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CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter March 2009
CATTLE TODAY/Ranchers.net Newsletter
March 2009
Volume 11, 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
IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY MAKES SEXED SEMEN A REALITY
Artificial insemination is not new to the beef business. A
large percentage of purebred cattlemen have been taking
advantage of this genetic improvement opportunity for
generations. Now, AI, with sexed semen, is taking shape and
finding a niche with cattlemen who look to capitalize on
advances in sexing technology.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1900.shtml
IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED DURING CALVING SEASON
For most regions, the seasons: spring, summer, fall and
winter dictate the production practices for cow/calf
operations. Like clockwork, a change in the weather brings a
new task at hand. Depending on the region in which cattlemen
live, things to do could vary from season to season, but
Mother Nature still dictates when the important tasks of
breeding, harvesting feedstuffs and calving occur.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1917.shtml
HUNTIN’ DAYLIGHT — PROTECTIVE VERSUS PRODUCTIVE
“If there’s any part of our value system we need to rebuild
in this country, it’s personal responsibility,” says John
Kasich, a former Congressman, who is now a best selling
author, motivational speaker and Fox News commentator.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1907.shtml
PRODUCER FINDS SUCCESS IN ERADICATING TOXIC FESCUE
The Missouri Soil and Conservation Board awarded Ron Locke
of Long Lane, Mo., the 2008 State Grass Land Farmer of the
Year last November. His annual spring cleaning for the past
few years may well be the reason he gained the board’s
respect.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1908.shtml
U.S. BEEF EXPORT SUCCESS CONTINUES
The international marketplace continued to roll out the red
carpet for U.S. beef products in 2008, recording double-
digit increases over 2007 levels, according to statistics
released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1909.shtml
WATER QUALITY IS IMPORTANT TO LIVESTOCK HEALTH
Of all the nutrients, water is the most important. And often
the most overlooked.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1910.shtml
IT’S THE PITTS — WHO DIED?
There are words in the English language that excite the
reader or listener like no other. I am referring to phrases
such as ‘estate sale,’ ‘complete dispersal’ and ‘clearance
sale.’
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1911.shtml
SPECIAL SALES BRING PREMIUM PRICES FOR CALVES
Local auction yards and alliances can be a good place to get
premiums for your calves, if you take advantage of special
sales. Whether these sales are for preconditioned calves,
age-and-source-verified cattle, CAB or natural cattle,
buyers know they can go to that sale and get what they
want—and sellers are rewarded because of the demand created
by special sales.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1919.shtml
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK — DOMINOS OF DOOM
Dried palm branches are highly flammable. In retrospect,
Hooter knew that he knew that because it was the dried
branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday that fueled
the burden burner used during the annual healing service;
the ashes later used for Ash Wednesday.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1920.shtml
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A $500 AND A $5,000 BULL?
Producers are getting a first-hand education in
relative bull values as they participate in value-based
marketing. It’s not unusual to see a $400 value
difference from top to bottom individuals in a finished
pen of steers. Multiply that times progeny, including
the relative value of daughters over time, and you can
see why the bull value spreads are widening.
cattletoday.com/archive/2003/March/CT259.shtml
IT’S THE PITTS — THE WHITE NIGHTMARE
The two cowboys who worked on a big western spread came into
town every Sunday to do their laundry at the Suds For Duds
and attend “services” at the Pastime Bar. There they loaded
up on beans and crackers and shot a little pool. Eight ball
was a game they practiced with religious fervor and had
become quite proficient at.
cattletoday.com/archive/2009/March/CT1922.shtml
MINERAL INTAKE CRITICAL FOR REPRODUCTION
The old saying goes “if you don’t get them bred, you’re not
going to accomplish much.” Nutrition’s effect on the brood
cow can’t be underestimated.
cattletoday.com/archive/2004/February/CT311.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
TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE TO PREVENT BLOAT
About this time each year my phone starts ringing with
producers complaining of bloat problems. In some cases the
producer is faced with an isolated case or two. In other
cases the effect is disastrous with many cattle being
affected.
cattletoday.com/archive/2007/March/CT864.shtml
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Happy Easter! From all of us here at CATTLE TODAY. Be sure
to include beef on your holiday menu!
Your family will appreciate it!
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S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
At New Canaan Cattle Company in Searcy, AR it all began with
a promise. In 1969, a young man made this Promise to his
sweetheart: One day the young couple would own a farm where
they could rear their children, and raise a hundred head of
good quality cattle. In 1983, the Promise became reality
with the purchase of several acres most others would have
rejected. Twenty five years later, years full of hands-on
learning, hard-earned experience and the solid advice of
cattlemen in all stages of life, owners David and Beverly
Staggs are preparing for their first production sale in
June. Their website does a really nice job of introducing
visitors to the program and giving them an up close look at
this family owned operation. Congratulations!
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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 sales in April:
April 4 — Louisiana Beefmaster Assoc. Rose Capital Classic,
Shreveport LA
April 4 — SBBA Showcase II Sale, Perry GA
April 11 — Ellis Angus 9th Annual Production Sale, McKenzie TN
April 11 — Ray Cattle Co. 7th Annual Angus Production Sale,
Hackleburg AL
April 24 — Sunshine Farms Strawberry Classic Sim-Angus Female Sale,
Clanton AL
April 25 — Magnolia Classic Santa Gertrudis Sale, Terry MS
April 25 — Appalachian Classic Charolais Sale, Knoxville TN
April 27 — Lone Oaks Angus Inaugural Sale, Middleton TN
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
DON’T TAKE THE PFISHING BAIT!
Ever received an email apparently from Ebay, PayPal, Visa or
your bank, claiming that you need to verify your personal
information for some reason? You click on the link in the
email, and you are taken to an authentic looking website.
As instructed by the website, you now enter your full name,
account number, PIN number, mothers maiden name, social
security number, and other personal information.
Congratulations! You are now an identity theft victim,
having taken the bait from what has recently become one of
the most widely used methods to collect personal information
for criminal purposes, called Pfishing or Phishing.
OR
MORE THAN YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW!
If you want to learn more about your system and its
components, left click the Start Button and select Run.
Type MSINFO32.EXE and Windows will run a program that gives
you more information than you ever wanted to know about
your system.
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F U N S I T E O F T H E M O N T H
Well, this is certainly not a fun site but it can be a
life saver. It’s tax time and if you find yourself ready to
file your tax return but are missing some obscure IRS form
you need to complete the task, this site has any form you
can imagine. And you don’t have to wait for the mailman.
Just print it out on your computer right now!
www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
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Q U O T E O F T H E M O N T H
“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating
the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without
working for, another person must work for without receiving.
The government cannot give to anybody anything that the
government does not first take from somebody else. When half
of the people get the idea that they do not have to work
because the other half is going to take care of them, and
when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to
work because somebody else is going to get what they work
for, that, my dear friend, is about the end of any nation.
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”
–Dr. Adrian Rogers
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