Articles about the production of beef cattle and livestock.
| CATTLE-FAX MEMBERS ELECT NEW PRESIDENT |
| 03/19/2010 09:33 AM |
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James Herring of Amarillo, Texas, has been elected as the new president of CattleFax, a member-owned and member-directed cattle market information and research organization. Jon Ferguson of Kensington, Kan. is the new president-elect.
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| SURVEY OF PRODUCERS SHOWS APPROVAL OF CHECKOFF CONTINUES |
| 03/19/2010 09:32 AM |
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A survey of 1,200 beef and dairy producers nationwide was conducted in late Dec. 2009 and early Jan. 2010 by the independent firm Aspen Media & Market Research. Despite finding that 7 in 10 producers said the current economic recession had impacted their operations negatively, their approval of the beef checkoff increased from 68 percent in 2009 to 69 percent in 2010.
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| BE PREPARED FOR CALVING PROBLEMS TO ENSURE LIVE CALF |
| 03/18/2010 09:44 AM |
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Sometimes a calf cannot be born because he's not in a position that allows him to enter the birth canal. In other situations he may not be able to progress through the birth canal because he's too large, or a limb is caught on the pelvic brim, or the head is turned back. Knowing what's wrong and how to correct it can make a difference in whether you end up with a live calf.
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| SPRING HEREFORD SIRE SUMMARY NOW AVAILABLE |
| 03/18/2010 09:43 AM |
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The Spring 2010 Hereford Sire Summary is now available in print and online at Hereford.org. The new summary includes detailed listings on 2,214 sires to help producers make informed buying, breeding and other management decisions.
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| HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- TAKING STOCK OF MARKETS AND THE CYCLE |
| 03/16/2010 04:53 PM |
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It's tough to love blizzards, but at least this winter's lambasting has helped push beef prices higher.
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| DV AUCTION EXPANDS INTO SOUTHERN U.S. |
| 03/16/2010 04:52 PM |
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DV Auction announces a new alliance aimed to bring broadcast livestock sales via the internet and offer internet bidding to seedstock producers, auction markets and cattle producers across the southern tier of the United States.
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| GENETIC POTENTIAL OF FEED EFFICIENCY BEING EXPLORED |
| 03/15/2010 04:50 PM |
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Whoever first uttered that immortal maxim about being unable to manage something without measuring it was likely someone in the cow business—casting a wishful and frustrated glance at his cows, then at his hay pile.
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| CAB-LICENSED RESTAURANT RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD |
| 03/15/2010 04:49 PM |
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Mixing integrity, passion and service together created a recipe for success for one Nebraska restaurant. Uncle Ed's Steakhouse in Grand Island won the Beef Checkoff Program's 2009 National Beef Backer Award for independent restaurants last month.
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| U.S. BEEF AND PORK FARING WELL IN JAPAN |
| 03/12/2010 01:26 PM |
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Japan reinforced its position as a key trading partner for the U.S. beef and pork industries in 2009, clearly outperforming the market and either maintaining or increasing U.S. beef and pork imports even as total retail and foodservice spending in Japan slumped in the global economic slowdown.
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| ALABAMA BCIA NAMES COMMERCIAL PRODUCER OF THE YEAR |
| 03/12/2010 01:25 PM |
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The Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association (BCIA) recently named the 2009 Commercial Producer of the Year during their Annual Meeting and Awards Program held in conjunction with the 67th Annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association Convention in Huntsville on February 13.
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| MANAGE FEMALES TO ENSURE SAFE AND EASY CALF DELIVERY |
| 03/12/2010 01:23 PM |
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There are many things that influence calving ease and length of labor in cows and heifers, and some of these factors can be managed—to help ensure safe and easy delivery of calves.
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| PRODUCERS MUST PROMOTE INDUSTRY ACCURATELY |
| 03/09/2010 04:32 PM |
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On a day to day basis every producer has the task of bringing consistent, accurate information to the marketplace in an effort of promote the beef product and to support this way of life. Understanding the challenge this presents in the marketplace and in the media is an important part of the battle and is the reason for this series of articles.
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