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The Gross Domestic Product report for the 3rd quarter showed US economic growth rising a brisk 3.5 percent. The data was over expectations and the best showing in two years.
9 Nov 2009, 4:01 pm | click here to view more
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- WAITING FOR THE ECONOMIC SUN
“Net returns have been pressured again in 2009, as input costs remain rather high compared to historical norms while calf prices have struggled,” say analysts with the Livestock Marketing Information middle (LMIC). “Calf prices are forecast to be slightly higher in the fourth quarter of this year than in 2008, however for the year, calf prices will still be the lowest since 2003.”
9 Nov 2009, 4:00 pm | click here to view more
Rapid City man pleads guilty to Crazy Horse robbery (KOTA Rapid City)
A Rapid City man faces up to seven years in prison for stealing about $1,000 from the ticket booth at Crazy Horse Memorial.
22 Nov 2009, 9:24 pm | click here to view more
Soccer stars use horse placenta treatment (Connecticut Post)
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Nothing like a little horse placenta to cure those aches and pains. Serbian health authorities are looking for a mysterious healer who has recently treated the injuries of
22 Nov 2009, 9:19 pm | click here to view more
One-Horse Mower and a Lady with a Bat (Flathead Beacon)
12:25 p.m. A miniature horse was seen tied to a lawn mower on McMannamy Draw. Apart from its unusual tether, the horse was completely fine. 8:21 p.m. A highly intoxicated lady called from a location on Highway 93 South to report that she was in the midst of a disturbance with a very drunk man. The lady, claiming that she “just wants a life,” was taken to jail after using a baseball bat for ...
22 Nov 2009, 5:15 pm | click here to view more
Whoa! Horse-placenta treatment raises questions (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Nothing like a little horse placenta to cure those aches and pains. Serbian health authorities are looking for a mysterious healer who has recently treated the injuries of several English Premier League soccer players with a cure that includes massage with horse placenta. Marijana Kovacevic apparently has gone underground after health inspectors and police wanted to visit her private clinic in...
22 Nov 2009, 5:05 pm | click here to view more
Spank the Donkey comes first in the Pantomime Horse Grand National (Times Online)
Dawn Denham, Nicki Mills and Claire Anderson celebrate after taking the first three places in the Pantomime Horse Grand National.
22 Nov 2009, 4:36 pm | click here to view more
Woman trapped under dying horse (Scoop.co.nz)
The Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to a horse riding accident on the Wainuiomata South Coast earlier this afternoon. The helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) Helicopter Paramedic responded to the south end of Coast Road, ...
22 Nov 2009, 4:23 pm | click here to view more
Helmet saves horse rider's life (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News)
A Lower Hutt teenager is lucky to be alive after the horse she was riding had a seizure and died.
22 Nov 2009, 2:32 pm | click here to view more
Crews rescue rider whose horse fell in remote area (The Sacramento Bee)
An injured rider whose horse fell was rescued last week by a California Highway Patrol helicopter an
22 Nov 2009, 1:30 am | click here to view more
NED counters 'Big Brother' critics over horse tax (Horse and Hound)
The National Equine Database is not there to help the government implement the proposed "horse tax", says NED
22 Nov 2009, 11:46 am | click here to view more
Zavalla woman, 17, still in critical condition after being thrown from horse (The Lufkin Daily News)
A young Zavalla lady who was thrown from a horse Friday afternoon and flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Tyler was in critical condition Sunday night after suffering head trauma, according to family members.
22 Nov 2009, 11:35 pm | click here to view more
PROTECTING YOUNG BUCKS INCREASES HERD POTENTIAL
Mississippi State University research has found that protecting young bucks improves herd health and creates a better hunting experience.
20 Nov 2009, 2:44 pm | click here to view more
GRID PREMIUMS SHOW BENEFITS OF VALUE-BASED MARKETING
When you receive a bonus on grid cattle, sometimes it's easier to count your blessings than to ask why.
17 Nov 2009, 4:03 pm | click here to view more
AUGUST PORK AND BEEF EXPORTS DOWN FROM 2008
While selected markets performed very well, the global pace of U.S. pork and beef exports lost ground in August compared to 2008, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
17 Nov 2009, 4:02 pm | click here to view more
DEMAND FOR CAB HAS HELD UP WELL
When times are lean, sales of luxury items are typically the first to fall off. However, when it comes to beef, it appears that consumer demand for the higher quality and pricier Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand held up better than that for USDA Choice or lower grade beef.
16 Nov 2009, 3:59 pm | click here to view more
BEEF INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE FEED-EFFICIENCY DATA
Feed accounts for 65 percent to 80 percent of total beef-production costs. With grain prices at their highest levels ever, finding a way to lower those costs is important to cattle producers.
16 Nov 2009, 3:59 pm | click here to view more
RESEARCH PAPER LOOKS AT UPSWING IN QUALITY GRADES
Three years ago, a 30-year decline in beef quality grades was apparent, with only half of fed cattle grading USDA Choice. The Choice/Select spread hit record highs in 2006, but today the picture is much different. July figures show 60.1 percent of the harvest mix graded Choice the first half of this year, but why?
13 Nov 2009, 3:46 pm | click here to view more
SECOND ANNUAL DUCK RIVER ANGUS CLASSIC HELD OCTOBER 17
The Second Annual Duck River Angus Classic was held October 17, 2009 in Columbia, Tenn.
13 Nov 2009, 3:45 pm | click here to view more
AS COWS EAT, SO GROW THE CALVES
Your cowherd checklist might look pretty sparse after the calves are weaned and rebreeding is confirmed. Maybe the cows regained some condition and they're coasting now on crop residue. Next item would be, what, calving?
12 Nov 2009, 3:58 pm | click here to view more
SOUTHERN SOURCE ANGUS SALE HELD SEPTEMBER 26
The Southern Source Angus Sale was held September 26, 2009 in Cullman, Ala.
12 Nov 2009, 3:57 pm | click here to view more
CATTLE GRAZING BEHAVIOR CAN BE USED TO MANAGE CATTLE
Cattle are grazers and browsers, eating a wide variety of grasses, forbs and leaves/bark from shrubs and trees. Not having upper front teeth, cattle can't nip off plants as a horse does but use their flexible tongue to wrap around a "bite" and break it off with a movement of the head. They bite short grass with the lower teeth and difficult upper palate, but cannot graze as closely as a horse or sheep.
11 Nov 2009, 3:45 pm | click here to view more
CREATIVE ADVERTISING BENEFICIAL FOR TAX PURPOSES
Advertising and promotion are important for any ongoing business or service, even if you have significant good will and public recognition of your product or service. This is true for farmers, ranchers and horse owners just as in other businesses.
11 Nov 2009, 3:44 pm | click here to view more
MYCOTOXINS ARE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN GRAINS AND FEEDS
Every year about this time cattlemen are taking a serious look at how they are going to feed/supplement their cattle through the winter. In many if not every cases there is a focus on how this can be done as cheaply as possible.
10 Nov 2009, 3:50 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL
When I was a little boy my dad put me on a seat and said, “Jump and I'll catch you.” I did and he didn't. As I gathered myself up off the floor he said in a stern voice, “Let that be a lesson to you. Don't ever trust anybody.”
10 Nov 2009, 3:50 pm | click here to view more
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