The K-State Animal Sciences Leadership Academy is planned for June 11-14 on Kansas State University’s Manhattan campus. The sixth annual academy will spotlight 20 high school students from across the state who wish to learn more ...
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Scott George, a dairy producer and cow-calf operator out of the state of Wyoming is the current president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Radio Oklahoma Network Farm Director Ron Hays visited with George about a variety ...
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China is the top international destination for U.S. soy, importing 849 million bushels of whole U.S. soybeans in the most recent marketing year. It is hard to imagine that number growing, but experts expect U.S. soybean exports to China to ...
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A combination of long-term feed price movement and recent stormy winter weather have combined to ignite record-high cattle and beef prices, and between those factors, a lag in cow slaughter and a strong export market have the market on ...
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In Manitoba, the application of livestock manure to land must be as a fertilizer for crop production. Many livestock operations must submit an annual Manure Management Plan (MMP) to Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. Livestock ...
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Wednesday's Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.25 and 3/4, down 5 and 3/4 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $13.18, up 11 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $434.50, up $4.40 Mar. soybean oil closed at 37.99, up ...
On this day, from the pages of Appliance Retailer: Wednesday 17 January 2007 In the week leading up to Australia Day, barbecue brand Everdure decided to pursue a new retail channel: butchers. In partnership with the Meat & Livestock ...
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Change and volatility are commonplace in today's agricultural markets. South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station economist Scott Fausti has had a front row seat to monitor much of that change. He has been analyzing trends in cattle ...
Improved weather conditions and moderation in feed prices could show continued improvement for livestock markets in 2014, according to Dr. Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist and professor of agribusiness at Oklahoma ...
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For the last year, there's been some guarded optimism that the U.S. hog herd could be on its way to expansion. But, the sustained growth forecast in 2013 never really reached fruition by the year's end that industry-watchers saw coming. ...
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By Doug Mayo In March of 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cattle Identification rules were implemented requiring all cattle 18 months old or older be identified for interstate (across state line) transportation. ...
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Last July's USDA Cattle Inventory Report fell to the budget ax due to sequestration. Without that mid-year snapshot on the health of the U.S. cattle industry, Jim Robb, executive director of the Livestock Market Information Center, says the ...
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By Robert L. Kallenbach Winter cover crops on corn and soybean acres are a natural fit for crop-and-beef farms. Cover crops offer beef profit potential for the time between fall crop harvest and spring planting, says Rob Kallenbach. He ...
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Strong demand is keeping a floor under hay prices in Indiana, reports hay grower Dennis Smeltzer.Photo: Rick Mooney Demand for high-quality hay in wintry weather as the new year began put upside pressure on prices in northern Indiana, ...
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U.S. farmers produced a record-high 13.9 billion bushels of corn last year, but demand from livestock and ethanol producers is helping support corn prices and may provide modest selling opportunities for producers in the coming months, ...
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