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CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter March 2008
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter
March 2008
Volume 10, Number 3
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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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MVE SEMEN TANKS
You can breed your cows to the best bulls in the world!
Artificial insemination (A.I.) using frozen beef semen
offers cattle producers an opportunity to breed their cows
to bulls possessing far superior genetics than are available
locally and do it at an affordable price. With A.I. you have
an economically feasible means of increasing productivity
over a wide range of traits to rapidly improve your cattle.
Using the top genetics available with frozen beef semen will
allow you to select for traits to improve calving ease,
weaning weight, yearling weight, maternal ability and
carcass quality with a high degree of accuracy. And beef
semen and frozen embryos stored in liquid nitrogen in one of
our MVE semen tanks will last for years. Buy the best semen
tanks from people you trust!
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I N T E R E S T I N G S T U F F
CONSULT WITH VET TO INSURE APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC USE
The primary reason antimicrobial drugs are given to beef
cattle is to treat or control respiratory disease, though
other conditions (such as foot rot, pinkeye, wooden tongue,
diphtheria, etc.) are also treated, to help the animal fight
off bacterial infection.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1483.shtml
GRAZING SYSTEM IMPROVES LAND AND BENEFITS LIVESTOCK
To the outsider, most would say the cowboy’s passion is to
take care of the animals that walk his pastures. Giving his
horse a good rub down and a bite of grain after a hard day’s
work or making sure the newborns are sheltered from the next
storm. These are jobs that, to most, regularly fall under
the term “cow hand.”
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1462.shtml
KEEP CERTAIN STRATEGIES IN MIND DURING IRS AUDIT
The IRS continues to give significant scrutiny to sole
proprietorships filing as Schedule C businesses in the
horse, livestock and farming industries where there is a
history of losses.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1495.shtml
DEFINE HERD GOALS BEFORE MAKING BULL SELECTIONS
Herd goals serve as the foundation for sire selection and
provide guidance as to traits with the most economic
importance.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1473.shtml
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND NUTRITION IS CRITICAL
Cattlemen, researchers, veterinarians and nutritionists have
known for years that the health of an animal is closely tied
to the nutritional plane the animal is on.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1463.shtml
USDA MARKET REPORTS
CattleToday.com has the latest unbiased livestock price and
sales information from the USDA. Reports include information
on prices, volume, quality, condition, and other market data
on cattle in specific markets and marketing areas. See
today’s prices here:
www.cattletoday.com/markets.htm
PLANNING AND PREPARATIONS PRODUCE RESULTS IN HERD
Planning and preparation make a big difference in efficient
cowherd management.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1468.shtml
GRASS TETANY CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS GRAZING PROBLEM
Grass tetany can be a serious cattle grazing problem. It is
often associated with dramatic diet changes caused when
cattle are allowed access to extremely lush, high quality
forage.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1489.shtml
STANDARDS CHANGE FOR MARKETING GRASS FED MEAT PRODUCTS
Once their livestock is ready to market, some producers are
choosing to engage in the processing, packaging and
marketing of meat products themselves.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1465.shtml
RANCH LINKS
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CHUCK ROLL BECOMES BEEF’S LATEST STAR
Ever notice how people glance up when they’re deep in
thought – as if the answer is in the stars? Look no further
– the stars are on the dinner plate.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1464.shtml
GET BULL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS UNDER CONTROL
We often think about the bull as the means of introducing
new genetics into a beef herd. However, management of the
bull (or lack of it) after purchase is often the “Achilles
Heel” of cattle production.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1469.shtml
CATTLE FAX SAYS CORN TALK WILL DOMINATE IN 2008
The corn market will dominate cattle talk in 2008.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1457.shtml
SCAMMERS, SPAMMERS & CROOKS…
Our free classified ads can be placed by anyone with access to
the Internet. While we delete any ad that appears to be a scam,
we have no way of checking who posts ads. So be careful and
check who you are dealing with before sending any money. Your
email address is “hidden” so no spammer can add you to his list,
but he can send you an email reply to your ad. They rarely take
the time to send out individual spams but if you get one, just
hit the delete button! And be very careful of foreign buyers…
they are usually scams.
But the ads are a great way to buy and sell. Check out the
over 1600 ads available. And place your free photo ad today!
