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Producers should guard against heat stress in cattle
Old Man Winter held on longer than usual this year, but now summertime temperatures are taking hold, providing ample reason for cattle producers to guard against heat stress in their herds.
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Technology changes how farmers work
Social media is often thought of only as a way to keep up with friends and family, but electronic communication is an essential part of today’s farming operations.
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BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
"Cattle and crops: Together we stand, divided we fall." Among the numerous commentaries on agriculture, is that really true?
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Tight forage supplies are forcing changes in 2013 planting season
Summer annual forage seeds may not be available if producers wait too long to order their seed.
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U.S. beef exports tighten into 2014
U.S. beef exports for the first quarter of 2013 totaled 557 million pounds, just fractionally below the first-quarter export level of 2012.
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Watch for bovine anaplasmosis when restocking herds
With cattle producers restocking herds in certain parts of Texas following drought, experts are urging ranchers to be mindful of bovine anaplasmosis, an infectious disease that can be transmitted among cattle by blood.
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USDA'S novel cell line identifies all FMD virus serotypes
USDA scientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), which causes a highly contagious and economically devastating disease in cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals.
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Overcoming breeding challenges on fescue pastures
A large number of Kentucky beef producers have spring-calving cow herds that graze fescue pastures.
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Drought continues to drive cattle movements and prices
Despite improvements in soil moisture and pasture conditions in many areas of the Central and Northern United States, continuation of the drought in the Southwestern and Southern Plains States generated some fiscal pain for cow-calf producers as feeder cattle and calf prices began to deteriorate over the last weeks in April.
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Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
A panel of 13 industry experts has been chosen to advise Tyson Foods with its initiative focusing on ensuring responsible care and overall well-being of farm animals.
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Delaware fueled with beef for first state's marathon
The beef checkoff gave folks a running start at the 10th Annual Christiana Care Health System Delaware Marathon, May 11 - 12 at the Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park in Wilmington, Delaware.
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- Commentary: New rules un-COOL
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
