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More Ethanol Means Increased Feed Costs
If EPA grants a petition to allow a 50% increase in the allowable limits of ethanol in gasoline, it will mean higher commodity ...
Opinion: The Hits Just Keep Coming
You might want to send your favorite cattle industry lobbyist a gift certificate to a steakhouse close to your ...
A Story About A Ladybug Salad
My wife and I recently took my 80-year-old mother out to lunch. It wasn’t a fancy establishment, simply ...
Cow Slaughter Trends Surprising Some In Northern Plains
The feeder cattle marketing season has ended in the Northern Plains and many livestock auction markets are starting reduced...
South American Grain Production Falls Drastically
Farmers in Argentina and Brazil are expected to harvest 675 million fewer bu. of corn and 711 million fewer bu. of soybeans ...
Study Finds No Red Meat-Breast Cancer Link
A study by the National Institutes of Health and the American Association of Retired Persons concluded there is no link between a high intake of meat and increased risk of breast cancer...
Temple Grandin To Speak In Humboldt, SD
Renowned livestock handling expert Temple Grandin will deliver a livestock-handling presentation at South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Bill Even’s farm near Humboldt on June 11...
Russian Prez Concerned About Falling Cattle Numbers
Among other fallout of the current economic crisis, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is concerned about falling cattle numbers in his country and has called on the country’s Ag Ministry to deal with the problem...
Once The Export King, Argentina Set To Import Beef
Just 35 years ago, Argentina was the world's biggest exporter of beef. Today, it exports almost no beef and, for the first time in history, may have to import up to 1 million tons of beef next year...
Pasture Conditions Good But There Are Worrisome Signs
Pasture conditions will play a critical role in U.S. cow slaughter rates this summer, reports the CME Group in its June 2 Daily Livestock Report...
OIE Hikes Cattle Age Limits With Regard To BSE
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) adopted a resolution last Friday lifting cattle age limits for beef exports and imports with regard to BSE...
Minimize Hay Losses With Proper Storage
Although the large round bales reduce the labor required when handling hay, hay stored outside can have significant storage losses, says Clyde Lane, University of Tennessee Extension...
K-State Beef Conference Is Aug. 13
“Making Money In Hard Times" is the theme for the K-State Beef Conference set Aug. 13 in the Kansas State University (KSU) College of Veterinary Medicine’s Frick Auditorium...
JBS Restructures Its Five Rivers Ownership
Brazilian packer JBS S.A. announced last Friday the restructuring of its ownership of Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, which it acquired when it bought Smithfield Beef Group last October...
Certified Organic/Grass-Fed Livestock Tour Is July 7
Two unique and successful livestock farms will host a July 7 sustainable ag tour sponsored by University of Illinois (UI) Extension...
Below-Average Hurricane Season Forecast
The Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane forecast team predicts a slightly below-average 2009 Atlantic basin season based on a cooler-than-normal tropical Atlantic...
BEEF Magazine State Of Industry Report Now Available
BEEF magazine’s “2009 State of the Industry Report” is now available at beefmagazine.com/BEEF_SOI_2009.pdf...
Ag Economists Offer Webcast
A Webcast video featuring a group of ag economists from the southern region will be available June 12 as a means of helping producers develop strategies to reduce risk during times of economic uncertainty...
Ag Census Data Available At Watershed Level
Results from the Census of Agriculture have been published at the watershed level by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)...
AERO 2009 Farm Tour Features Grass-Fed Operations
The Montana Alternative Energy Resources Organization’s (AERO) 2009 Farm Tours schedule features grass-fed beef and dairy cattle, orchard fruits, and dryland grains and oilseeds. Tours planned include...
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Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
