Seedstock Plus 2010 Sale Schedule
Seedstock Plus will be hosting 7 sales or private treaty offerings in the spring of 2010. The dates, places and times are as follows. Seedstock Plus started the new century dedicated to a simple notion: blaze a path to compete in the evolving beef industry which demands more volume, more predictability and more service. In order to achieve that, while still maintaining the independent family operations that each of our members represents, we committed ourselves to working cooperatively among ourselves and with reputable partners from other segments of the beef industry.
Ranching Internship
There are different ways you can break into the ranching business. However, if you are not born into a ranching family or near a ranching family to learn first hand knowledge than you might look into a ranching internship designed to give you that hands on approach to learning the ranching lifestyle and trade. There are domestic, within the United States and International programs available to students.
Hydraulically Rotating Timberline® Tree Shear
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January 2010 - Now there's a new way that you can cut and trim trees; with a hydraulically rotating Timberline® Tree Shear for your excavator. This revolutionary tool from Sidney Manufacturing allows you to reach in and cut up to a 14" diameter live hardwood tree in one cut. Utilizing over 70,000 lbs. of force, a T 1 steel blade provides a clean cut both safely and efficiently. The ability to rotate after the cut allows the Timberline® Tree Shear to also serve as a grapple to lift, wrangle and carry the fallen tree. |
Second Annual Project LIBERTY Field Day Proves Successful
The second annual Project LIBERTY Field Day held on the POET Biorefining-Emmetsburg grounds Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 provided area farmers the opportunity to see new equipment efficiently harvest cobs and residue. Farmers also spent time hearing from officials from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy and the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa share their vision of producing cellulosic ethanol from corncobs.
Disease Prevention
There are seven major reproductive diseases in cattle; one of them - Brucella abort us, the cause of brucellosis - has been nearly vanquished. But the others still lie in wait for the opportunity to rob ranchers of profits. B. Abort us still surfaces occasionally and there are other pathogens that show up sporadically.
NATIONAL SHORTHORN SHOW & MEETING TO BE HELD
The 2009 National Shorthorn Show January 17-18, 2010 in Denver, Colorado
OMAHA, Neb., (Dec. 20, 2009) – The 2009 National Shorthorn Show and annual meetings will be held during the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Col. January 16-18, 2010. The weekend will include Open and Junior Purebred Shorthorn Shows, Open and Junior ShorthornPlus Shows, a Pen Bull and Heifer Show for both Purebred and ShorthornPlus animals, Summit Sale, committee meetings, and annual awards presentation.
More Bad Press for Corn-fed Beef
Yahoo posted a lead story on their home page this past week attempting to explain corn-fed beef as a health risk while promoting grass-fed purchases. Read the story at the following link
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/the-7-foods-experts-wont-eat-547963/
Does the so-called expert Joel Salatin have a bias or some kind of agenda? The article does tell you he is a co-owner of Polyface Farms, what it does not tell you is that Polyface Farms are producers of grass-fed beef. No animal scientists or representatives were quoted. - Justin Champine, publisher
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Cattlemen’s Directory of Cattle Breeders & Cattle for Sale
With American Cattlemen you can access our directory of cattle breeders and cattle for sale. This directory contains over 500 cattle breeders from across the United States, as well as those offering various types of livestock for sale. Both our web site and magazine contains the latest information on cattle equipment, profiles of successful cattlemen and informative features for cattle breeders.
