50 beef cattle profit tips
The combination of high cattle prices and high input prices does not necessarily mean that beef cattle producers will be profitable.
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Disease traceability - Dr. Robert Fourdraine
Dr. Robert Fourdraine, COO of the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium, discusses the Wisconsin program and the pending national system for livestock traceability.
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Meat exports: Protecting our position
Lack of a comprehensive system for livestock traceability has not yet hurt U.S. meat exports, but could cause lost market share in the future, says meat-industry consultant Marcine Muldenhauer.
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Tighter cattle ID rule for brucellosis zone in Wyoming
Concerns in Colorado and Nebraska have prompted Wyoming to adopt a new rule for identifying cattle from an area where they might have been exposed to brucellosis.
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Nebraska mandates tougher ID requirements for imported cattle
Cattle and bison imported to Nebraska from the Yellowstone region of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming soon will face tougher identification requirements.
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Commentary: Traceability plan taking shape -- maybe
Most stakeholders in the U.S. beef industry agree that we need some kind of national system for tracking movement of cattle for disease intervention.
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Canadian government investing in traceability
A new investment of more than $1.6 million will allow the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency to continue to implement an effective traceability system to track the movement of livestock and give Canadian producers a competitive edge in the marketplace.
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Wisconsin posts 1 millionth RFID
On February 28, 2011, the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium recorded the state's millionth Radio Frequency Identification Number, a milestone in Wisconsin animal identification.
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Colorado wants more ID for Yellowstone-area cattle
Concern about brucellosis is prompting Colorado to impose tougher identification requirements for cattle that have spent time in the Yellowstone region in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.
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New tag requirements in effect for some Kentucky breeding cattle
More than 150,000 breeding cattle 18 months and older pass through Kentucky’s stockyards each year.
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DNR says wolves in Wisconsin killing more livestock
The state Department of Natural Resources says wolves are causing more problems for Wisconsinites.
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- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- 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
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability




