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Cattle Dodge The Worst Of Food Safety Bill
The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (FSEA) passed by
the House of Representatives last week would apparently spare livestock
producers from key concerns voiced by cattlemen.
According to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the
final House bill clarifies that livestock are exempt from Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) regulation – including on-farm inspections and
additional authorities currently under the jurisdiction of USDA. Final
language in the bill also includes clarifications to traceability and
record-keeping provisions contained in the bill.
Among other things, original language in the bill would have authorized
FDA to conduct on-farm inspections, undermining USDA’s regulatory
authority in ensuring the safety of meat and poultry products.
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Oats For Fall Pasture And Hay
“Oats may be one of our most under-used fall forages,”
says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension forage specialist.
“It grows fast, thrives under cool fall conditions, has good feed
value, and can produce over two tons of hay or pasture yet this year.
And it dies out over winter, so it protects soil without causing
planting problems next spring.”
Writing in a recent issue of Hay and Forage Minutes, Anderson
says, to plant oats, drill about 3 bu. of oats/acre in early August for
maximum yield potential.
“A fully prepared seedbed usually is best, but you can plant oats
directly into wheat stubble or other crop residues if weeds are killed
ahead of planting,” Anderson says. “Even flying oats onto corn
fields severely damaged by weather or to be chopped early for silage can
work, although rye tends to work better for flying on seed. Avoid fields
with herbicide carryover, and top-dress 40 lbs./acre of nitrogen unless
the previous crop was heavily fertilized.”
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Wheat Pasture Performance May Not Suffer Early On
The notion that it takes a couple of weeks to bring calves
up to speed on wheat pasture may be more myth than reality, according to
research conducted at Oklahoma State University (OSU).
Glenn Selk, OSU Extension cattle reproduction specialist, explains
grazing studies were conducted two consecutive winters at the OSU wheat
pasture research unit to determine body weight change throughout the
winter grazing period.
During the first winter, 34 Angus steers (494 lbs.) were grazed on wheat
pasture for 166 days. The next winter, 28 Angus steers (502 lbs.) were
managed on the wheat pasture for 163 days. Grazing started on Nov. 11
and Nov. 14, respectively, and the steers were removed from the wheat on
April 26 each year. The steers were weighed 15 times during year one;
seven times during year two. Because of differences in weather and
forage growth, stocking rates varied from 1.83 acres/steer the first
year to 3.07 acres/steer in the second year.
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Selling Carbon Credits With The Calves
Add this to the possible ways of adding value to the
calves and feeder cattle you’re trading: verified carbon credits.
According to IMI Global, the first such calves and carbon credits were
marketed at last week’s Superior Livestock Video Royal XVII sale at
Winnemucca, NV. Carbon credits attached to the calves were verified by
IMI Global’s VerifiedGreen™ program.
Mayfield Ranch of Hidalgo, NM, sold the calves. Buyers paid one price
for both the cattle purchased at auction and the carbon credits
associated with the sustainable activities of the ranch.
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Deep South Stocker Conference
Aug. 20-21
Hattiesburg, MS
Hosted by Auburn University, Mississippi State University and the
University of Georgia.
Aug. 20: Noon - 6 p.m.
Production tours,
Price risk management, John Anderson, Mississippi State University
(evening meal).
Aug. 21: 8 am - 4 p.m.
Receiving health protocols, Robin Faulkner, Pfizer Animal Health;
Soil nutrient management, Dennis Hancock, University of Georgia;
Producer panel;
Grazing management, Holly Boland, Mississippi State University;
Feeder and fed cattle market trends, John Michael Riley, Mississippi
State University.
For more info, contact Justin Rhinehart at 662-325-7465 or jrhinehart@ads.msstate.edu
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23rd Annual Wheatland Stocker Conference
Aug. 21 – 8:30 a.m.
Cherokee Strip Conference Center, Enid, OK
Hosted by Oklahoma State University.
How age and source verification can add value to stocker calves, Joe
Young, Micro Beef Technologies;
Cattle markets and issues: Finding opportunities and avoiding traps,
Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University;
Reducing cattle stress to maximize stocker production efficiency,
Dawn Hnatow, livestock handling specialist, Bowie, TX; Lynn Locatelli,
DVM, Wolf Creek, MT;
Farm policy and livestock issues in the news, Ron Hays, Radio
Oklahoma Network;
Stocker cattle nutrition update, David Lalman, Oklahoma State
University.
For more info, contact Greg Highfill at 580-237-7677 or greg.highfill@okstate.edu
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Calendar Of Events
Aug. 3-5 – Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; contact Jason Cleere,
979-845-6931 or beef.tamu.edu.
Aug. 10-14 – John Armstrong Lectureship on Systems Thinking,
King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401
or krirm.tamuk.edu.
Aug. 13 – Beef Conference, Making Money on Hard Times, Kansas
State University, Manhattan, KS, www.asi.ksu.edu/beefconference.
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Important safety information
Micotil is to be used by, or on the order of, a licensed
veterinarian.
For cattle, inject subcutaneously. Intravenous use in cattle will be
fatal.
Do not use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older. Use in
lactating dairy cattle may cause milk residues.
See label for complete use information, including human warnings.
Always use proper drug handling procedures to avoid accidental
self-injection.
Consult your veterinarian on the safe handling and use of all injectable
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