Archive for May, 2007
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter May 2007
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter
May 2007
Volume 9, Number 5
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Welcome to CattleToday.com/Ranchers.net FREE Newsletter!
Read on to find out the latest cattle news, useful tips,
and what’s happening on the ‘net.
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I N T E R E S T I N G S T U F F
IT’S DAD’S TURN!
Father’s Day is June 17th. Don’t forget to let your Dad
know how much you care! Send him an online greeting card!
cattletoday.com/greetings.shtml
WEBSITES ADD PERSONAL TOUCH TO MARKETING
Today, as the tools for marketing livestock continue to
expand, the World Wide Web has become the latest apparatus
to bring buyers and sellers together.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/May/CT976.shtml
SEARCH CATTLE TODAY’S ARCHIVES
You can find articles you are looking for simply by using
the search box in the Archives. Searching for “artificial
insemination” found 42 articles about artificial
insemination. Go to:
cattletoday.com/archive/archive.shtml
I.D. CAN HELP SUPPLY INFORMATION CONSUMERS DEMAND
The beef industry is moving rapidly from days past when
producers could expect consumers to trust that they were
producing a good product to a new time when consumers expect
producers to prove what they are doing.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/May/CT970.shtml
EMBRYO TRANSFER BECOMING MORE POPULAR WITH PRODUCERS
Embryo transfer in cattle has recently gained considerable
popularity with seedstock dairy and beef producers. While
most modern applicable embryo transfer technology was
developed in the 1970s and 1980s, the history of the
procedure goes back considerably farther.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/May/CT987.shtml
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK…GRAVY PAIN
“If Izzy Franklin had smaller feet, then Lonny Johnson would
probably be in jail,” crowed Hooter. He could barely make it
through a sentence without collapsing in laughter as he
related how Lonnie broke in two earlier that day, charging
around his feed store counter after a customer.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/May/CT968.shtml
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS…
But bad pictures of your cattle can cost you plenty! Many
potential customers cannot visit your ranch to view your
cattle in person, but when they see your cattle in your photo
album, a sale catalog, or in an advertisement in your breed
publication, CATTLE TODAY or on the Internet, you want their
first impression to be a good one. Here are some great tips
to improve your cattle pictures.
cattletoday.com/archive/2004/May/CT327.shtml
PRODUCERS URGE CONGRESS TO RETAIN MARKETING CHOICES
America’s cattle producers say the government should help
grow the U.S. beef industry and not limit or remove choices
in the marketing of cattle.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/May/CT971.shtml
HUNTIN’ DAYLIGHT — PICKING WHAT YOU CHOOSE
You can be for implants or against them. You can believe
that dewormers add to the bottom line or are nothing more
than hogwash. Never doubt, though, the level of production
efficiency and cost competitiveness these and other
technologies add to the beef industry.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/May/CT989.shtml
Extreme A’I!!
Want to see pics of a rancher who can AI a cow without
getting her in a chute? There are several talented
photographers on the site. Always interesting.
Just click here…
ranchers.net/forum/about12249.html
SOIL AND FORAGE TESTING
Sometimes we forget that we are really grass farmers.
And a couple of our most powerful tools for growing quality
grass is the analysis of soils and forages.
Read the whole story:
cattletoday.com/archive/2002/May/CT205.shtml
IT’S THE PITTS — PICKY, PICKY
One of the traits of cattle buyers that I admire is that
they are very picky. It also happens to be one of their
least admirable traits.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/May/CT973.shtml
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C A T T L E T O D A Y N E W S P A P E R
PUREBRED REFERENCE ISSUE 2007! MARK IT DOWN!
If you are looking for a great way to promote your operation
to over 14,000 cattle producers in the Southeastern U.S., try
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This special issue is one of our biggest and most requested
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our readers. Don’t miss this important marketing
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mailto:sales@cattletoday.com or editor@cattletoday.com
Published July 21st. Ad deadline July 13th.
cattletoday.com/purebred_reference.htm
NOTE: We are offering a special discount on all ads placed
before June 22nd. Call or e-mail TODAY!!
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S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
Outback Romagnolas, located in Paris, Tenn., was established
in 1997 by Dr. Chuck Lyons and Mr. Kenneth Davis with the
acquisition of a few Romagnola cows and a single Romagnola
bull. Today, Outback Romagnolas is made up of more than 90
registered animals along with a large commercial herd which
is crossed with Romagnola bulls only. Through both
dedication and knowledge, Outback Romagnolas has come to be
known as one of the premier breeders of high-quality
Romagnola cattle. Their website gives visitors a glimpse of
the program and the genetics that they have to offer.
Congratulations to Outback Romagnolas
on a really nice website.
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J U N E S A L E D A T E S
Cattle Today will be at the following sales in June:
June 2 — Spring Ridge Cattle Co. Spring Charolais Production Sale
Winchester KY
June 23 — BJR Summerford/Orr & Friends Charolais Production Sale
& Souther Source Sale, Falkville AL
Be sure to look us up and say “Hello.”
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W I N D O W S XP T I P S O F T H E M O N T H
What Version of Windows XP am I running?
Simply click Start and select Run command and type in
winver.exe
and Click OK. The installed version along with
who it is registered to and the amount of available
physical memory will be shown.
OR
Backing Up Your Registry
Do you know how to backup your registry before making any
changes to your system. Microsoft has an article in their
knowledgebase that tells you how to backup and restore your
registry. It’s worth reading.
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=256986
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F U N S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
The full moon occurring Thursday, May 31, 2007, will look
like an ordinary full moon, it will actually be extraordinary
—a blue moon. Find out why blue moons only happen “Once in a
Blue Moon”
www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html
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Q U O T E O F T H E M O N T H
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard.
Mother would come out and say, “You’re tearing up the
grass”; “We’re not raising grass,” Dad would reply.
“We’re raising boys.” — Harmon Killebrew
Send us your favorite quotes! We will pick one each month
to be included in our Newsletter. (Be sure to include where
you are from in your e-mail!)
Send quotes to: editor@cattletoday.com
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S E N D U S T O A F R I E N D 
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Good Luck and see you next month.
Belinda Ary
Editor
Macon Gravlee
WebMaster
