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Livestock
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| Test wheat grain, straw for vomitoxin before feeding to livestock |
In a year when overly wet conditions and a head scab outbreak are significantly impacting the wheat crop, there is no room for assumptions that grain or straw is toxin-free and safe to feed to livestock.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
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| Simmental program aims to improve EPD accuracy |
The American Simmental Association’s Total Herd Enrollment program is gathering data to improve and develop female-oriented Expected Progeny Differences.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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BeefNews
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| Carcass traits of cattle may be determined early |
While many cow-calf producers may not realize it, the carcass quality of the cattle they produce may be determined long before the animals are loaded onto the truck taking them to the feedlot.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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| Beef operation involves every family member |
The Sutherlin family farm in a busy place. There are dogs trotting up and down the lanes, boys on a 4-wheeler, a rabbit on the porch and other 4-H projects laying in wait to be completed.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
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