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The Need For National ID Grows Despite Fuzzy Direction
The nation’s current livestock traceability system is
busted to the point that George Teagarden says, “A highly contagious
animal disease will devastate this country.”
That’s not alarmist rhetoric. Teagarden is one of the most practical,
down-to-earth cattle producers you’d ever hope to meet. He also
happens to be the state veterinarian in Kansas, a state that receives
cattle from all 48 of the Continental U.S. states at least once every
month. He was addressing participants at the recent ID Info Expo hosted
by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA).
Teagarden offered several examples of how the current traceability
system – reliant upon successful state and federal disease eradication
programs like brucellosis and tuberculosis – has made tracing cattle
more costly in both time and money. Typically, animal health officials
can find the animals in question, but it can be months after the
fact.
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2009 BEEF Quality Summit Postponed
Due to current economic conditions, BEEF staff have
reluctantly have decided to postpone the 2009 BEEF Quality Summit
set for Nov. 10-11 in St. Joseph, MO. We thank you for your support of
the BEEF Quality Summit over its successful three-year history,
and also for your continued support of BEEF magazine.
With surveys indicating that 95% of past participants considered the
BEEF Quality Summit content valuable and attendance worthwhile,
BEEF staff is exploring alternative ways of delivering the
BEEF Quality Summit content to our audience. So stay tuned!
--Joe Roybal
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Livestock Indemnity Filing Deadline Is Sept. 13
If you’re going to file a claim under the Livestock
Indemnity Program (LIP) for losses incurred from Jan. 1, 2008, through
July 12, 2009, you have until Sept. 13.
LIP compensates livestock owners and contract growers for livestock
death losses in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather,
including losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, disease,
wildfires, extreme heat and extreme cold.
“Producers need to file a notice of loss and complete the application
for payment at the local county office of the Farm Service Agency
(FSA)," says Dwight Aakre, North Dakota State University Extension
Service farm management specialist. "A notice of loss can be reported by
the producer to the local FSA office by phone, fax, email or in
person."
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Wheat Potential Is The Best In Years
Thanks to lower wheat prices and plentiful moisture, some
calf prices are getting an early boost from wheat-pasture prospects.
“The contrast in market indications and producer expectations for
winter wheat grazing in the Southern Plains could not be more dramatic
than 2009 compared to last year,” says Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State
University Extension livestock marketing specialist.
Peel says wheat prices last year – as well as expensive seed and
fertilizer – –kept some wheat producers from making wheat pasture
available. Research in Oklahoma indicates wheat grazing decreases
subsequent wheat production 5-6 bu./acre on average. Plus, planting
early for wheat pasture increases the risk of crop failure.
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Managing Silage
“Even after silage has been chopped and piled and packed
correctly, it still can be damaged seriously by air and moisture slowly
penetrating the outer 3-4 feet. In fact, good silage can lose 15-20% of
its feed value from fermentation and spoilage under normal
conditions,” says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska Extension
forage specialist. “This loss can be cut in half, or even less, if
covered well by a sheet of plastic.”
Before you say, “No kiddin’, we already do that,” read on.
Anderson recommends covering freshly chopped silage with black plastic
immediately after filling the trench, bunker or pile. “Then cover the
plastic with something to help hold it down,” he says.
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10th Annual KSU Beef Stocker Field Day
Sept. 24 – 9:30 a.m.
KSU Beef Stocker Unit, Manhattan, KS
Hosted by Kansas State University- Buying and selling
right – Kevin Dhuyvetter, KSU.
- Partnering with feedlots: Who brings what to the table – panel
featuring Jerry Bohn (Pratt Feeders), Dan Dorn (Decatur County Feed
Yard) and Jim Reeves (JMR Cattle Co.).
- Thinking outside the shots, Dan Thompson, DVM, KSU.
- Negotiating custom grazing arrangements – panel featuring Mike
Collinge (Hamilton, KS), Tim Miser (Cottonwood Falls, KS) and Alan Hess
(Alma, KS).
- Cattle financing in a tight credit market – Gary Cotterill,
Community National Bank, Chanute, KS.
- Producing value-added cattle – Brian Bertelson, U.S. Premium Beef
- Weed and woody plant control for pastures – Walt Fick, KSU.
- Utilization of byproducts on pasture – Lyle Lomas, Kansas State
University.
For more info, contact Lois Schreiner at 785-532-1267 or
lschrein@ksu.edu
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Sept. 14-16 – South Dakota Grazing School, Al’s
Oasis and the Lower Brule Trust Land, Oacoma; 605-688-6623, 605-280-0127
or www.sdgrass.org.
Sept. 22-23 – Georgia Grazing School, Livestock Instructional
Arena, Athens, GA; www.caes.uga.edu/.
Sept. 22-23 – Tri-State Cow-Calf Conference, fairgrounds, Gray,
TN; pubs.ext.vt.edu/.
Sept. 24 – KSU Beef Stocker Field Day, Beef Stocker Unit,
Manhattan, KS; 785-532-1267 or www.asi.ksu.edu/.
Sept. 25-27 – Tri-State Meat Goat Conference, Shepperd Arena,
Fargo, ND; 701-231-7522 or to www.ndsu.edu/sheepandgoat/.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 – University of Missouri Grazing School, MU
Forage Systems Research Center, Linn County; aes.missouri.edu/fsrc/news/fsrc5.stm.
Oct. 23-24 – Mid-Atlantic Grass Finished Livestock Conference,
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Staunton, VA; 434-292-5331.
Oct. 29-30 – HOLT CAT Symposium on Excellence in Ranch
Management, King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management, Kingsville, TX;
361-593-5401 or krirm.tamuk.edu.
Dec. 1-3 – Range Beef Cow Symposium, Casper Events Center,
Casper, WY; 307-837-2000.
Dec. 4-5 – National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium Symposium
on Reproduction and Stayability, Denver Airport Marriott, Denver, CO;
607-255-4416 or www.nbcec.org/nbcec/.
Dec. 14-16 – Lectureship on Managerial Accounting for Ranchers,
King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management, Kingsville, TX; 361-593-5401
or krirm.tamuk.edu.
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Important safety information
Micotil is to be used by, or on the order of, a licensed
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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
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