Archive for September 2019
USDA Invests in Community Facilities Improvements for 3.3 Million Rural Americans in 23 States
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2019 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $139 million in 56 projects…
Read MoreTrade War to Target Europe Next?
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
Read MoreLawsuit Filed Over BLM Grazing Plan
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court by the Western Watersheds Project claims the Interior Department is unlawfully withholding information from the public about a grazing initiative announced in…
Read MorePost-Mortem of a Steer Calf on Feed
Fig. 2. The lung cross-section image shows consolidation with fibrin in interlobular septae. These images depict a steer calf that had been on feed for 20 days, at which time…
Read MoreEquities: Tell-Tale Signs of an Aging Bull Market
Figure 1: The Bull Market Began More Than a Decade Ago on March 9, 2009. Fortunately, there is no time limit on how long markets can keep rising, and just…
Read MoreAll-in Cattle Feeding
They were raising children with diverse skillsets and diverging dreams. Veteran cattle feeders Norm and Sharon Timmerman, of McCook, Neb., encouraged their children to follow their own passions, and they…
Read MoreBLM Recognizes Individuals and Organizations at PLC Annual Meeting
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 2019 Rangeland and Sagebrush Steppe Stewardship Awards were presented Thursday during the Public Lands Council (PLC) Annual Meeting in Great Falls, Montana. The awards…
Read MoreMorton Named Red Angus Breeder Of The Year
The Red Angus Association of America recognized Bob and Julie Morton, Three Forks, MT, with the Breeder of the Year Award. The award was presented in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sept.…
Read MoreLivestock Industry Topic on Capitol Hill During Hearing
Trade with China is also a topic on Capitol Hill. The Senate Ag Committee holding a hearing on the state of the livestock industry. It was a hearing from representatives…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Metaphylaxis
Cattle feeders first began using mass treatments for newly arrived calves back in the 1970s, as a means of controlling outbreaks of respiratory disease or “shipping fever.” Since then, procedures…
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