Archive for December, 2007
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter for December 2007
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter
December 2007
Volume 9, Number 12
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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
HAPPY NEW YEAR from all of us at CATTLE TODAY and
Ranchers.net. We hope 2008 brings plenty of rain and
good cattle prices!
OUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
Don’t be late getting the Newsletter out in 2008!
HIGH FERTILIZER PRICES AFFECT CROP DECISIONS
World demand for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium has
driven the price of these fertilizers past record levels,
and Mississippi producers are trying to make 2008 crop
decisions in light of steadily rising costs.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/December/CT1334.shtml
EEF CHECKOFF INTRODUCES HAND-HELD SNACKS FOR BUSY CONSUMERS
Kids want quick, fast and easy. They want food right after
school, while doing homework or before playing with friends
– with one caveat – they don’t want to have to cook.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/December/CT1346.shtml
IT’S THE PITTS — OH, CHRISTMAS TREE
A friend of mine asked to borrow my pickup truck to haul the
family Christmas tree home, and being the kind man that I am
I offered to drive the truck myself.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/December/CT1321.shtml
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S FOUNDATION PROMOTES PREMISES REGISTRATION
The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is the latest livestock
organization to partner with USDA to promote premises
registration for the nation’s farms and ranches.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/December/CT1307.shtml
CALVES’ PASSIVE IMMUNITY AFFECTS LIFETIME PERFORMANCE
A successful cow/calf operation requires that a large
percentage of cows wean a live calf every year. A live calf
at weaning time requires survival of the offspring from
birth to weaning. Cattle that are healthy as calves, healthy
weaned stockers, and remain healthy throughout finishing,
are more productive and much more cost efficient.
cattletoday.com/archive/2006/November/CT683.shtml
MAKE SOUND JUDGEMENTS ABOUT HERD SIRES
It is important for producers to make sound judgments about
their herd sires. A poor bull buying decision might leave a
producer with a product they don’t need or don’t want in
their herd.
cattletoday.com/archive/2006/November/CT685.shtml
AGDOMAINNAMES.COM
Your ag domain name will have a great impact on the success
of your new site. The best domain names are easy to spell
and remember. We have over 100 cattle related domain names
for sale. Names like Cattle4Sale.com, ChoiceCattle.com,
HerefordCattle.net and many more! Don’t use a bad name for
your web site.
WINTER GRAZING
If you pay close attention to grazing behavior, cattle
will give you clues that will help you get them through the
winter without any serious weight losses, or serious feed bills.
cattletoday.com/archive/2000/November/Cattle_Today116.shtml
LIQUID FEED?
Should you use liquid feed as a winter nutritional supplement?
This article will give you some interesting information.
cattletoday.com/archive/2001/November/CT179.shtml
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interesting subject being discussed. Why don’t you join
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can set your “Profile” to get the look you like. We also
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C A T T L E T O D A Y N E W S P A P E R
A.I./HERD BULL ISSUE
If you are looking for a great way to promote your best herd
sire or market semen to over 14,000 cattle producers in the
Southeastern U.S., try advertising in CATTLE TODAY’s
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Sire Reference for many of our readers. Don’t miss this
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information: sales@cattletoday.com or editor@cattletoday.com
Published February 16, 2008. Copy Deadline February 8, 2008.
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S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
Circle H Ranch owner William Helton is striving to produce
registered and commercial Limousin cattle that are high in
demand in today’s competitive cattle industry. Located just
15 minutes from Cullman, Ala., this progressive rancher has
been producing top quality Limousin genetics since 1990.
With so many years of experience under his belt, Helton is
also offering to share his knowledge with Limousin breeders
by introducing his consulting service. His web site is kept
up-to-date with all of the latest numbers and information on
cattle and genetics available for sale. Congratulations to
William Helton
and Circle H Ranch on a job well done.
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J A N U A R Y S A L E D A T E S
Cattle Today will be at the following sale in January:
January 5 — Ray Cattle Company Bull Sale, Hackleburg AL
January 12 — Lake City Invitational Brangus Bull Sale, Lake City FL
January 12 — Southeast Angus Classic, Opelika AL
January 19 — Bricton Farms 6th Annual Performance Tested
Angus Bull Sale, Social Circle GA
January 26 — Louisiana Angus Assoc. Bull Sale, Lecompte LA
January 30 — Greenwood Angus Farm Liquidation Auction, Bowman GA
Be sure to look us up and say “Hello.”
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W I N D O W S T I P O F T H E M O N T H
AUTOMATE DISK CLEANUP
Type cleanmgr /d c: /sageset:100 in the RUN box. The Disk
Cleanup dialog box appears. Check the items you want to
clean every time you run this process, for example Recycle
Bin, Temporary Internet Files, Old Chkdsk files and then
click on OK.
or
RESIZE IMAGE FILES
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download this Powertoy from Microsoft site. After
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you right-click an Image file. To select multiple image
files, press CTRL key and select the next file.
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F U N S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
ILLUSION
We’ve run this before but it keeps amazing people. If you
haven’t seen it, take a look:
cattletoday.com/quiz/illusion.shtml
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Q U O T E O F T H E M O N T H
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get
it right. ~Oprah Winfrey
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
