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Beef shortage means hold on to the cows
The quantity of beef available to U.S. consumers has declined a startling amount in recent years, and that trend is going to continue. Unfortunately, even higher retail beef prices can be expected for consumers.
Debate continues over beef checkoff
It wouldn’t be a new year without the big players in the $80 million-per-year beef checkoff — the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the Federation of Qualified State Beef Councils and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association — squaring off over checkoff money, programs and control. And so it is again as members of this tall-walker trinity gather
Beef cattle numbers causing concern
Livestock marketing specialist predicts significant reduction in cattle slaughter in 2011. STILLWATER, Okla. — Declining beef inventories are causing some in the U.S. cattle industry to wonder how beef production can be maintained. The numbers tell the tale — America’s cattle industry has effectively been turning fewer cattle into more pounds of beef. Lowest since
Training needed for best animal care
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Proper animal care on farms is critical because well cared for animals translates into a more successful operation and also an improved public image. Almost all farmers seem to be under a consumer magnifying glass; consequently, it’s now more important than ever for all farmers and ranchers to continue focusing on improved
Readers tell of their best buy at an auction
We asked our readers to answer this question….What was the best buy you ever got at an auction? Our readers took us up on the chance to tell their stories and responded with some amazing accounts of their auction bargains. They submitted incredible stories of hidden treasures and complete surprises. They all really did get
What was your best buy at an auction?
Are you just dying to share a great deal you got at an auction? Do you have a great story to go with that deal? Then answer this question….What was the best buy you ever got at an auction? Farm and Dairy would like to give you a chance to brag and tell our readers
Ohio Beef Expo “Ear Man”
Sometimes the most important person on a cattle photo shoot isn’t the photographer, it’s the “ear man.” Here, a little wave of the baseball cap out-of-sight of the main camera keeps this winning Hereford at attention at the 2009 Ohio Beef Expo.
Music meets nature at an Akron farm
The “Where Music Meets Nature” series will be staged this summer in a restored 19th-century barn in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Strickland says it is time to tighten the belt
COLUMBUS — Moving to address a projected shortfall that may range between $733 million and $1.9 billion, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has directed state agencies to cut more than $733 million. Strickland said if conditions worsen, he intends to seek additional funds that may be needed to balance the budget from the state’s $1 billion
Japan, Mexico more afraid of beef
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The saying goes, “You are what you eat,” but perceptions about what you’re eating when it comes to beef can vary widely from one country to another. Using data from more than 4,000 consumers surveyed across four countries, agricultural economists from Kansas State University, Michigan State University and Maastricht University (Netherlands) found
