BEEF_DAILY A Penton Media Property October 26, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/beef/v/901 --The True Unsung Heroes, Women in Agriculture Women in agriculture are unsung heroes. When a woman vows to marry a farmer, she knows she is also marrying the operation, too, including the cattle, sheep, hogs, crops, hay and all of the work that goes with it. When marrying into farm life, she knows she will have a life full of blessings and a life full of trials. Yet, she takes it in stride, making it look easy as she balances things like off-the-farm work, home, family, food, bills, records, busy schedules, laundry, gardening, community service activities and the list goes on. However, despite how the farmwife manages to conquer the day-to-day tasks with ease, the one thing that is often forgotten is her. Today, I want to remind farm women how greatly appreciated they truly are. To view the full article go to: http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/2009/10/26/the-true-unsung-heroes-women-in-agriculture/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://www.campcooleygenetics.com) Camp Cooley Genetics Annual Production Sale will be held November 20-21, 2009 at the ranch in Franklin, Texas. Please visit www.campcooleygenetics.com (http://www.campcooleygenetics.com) for a complete schedule, and to request a sale catalog. Sale catalog and videos also available for viewing online. ---------------------------------------- --Taiwan Reopens to U.S. Bone-In Beef After 6-Year Ban Taiwan will reopen its markets to U.S. bone-in beef most likely in November, ending a six-year import ban that was in place over fears of mad cow disease, and ushering improving ties with Washington, officials said on Friday. Following other markets, Taiwan halted U.S. beef imports in response to the discovery of mad cow disease in the United States. As other markets reopened in recent years, Washington repeatedly urged the island government to let beef back in. To view the full article go to: http://beefmagazine.com/markets/1026-taiwan-reopens-us-beef/ --Cattle on Feed Numbers Released Nebraska: Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained almost 2.2 million cattle on feed on Oct. 1, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. The inventory was up 3 percent from last year. Placements in feedlots during September totaled 550,000 head, the same as last year. Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 395,000 head, up 1 percent from last year. These were the most marketed during September since the series began in 1993. Other disappearance during September totaled 5,000 head, compared with 10,000 head a year ago. 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Call us at 800-843-0390 or learn more about seeding grass with alfalfa at www.geertsonseedfarms.com (http://www.geertsonseedfarms.com/pdfs/sog%20sheet.pdf). ---------------------------------------- --Cattle Producers Predicted to See Profitable 2010 A weak U.S. dollar has encouraged investment in commodities, resulting in positive activity for agriculture, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. "With regards to index investments, they (investors) buy these as a hedge against inflation, and when you have investment dollars coming out of the closet, many are putting money into commodities and that's good for agriculture," said Dr. Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension grain marketing economist. A weak dollar allows foreign investors more purchasing power for U.S. products, and this has led to investment opportunities in commodities such as oil, which hit $78 a barrel recently. Index funds will also seek other commodities outside the energy sector, Welch said. To view the full article go to: http://beefmagazine.com/markets/1026-profitable-2010-for-producers/ --BEEF Daily Blog Meet BEEF Daily Editor Amanda Nolz (http://beefmagazine.com/news/amanda-nolz/). With her boots planted firmly on the ground as both a cattle producer and an agriculture writer and speaker, this young cattle industry professional presents her unique perspective on pertinent industry issues and trends each Monday to Thursday morning. To view the full article go to: http://blog.beefmagazine.com/beef_daily/ ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER You are subscribed to this newsletter as #email# To subscribe to this newsletter go to: http://subscribe.beef-mag.com/?tc=NLSUB To unsubscribe from this newsletter go to: http://subscribe.beefmagazine.com/?tc=NLSUB&cid=#message_id#&lid=#list_id#&email=#email# For information on advertising in this newsletter, please contact: Bret Kealy at mailto:bret.kealy@penton.com Do you have comments or suggestions about BEEF Daily or its content? 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