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  • Oct. 31, 2011
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    Video: Merck Animal Health's Triple Bottom Line

    Mitch Johnson with Merck Animal Health explains how they use the "triple bottom line" of economic sustainability, social responsibility and environmental concerns to help cattlemen navigate today's unsettled market conditions....More
  • Oct. 28, 2011
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    Endangered Species Listings Expected To Heat Up

    It’s a case of a list that doesn’t exist, and a lawsuit that most certainly does. And that juxtaposition of elements has Texas Comptroller Susan Combs frustrated....More
  • Oct. 21, 2011
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    EPA To Postpone SPCC Rule

    This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will propose to amend the date by which farms must prepare or amend and implement a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan to May 10, 2013. Originally, the EPA deadline for farms and ranches to develop and implement a SPCC was Nov. 10, 2011....More
  • Oct. 17, 2011
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    Farm Groups Turning To Web To Burnish Image

    October is a busy month for Kansas farmer Darin Grimm. With 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans to harvest, the third-generation family farmer is running a combine nearly dawn to dusk....More
  • Sep. 27, 2011
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    Value Of Forage Is Rising

    Feed grain prices remain at near-record prices and the cost of by-products that cattlemen annually depend on are running about 20% higher than last year....More
  • Sep. 9, 2011
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    Feedyard Dust Management In An Epic Drought

    With extended drought conditions gripping Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and parts of Kansas, cattle feeders in the region, as well as their neighbors, are in nearly worst-case conditions for dust. In fact, it would be just about impossible under current conditions for feedyard surfaces to get any drier or more dust-prone than they already are...More
  • Aug. 3, 2011
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    Top Cattle Operations Honored For Environmental Stewardship

    At the 2011 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Kissimmee, FL, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) recognized six U.S. cattle operations for their commitment to sustaining their family operations by conserving land, resources and wildlife through the Environmental Stewardship Award Program....More
  • Jul. 14, 2011
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    Video: Become An MBA

    The MBA Program—that’s Masters of Beef Advocacy—has trained more than 2,000 people in how to convincingly talk about the value and the role of beef production in modern society....More
  • May 31, 2011
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    NCBA Takes Beef with EPA To Social Media

    It's no secret that the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has been on a quest to curtail the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) slew of regulations that many refer to as burdensome, costly and scientifically unfounded....More
  • Mar. 21, 2011
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    Video: Forage Quality And Efficiency

    Dr. Jude Capper, animal scientist at Washington State University, explains how new research suggests that improved forage quality can increase gains and efficiency, thus reducing the carbon footprint...More
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