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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
Top trainer banned for three months and fined record £40,000 for doping Queen's horse (Daily Mail)
Nicky Henderson has been fined a record £40,000 and banned for three months after Moonlit Path, a horse he trains for the Queen, failed a drugs test in February.
3 Jul 2009, 9:06 am | click here to view more
Top trainer barred for doping Queen's horse (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Former champion trainer Nicky Henderson has been banned for three months and handed a record fine for administering a prohibited anti-bleeding drug to a horse owned by the Queen.
3 Jul 2009, 7:14 am | click here to view more
Horse patrols back out for Fourth of July (ABC 13 Houston)
This, after an incident between a police horse and a Gay Pride parade spectator last week
3 Jul 2009, 7:08 pm | click here to view more
Trainer banned over Queen's horse failed drugs test (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
LONDON (Reuters) - Nicky Henderson was banned for three months and fined 40,000 pounds on Friday over a failed drugs test involving a horse he trains for Queen Elizabeth.
3 Jul 2009, 6:14 am | click here to view more
Debate continues over slot machines in horse tracks (The Lima News)
LIMA - Horse racing farms and tracks across Ohio have been struggling to keep business in-state but their battle may be ending soon. In June Gov. Ted Strickland proposed a plan to allow slot machines into Ohio's seven horse racing tracks, which is estimated
3 Jul 2009, 4:55 pm | click here to view more
Hong Kong govt okays plan to extend horse racing season (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Hong Kong government said Friday it has approved a proposal to add five extra meetings to the horse racing season in a bid to lure punters away from the glitzy casinos of its neighbouring cities.
3 Jul 2009, 3:06 pm | click here to view more
Frontier Days horse show showcases English and Western riders (The Willits News)
Pretty ponies and their polished presenters strutted their stuff at the Willits Frontier Days Horse Show, held last Sunday in the Jack Tharp Arena. The show was presided over by Sebastopol judge Peter Larson, of Peter Larson Training Stables.
3 Jul 2009, 2:50 pm | click here to view more
Becky's Hope Horse Rescue works to save abused horses (News 8 Austin)
Becky's wish Horse Rescue is a local adoption shelter that houses abused and abandoned horses.
3 Jul 2009, 12:05 pm | click here to view more
Becky's Hope Horse Rescue works to save abused horses (News 8 Austin)
One Central Texas man spends his days helping give abandoned and neglected horses a second chance at a good life. Becky's wish Horse Rescue nurtures horses in need, until they are adopted by a loving family. The horse rescue was started by Jamie Hoover after he helped his first horse.
3 Jul 2009, 12:05 pm | click here to view more
Becky's Hope Horse Rescue works to save abused horses (News 8 Austin)
Horses are being abandoned every around the state -- but one Central Texas man says that doesn't mean they can't receive a second chance at a good life. Becky's wish Horse Rescue is giving life to animals in Central Texas that might not have otherwise had a second chance.
3 Jul 2009, 11:35 am | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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