs
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03/19/2010 -
The FDA in a surprise move indicated that surplus broiler hatching eggs could not be sold to breakers. The National Chicken Council (NCC), the industry body representing 95% of U.S. broiler producers, has petitioned the FDA to rescind the intended provision of the Final Rule preventing integrators s... read more>>>
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-K-State Cattlemen's Day: Ag Economist Outlines Market Trends, Considerations for Beef Industry
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03/12/2010 -
MANHATTAN, Kan. – With recent downsizing in the U.S. cattle industry linked to a lack of profitability, agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor encouraged beef producers to heed recent data indicating why demand has softened and how it might be improved.
“The weak U.S. economy has hurt beef... read more>>>
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-New Push to Bring Horse Slaughterhouses Back
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03/09/2010 -
A galloping effort to bring horse slaughterhouses back to Illinois is dividing animal-rights activists.
The founder and president of the Hooved Animal Rescue and Protection Society, Donna Ewing, is applauding a bill hoping to repeal the 3-year-old ban on commercial horse slaught... read more>>>
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-Bovine Respiratory Disease: New Research to Tackle Major Concern for Cattle Industry
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03/09/2010 -
A multi-disciplinary team of Oklahoma State University scientists and practitioners is tackling one of the most challenging concerns of Oklahoma's $4.6 billion cattle industry: Bovine Respiratory Disease.
BRD is the most common disease among feedlot cattle in the United States, accounting for... read more>>>
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-Ag commissioner wants minimum price set for class I milk
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03/07/2010 -
Albany, NY -- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker recently wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack encouraging him to consider establishing a national base price for Class I milk.
By doing so, Class I prices for fluid milk would ultimately be separated fr... read more>>>
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-The economies behind the cow
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02/26/2010 -
University of MinnesotaBeef Research and Extension Center
It's inevitable that cow/calf producers will continue to see increases in the cost of production for their operation.Cow/calf producers across the U.S. have seen an increase in cost of production due mainly to the rise in feed, fuel, and fer... read more>>>
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