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Cattlemen Verify That Sustainability In Beef Industry Improves By 5% 27 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
The beef checkoff funded an extensive look at all aspects of sustainability as it relates to beef production, to provide the industry with scientifically valid and bullet-proof data to back up the cla...
Does Your Ranch Have A Written Business Plan? 27 Aug 2013 | 01:56 am
Jason Vance, University of Missouri Extension for Delta Farm Press Without a plan in place, your ranch could be moving forward without direction. Karisha Devlin, a University of Missouri Extension ag...
Should We Fear Our Food? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:49 am
The growing consumer concern over our nation’s food supply I think is characterized by a single quote by author Laurell K. Hamilton, who says, “People are supposed to fear the unknown, but ignorance i...
More Packers To Stop Taking Zilmax™-Fed Cattle 26 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
Steve Kay, Cattle Buyers Weekly Big Four packers to adopt policies against buying Zilmax-fed cattle. Zilmax is a beta-agonist that raises efficiency and promotes weight gan in cattle at the end of th...
Cargill To Join In Ban On Zilmax™-Fed Cattle 26 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
Cargill news release Saying that "more research is necessary to answer recently raised questions regarding the use of this product," Cargill has announced it will suspend purchase of Zilmax-fed cattl...
Would You Support A $2 Checkoff? 26 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
It’s been a busy week for cattlemen in my neighboring state of Minnesota. First, the annual FarmFest has been underway. Second, the Minnesota State Fair officially got started. And finally, the Minnes...
August 23, 2013 USDA National Feeder Cattle Summary | Could Feeder Market Be Running Out Of Gas? 26 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
For the week ending Aug. 23, feeder calves and cattle sold steady to $4 higher across the nation as cattle backgrounders and feeder cattle buyers aggressively tried to get their hands on calves. In fa...
Declining July Feedlot Placements Impact August 1 Cattle Inventory 26 Aug 2013 | 06:04 am
John Otte for Beef Producer The most recent USDA reports show 10 million head are headed for the slaughter market, as of Aug. 1, 2013. This number is down 6% from the previous year. July placements a...
Stockers To Take Center Stage At K-State Beef Stocker Field Day Sept. 26 24 Aug 2013 | 03:29 am
Presentations running the gamut from beef stocker cattle economics to cattle health and environmental impact make up the fare for Kansas State University’s (KSU) Beef Stocker Field Day on Sept. 26. r...
2013 Bin-Busting Corn Crop Will Bring Some Relief 23 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
Cheaper corn will certainly help calf prices, but the greatest price support is still expected to come from the supply side. My View From The Country read more
