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VIRGINIA ANGUS ASSOCIATION TO HOST PRESIDENTIAL TOUR
The Virginia Angus Association will host a “Presidential Angus Tour” Aug. 23-25, 2009. Attendees will have the opportunity to take pleasure in Virginia's well-known Southern hospitality, view some outstanding cattle from premier breeders in the state and experience some of the United States' historical landmarks.
30 Jun 2009, 4:05 pm | click here to view more
QUALITY SHOULD BE FACTORED IN THE PRICE EQUATION
Feeders bid on cattle by penciling out the highest price they can pay and still maintain a shot at profit. Packers need a certain number of cattle harvested through their plants, bought at a particular price, to stay afloat. That cost/sales formula follows beef as it continues toward consumers.
30 Jun 2009, 4:04 pm | click here to view more
Farmers 'can't shake' extended drought effects (Austin American-Statesman)
Tom Crofut, a founder of Good Flow Honey Co., has been bottling honey in Central Texas since 1975. At 68, he's seen his share of bad times.
3 Jul 2009, 9:15 pm | click here to view more
Defying the odds: Heifer gives birth to triplets (The Globe Gazette)
ALLISON — Steve Edeker’s heifer, Blink, defied the herd when she calved tardy this season. She defied the odds when she had triplets.
3 Jul 2009, 6:30 pm | click here to view more
Hexham Courant (The Hexham Courant)
ON TUESDAY at their weekly sale, Hexham Auction Mart had forward 66 cattle, which included 44 animals over 30 months. Prime cattle prices. Limousin: Heifers per head to £1,046.22 Great Chesters.
3 Jul 2009, 5:01 am | click here to view more
Hexham Courant (The Hexham Courant)
ON TUESDAY at their weekly sale, Hexham Auction Mart had forward 66 cattle, which included 44 animals over 30 months.AT THEIR weekly sale on Friday, Hexham and Northern Marts had forward an entry of 144 store cattle. A tiny and mixed selection met a highly satisfactory trade.
3 Jul 2009, 4:45 am | click here to view more
Cattlemen faced high input costs, regulatory challenges (AG Weekly)
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - “I think 2008 was an interesting year,” said ICA President-Elect and commercial cow/calf operator Carl Ellsworth of Ellsworth Angus Ranch, Leadore, Idaho. “It started out fairly stable but then was pressured by high feed costs.”
3 Jul 2009, 1:36 pm | click here to view more
SOMETIMES THE GRASS IS WEEDIER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE
Farmers and ranchers are seeing more weeds – both common and unusual varieties – this year, according to Dr. Vanessa Corriher, Texas AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist based at Overton.
25 Jun 2009, 3:56 pm | click here to view more
NEW TAX COURT CASE STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF RECORDKEEPING
In a lengthy decision, the Tax Court recently underscored the difficulties taxpayers have in convincing the IRS that family-run farms are engaged in for profit.
25 Jun 2009, 3:56 pm | click here to view more
VITAMIN E IMPORTANT TO IMMUNITY AND REPRODUCTION
Vitamin E was first identified as nutritionally essential for animals about 60 years ago. Rats fed purified diets without vitamin E did not reproduce, plain and simple. Many similar studies have shown similar results in domestic, managed species.
24 Jun 2009, 4:11 pm | click here to view more
SOUTHEAST ANGUS CLASSIC SALE AVERAGES $2,561
The Southeast Angus Classic Sale was held May 16, 2009 in Opelika, Ala.
24 Jun 2009, 4:10 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- CROSSBRED COWBOYS
Scholars say that people work for four reasons: habit, money, power or pleasure. I would add a fifth reason after conducting an informal survey of my entire family.
23 Jun 2009, 3:58 pm | click here to view more
MACEDON FARMS & FRIENDS ANGUS SALE AVERAGES $2,813
The Macedon Farms and Friends Angus Sale was held May 9, 2009 at the farm in Madison, Ala.
23 Jun 2009, 3:57 pm | click here to view more
BLACK INK -- WHY "TRADE DOWN?"
Demand for beef is down. Can you blame the recession? Not entirely, but it's a darned inconvenient coincidence.
22 Jun 2009, 4:14 pm | click here to view more
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- READING THE STARS
Peetie and Hooter were swapping thoughts about the economy, the state of the world and how it was that ammunition and gun sales were off the charts.
22 Jun 2009, 4:13 pm | click here to view more
Feeding America the natural way (The Hendersonville Times-News)
The company's logo is orange, representing heritage and one man's desire to preserve his family cattle farm by selling natural beef.
2 Jul 2009, 4:44 am | click here to view more
APPALACHIAN CLASSIC CHAROLAIS SALE HELD
The Appalachian Classic Charolais Sale was held April 25, 2009 in Knoxville, Tenn.
2 Jul 2009, 4:10 pm | click here to view more
YOUNG ANGUS PRODUCERS ATTEND ANNUAL BEEF LEADERS INSTITUTE
Twenty Angus producers from across the U.S. explored various segments of the beef industry May 31-June 3, 2009, during the second annual Beef Leaders Institute, hosted by the American Angus Association® and funded through the educational efforts of the Angus Foundation.
2 Jul 2009, 4:10 pm | click here to view more
NATIONAL BRAUNVIEH SPRING BULL SALE HELD APRIL 18TH
The Braunvieh Association of America Spring National Braunvieh Influencer Bull Test Sale on April 8th was a success. This premier sale was held at the Green Springs Bull Test middle, Nevada, Mo., and the best 77 out of 144 performance-tested bulls sold to commercial and seedstock producers in 14 states.
2 Jul 2009, 4:09 pm | click here to view more
New junior member of Angus Association (The Salisbury Post)
New junior member of Angus Association Emily Ruth Hammill, of Gold Hill, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association based in Saint Jose ...
2 Jul 2009, 4:02 am | click here to view more
Education Center (CattleNetwork.com)
The American Angus Association ® congratulates Hilltop Angus, Sturgeon, Mo., for continued ownership and production of Angus cattle for more than 50 years.
2 Jul 2009, 3:45 pm | click here to view more
Case of dead cattle in Denton County going to grand jury (Dallas Morning News)
Denton County sheriff's animal officers will let a grand jury decide whether the deaths by dehydration of 23 cows should be prosecuted as a criminal case.
2 Jul 2009, 12:22 am | click here to view more
RESEARCHER LOOKS AT THE GENETIC ASPECTS OF MARBLING
Marbling drives value-based beef marketing. How to infuse enough of this quality-grade potential into herd genetics – or even how much is enough - has remained something of a mystery.
1 Jul 2009, 4:35 pm | click here to view more
SOUTHEAST BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION BREEDERS SHOWCASE SALE HELD APRIL 4 IN PERRY, GA
The Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Breeders Showcase Sale was held April 4, 2009 in Perry, Ga.
1 Jul 2009, 4:34 pm | click here to view more
McDonald's to launch line of Angus burgers (San Francisco Chronicle)
McDonald's will start selling a new line of bigger burgers priced at about $4 each on Thursday to bring in customers looking for a beefy alternative to pricier burgers at sit-down restaurants. The new Angus burgers are made with one-third pound of Angus beef... Sponsored Topics: McDonald - Beef - Angus cattle - Business - Cattle
1 Jul 2009, 3:38 pm | click here to view more
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