IMPORTANT TO KEEP CATTLE HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE
In the previous issue we began a discussion of the
relationships between health and nutrition. For years we
have known that health and nutrition are “joined at the
hip.”
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1477.shtml
MANAGE SOIL FOR FERTILITY IN PASTURES
When hay is removed from a hayfield, it makes sense to think
that a substantial amount of nutrients are being carted off
in each bale. However, when cattle graze in a pasture, it is
reasonable to expect that most of those nutrients are
recycled back to the pasture.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/March/CT890.shtml
MUD CAN BE AN ENEMY TO CATTLE’S HEALTH
Mud is the enemy of good health. Wet seasons create stress
for livestock; a wet hair coat loses its insulating quality
and cattle suffer more cold stress in wet weather than in
dry cold.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1482.shtml
RESEARCH SHOWS BENEFIT OF DRY AGING
Do any of these words come to mind when you think of beef?
Buttery. Rich. Mellow. Superb. Earthy. If traditional beef
doesn’t have the taste buds screaming “intense,” then dry-
aged beef might arouse the sensory beef experience you’ve
been looking for.
cattletoday.com/archive/2008/March/CT1497.shtml
NOT ALL HERD BULLS ARE CREATED EQUAL
Some are more fertile than others and some have more sex
drive (the desire to breed cows).
cattletoday.com/archive/2003/February/CT256.shtml
ULTRASOUND USED TO IMPROVE REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT
An ultrasound machine is a powerful tool that allows a
veterinarian or rancher to essentially “climb inside the cow”
to look at the ovaries and uterus.
cattletoday.com/archive/2006/March/CT445.shtml
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S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
Dove Creek Farms, an Angus operation located in Winder, Ga.,
is steppin’ strong in breeding cattle and with this really
nice website. The black and white background and pictures
adds a really nice effect. They have also provided visitors
a nice look at the donors and bulls being utilized in this
program, as well as a page totally devoted to animals for
sale. Congratulations to Dove Creek Farms on a job well
done.
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A P R I L S A L E D A T E S
Cattle Today will be at the following sale in April:
April 5 — Louisiana Beefmaster Breeders Rose Capital
Classic Sale, Shreveport LA
April 5 — Southeast Brangus Breeders Showcase II Sale,
Perry GA
April 8 — Myers Charolais Bull Sale, Guthrie KY
April 11 — Wellington Farms Angus Dispersal, Killen AL
April 12 — Ellis Angus of Tennessee Production Sale,
McKenzie TN
April 12 — Ray Cattle Co. Angus Production Sale, Hackleburg AL
April 14 — Bobo Angus Farm Annual Production Sale, Ardmore AL
April 18 — Hudgins Cattle Co. Female Sale, Barnesville GA
April 19 — WinVue Farms Angus & Limousin Mature Cow Herd
Dispersion, Bulls Gap TN
April 21 — Three Trees Ranch Angus Sale, Sharpsburg GA
April 25 — Sunshine Farms 1st Annual Strawberry Classic
Sim-Angus Female Sale, Clanton AL
April 26 — Magnolia Classic Santa Gertrudis Sale, Terry MS
April 26 — Appalachian Classic Charolais Sale, Knoxville TN
April 26 — Pine Ridge Angus Spring Roundup Sale, Omega 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
FREE FTP CLIENT
FileZilla is a free robust file transfer tool you can use to
transfer files to and from your computer to a remote
computer. I’ve used it for a couple of years and really
like it. Give it a try if you need FTP software.
sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla
or
INSTALL/RE-INSTALL PROGRAMS FROM HARD DRIVE
If you have extra free space on your hard drive it is a good
idea to copy your original program installation CDs to your
hard drive. Then you can install, re-install or find a file
that a new program needs without having to look for the
original CD.
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F U N S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
Dead People Server
Curt Gowdy, Peter Graves, Joan Baez and Orson Bean, are they
dead or alive? Find out if just about any celebrity is
still alive. Great for settling late night discussions
while watching old movies.
www.dpsinfo.com/dps/index.html
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Q U O T E O F T H E M O N T H
“There are two ways to get to the top of an oak tree. One,
is to climb it. The other is to sit on an acorn and wait.”
- Thomas Wadsworth
Submitted by: Tom Shelton, Houston, Texas.
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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