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BeefTalk: To pass, 60 percent must calve in 21 days
As the calving season winds down, check the calving book. Count the number of cows that calved within 21 days from when the third mature cow calved. Keep counting until you get to the end of the calving book.
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Commentary: VB6 and more anti-livestock propaganda
New York Times food writer Mark Bittman promotes his new diet book, and nationally syndicated columnist David Sirota claims livestock production helps “incinerate the planet.” They’re both wrong.
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Opening packing house doors
AMI’s Jane Riley discusses the response to its “Glass Walls Project,” developed with Dr. Temple Grandin to offer the public an objective, non-scripted look at livestock slaughter.
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Hay moisture and how to measure it
Making good hay is not a guessing game – especially where moisture levels are concerned, said Dirk Philipp, assistant professor for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
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Water for Food speaker: 'Time is running out; time for action'
"It is now the time for action, we must take our research, our knowledge to the people. The solutions are within our reach."
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How to keep the herd
The drought has eased in places, but it persists in 40 percent of the U.S. and another 10 percent could revert if seasonal rains stay away this summer. That outlook from the USDA Drought Monitor has many ranchers short on grazing or water at a crossroads.
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Minimize disease outbreaks in young calves with biosecurity plans
Beef producers utilizing veterinarians to develop biosecurity plans are less likely to experience disease outbreaks on their farm.
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Cattle markets: Location key for real estate agents and ranchers
Location. Location. Location. That seems to be the manta for real estate agents and maybe soon to be for ranchers and farmers. The drought over the last decade or so has seen relief in some places while other locations continue to see no rain.
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Ag immigration provisions likely to avoid controversy
Agriculture provisions of comprehensive immigration legislation should come through upcoming Senate hearings intact, industry leaders say.
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Meat packers, union seek new visa allowing year-round workers
Foreign workers could gain visas for year-round work in U.S. meat processing plants under a proposal by the meat industry and the meatpackers union for immigration reform designed to create a steady supply of workers for slaughterhouses.
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Commercial DNA helps with drought decisions
Mark Gardiner, of Gardiner Angus Ranch, and Kent Andersen, of Zoetis, explain how commercial cattlemen can use DNA technology as they rebuild their herds.
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- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
