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Beef Board dumps Executive Committee recommendation
7/30/2010
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board today, voting during a business session at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference, voted down the recommendation from the CBB Executive Committee to separate the Federation of State beef Councils from NCBA.
End subsidies for ethanol, NY Times says
7/30/2010
The New York Times calls on Congress to end the federal tax subsidies for ethanol.
KLA says Kobach's promise would be dangerours for ag
7/30/2010
A Republican candidate for Secretary of State says he will push for initiative and referendum in Kansas.
Longer post-treatment intervals can equate to profits
7/30/2010
Post-treatment interval (PTI) is a period of time when beef producers need to keep an eye on their cattle.
What happens when cattle meet computers?
7/30/2010
Profile of Warren Weibert, Decatur County Feed Yard, Oberlin, Kansas.
Stockpiled forages: A way to extend the grazing season
7/28/2010
Iowa State University Extension agronomist Stephen K. Barnhart offers these ideas for stockpiling forage late in the growing season for grazing into late fall or winter.
How vaccine can trigger abortions
7/27/2010
Question: I vaccinated my cows with a MLV (modified live virus) for IBR/BVD. The cows that were pregnant aborted. Why?
Feed cost calculator aids decisions
7/23/2010
University of Illinois on-line tool analyses economic differences in byproducts and other feedstuffs.
Control BRD to help protect profits
7/21/2010
Controlling bovine respiratory disease (BRD) helps ensure beef producers can maximize pounds of gain and carcass value.
Pinkeye prevalent this year
7/12/2010
Missouri Extension livestock specialist says eye problems are cropping up early and often this summer.
Factors affecting calf value
7/12/2010
During the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009, Kansas State University researchers collected market data on 8,200 lots comprised of more than 84,000 feeder cattle marketed through cattle auctions in Dodge City, Kan. and Carthage, Mo.
Big benefits from Big Ag
7/15/2010
Pssst. Want to know the cheapest way to slow global warming? Invest in agricultural research.
