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It’s a busy day at our operation today. Later this
afternoon, we will be loading up our sale cattle to market in town. For
the better part of the last two weeks, we have been sifting through the
calves to select our replacement heifers and the bulls we will market
later this year through private treaty sales. We have a strong group of
uniformed calves this year, so it was really difficult to make additions
to the cull list, but we eventually came to an agreement on which calves
to keep and which to sell. You know, when things get busy at the
operation, it can be difficult to focus on the larger issues at hand
such as the upcoming election in Ohio where Issue 2 will be voted on.
Issue 2 will establish the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, an
effort that would show voters how much food producers care about their
animals while helping to eliminate a destructive and aggressive assault
from the Humane Society of the United States to Ohio communities in the
future. So, I want to know why agriculture is all of a sudden divided on
Issue 2?
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This issue sponsored by:
Camp Cooley Genetics Annual Production Sale will be held November
20-21, 2009 at the ranch in Franklin, Texas.
Please visit www.campcooleygenetics.com
for a complete schedule, and to request a sale catalog. Sale catalog
and videos also available for viewing online.
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Many of you winter cows on corn stalks or other crop
residues. Do you also sometimes feed grass or prairie hay to supplement
those stalks? If you do, double check to learn if those hay fields were
sprayed with herbicides before hay was cut earlier this year. If your
hayfield was treated with Milestone or ForeFront or Chaparral herbicide,
residues of those herbicides will still be in the hay. It won’t hurt
your animals but those herbicide residues will pass through your animals
in their manure and urine.
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Following deals and compromises that ended only shortly
before the hearing began, the House Agriculture Committee last week
passed HR 3795 — more commonly known as the “derivatives
oversight” legislation —by a bipartisan voice vote. “This is the
third time we’ve moved on this legislation,” said Rep. Colin
Peterson of Minnesota, chairman of the committee, at the outset of the
hearing. “This builds on the bill we passed in February, HR 977.
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This issue sponsored by:
Advantages Of Grass Planted With Alfalfa
High-quality grass can help increase ration fiber content without
lowering protein, improve drying time and increase yields. Grass also
fills in bare areas, chokes out weeds, reduces winter injury, leaf
diseases, leafhopper damage and lodging and is more palatable to
livestock. Geertson Seed sells high-quality grass and alfalfa seed. Call
us at 800-843-0390 or learn more about seeding grass with alfalfa at www.geertsonseedfarms.com.
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Whether writing for the Wall Street Journal or testifying
before congressional committees, LSU economist Joseph Mason isn’t shy
with his views regarding climate legislation. In a recent study, Mason
suggested a carbon tax should be considered alongside cap and trade. He
also warned that a cap and trade system would be incredibly complex and
could saddle the U.S. economy with unforeseen consequences.
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Meet BEEF Daily Editor 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.
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