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Beef research and resources update
May is Beef Month and I, for one, am ready. May is the month when people fire up their grills.
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Representative Lucas discusses new Farm Bill
House Representative Frank Lucas describes the process the New Farm Bill will go through to be passed into legislation.
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NCBA Op-Ed: EPA’s data sharing incident a debacle
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding yet another chapter to the dismal saga of its strained relationship with American agriculture.
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Cow-calf corner: Review calving season and make improvements
In Cow-Calf Corner, Glenn Selk encourages producers to review the calving season in order to make improvements next year.
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Feeder cattle review: On feed report neutral to slightly bearish
Compared to last week, yearling feeder cattle sold mostly steady with some major markets wavering in either direction but rarely more than 2.00.
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Cattle Outlook: Retail choice beef up 9% over past 2 years
Today's Cattle on Feed report says the number of cattle in large feedlots at the start of May was down 3.4% from a year ago. April placements were up 15.1% and April marketings were up 2.2%, due to one extra slaughter day.
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As the temperature rises, so do water requirements
Water is the most important nutrient for general animal wellbeing. If water intake drops below required levels, then decreased feed conversion, stressed cattle and dehydration will result.
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United States Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.7 million head on May 1, 2013.
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Canada cattle report: Canada’s non-fed prices track higher
The Canfax average steer and heifer price closed the week at $119.25/cwt and $118.25/cwt respectively, fully steady with the previous week.
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Cattle producers turn to MSU for reproduction class
Cattle producers wanting to improve their herds’ genetics recently turned to Mississippi State University for an advanced, hands-on reproduction workshop.
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K-State animal sciences faculty member honored
Kansas State University faculty member, Terry Houser, has been named a recipient of the American Meat Science Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award.
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- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
