Tag: cattle
Colorado cattleman files lawsuit seeking proper use of beef checkoff
SALEM, Ohio — A Kansas beef producer has filed a federal lawsuit trying to stop beef checkoff dollars from going to influence governmental action...
Pennsylvania producer still dealing with effects of cattle electrocution
EDINBURG, Pa. — A Pulaski Township beef producer is still going round and round with Penn Power after a guide wire reportedly came down...
Machinery custom rates for silage operations can vary by method
Significant drought conditions in many parts of Ohio have led to an increased interest in harvesting corn as silage. With very few farmers owning...
Putting bulls to the test
Pennsylvania beef producers are encouraged to nominate their best bulls for the 2012-2013 Pennsylvania Livestock Evaluation Center Performance Bull Testing Program by Aug. 20.
2012 Columbiana County Fair photos from Thursday night sale
A few photos from Thursday night's steer, dairy beef feeder and cheese sales (plus a few others thrown in for good measure).
Dealing with cattle parasites
Here's a quick feedlot riddle: They're tiny, relatively easy to control and can affect cattle health, performance and carcass quality in a serious way. What are they? Parasites.
Howard Leslie wants to be found in only one place: the...
ENON VALLEY, Pa. — For the first time in more than 40 years, Howard Leslie won’t be returning to the classroom in the fall....
There’s no reproductive advantage to higher phosphorus dairy ration
Reducing phosphorus in dairy diets doesn't change a cow's productivity, but it does affect the environmental impact that cow might have.
Codex approves international standards for ractopamine
A U.N. commission has approved an international standard for the veterinary drug ractopamine, a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs.
Shorthorn make the grade — and yield — in recent on-farm...
OMAHA, Neb. -- Shorthorn genetics defied the odds on the grid recently; two purebred heifers graded USDA Prime, Yield Grade 1. Two others on...
