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J.D. Alexander, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) president, said cattlemen and women need to register today to attend the 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference to secure a spot at what he said will be an action-packed conference.

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John Munsell

Food Safety News

We just might be witnessing a watershed change in USDA attitudes regarding testing for E. coli O157:H7, corrective actions subsequent to adverse lab test results, and tracebacks to the true source of contamination.

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Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

The calving season was delayed, but all is good. A passing comment was heard: “Those cows can’t catch me now that I don’t have all those heavy coveralls on!” Again, all is good.

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Troy Marshall

BEEF
With incredibly strong market fundamentals, everything seems poised for a run of great things for the beef industry, but spoilers do lurk out there.

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North Texas e-News

Restocking may be an option that many ranchers are considering, but rainfall and other factors will weigh heavily into the decision-making process, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist.

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Tim Carman

Washington Post

Without "lean finely textured beef,” says Temple Grandin, major cattle producers might as well take a "truckload of cattle and say, ‘We’re just going to throw these cattle in the garbage.’ "

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Rudy Ruitenberg

Businessweek

Countries in the World Organization for Animal Health agreed on general welfare guidelines for livestock production and a text on conditions for cattle raised for meat, the intergovernmental organization said.

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The American Angus Association welcomes Will Mayfield of Pulaski, Tenn., as the new regional manager for Delaware, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. His duties begin in late May of this year.

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Clifford Mitchell

Cattle Today

Stocker operators have a tough job in the beef business. A tough, but rewarding experience working through cattle with varied amounts of risk hoping to add pounds with limited inputs if Mother Nature is in good humor and provides needed forages for added weight gain.

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Geni Wren

Bovine Veterinarian

We’re now heading into early summer, but the summer drought of 2011 is still fresh in the cattle industry’s mind.

Veterinarians can help their cow-calf producers plan ahead in the event of drought this summer. One strategy is to feed cows summer annuals such as millets, sudangrass, and canes, suggests Rick Rasby, MS, PhD, University of Nebraska Extension Beef Specialist.

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Mark Parker

DTN

Between the cow herd and the feedlot, a lot of stockers bank on grass gains to capitalize on the margins found between buying and selling.

Winning or losing that backgrounding game usually comes down to just two things: calf health and calf performance.

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Oklahoma Farm News

Beef Marketing Group CEO Sees Significant Opportunities for Verifiable Beef Standards

Ron Hays caught up with John Butler, CEO of the Beef Marketing Group at the Alltech International Symposium in Lexington Kentucky. The Beef Marketing Group represents feedlots in Kansas and Nebraska.

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Gayle Smith

Tri State Livestock News

As cattle move to grass in the region, beef producers have an opportunity to save money on their mineral program.

“Many mineral requirements can be met through what cattle are already being fed,” said Dennis Bauer, a University of Nebraska extension educator.

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John Maday

Drovers

Ranch manager Joel Vaad shifted to later calving and made other adjustments after carefully analyzing his options for reducing feed costs and boosting returns at the Maxwell Ranch near Livermore, Colo.

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Kent Olson

Morris Sun Tribune

Direct payments to farmers under the current farm bill have been a small, but stable and important part of farmers’ income. These direct payments are cut in the draft farm bill from the Agriculture Committee of the U.S. Senate.

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AgriMarketing

Ohio’s warm winter and early spring mean that cressleaf groundsel is on the rise earlier than normal and has the potential to cause problems for livestock producers, says an Ohio State University Extension beef cattle expert.

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Jerry Lackey

SanAngelo Standard Times

The nation’s cattle inventory is the lowest since 1952, but demand for beef is driving the market to historical high prices.

"Not only is our market up, but the futures on fat cattle were up over $6 for the week and feeders were up around $4," said Charley Christensen, general manager at Producers Livestock Auction.

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Reuters

Members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) agreed on Wednesday on cattle breeding rules, its first ever deal on livestock production.

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Reuters

He’s had cheeseburgers with U.S. President Barack Obama, palled around with ex-Hollywood movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger and gushed with praise on a visit to Silicon Valley.

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