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Livestock ManagementIBBA officers attend World Brangus Congress in Paraguay"Where's the beef and who needs more of it?"-- That was a question on the minds of three officers of the International Brangus Breeders Association and others who traveled to Paraguay for the 5th World Brangus Congress in mid-October. IBBA officers attending the Congress included: Dale Kirkham, president from Eureka, Kan.; Don Cox, first vice-president from Katy, Texas, and Marcos Borges, chairman of the International Committee from ... [Read More] Dairy farmers tell Congress more must be doneWASHINGTON (AP)--More must be done to address dire conditions facing the dairy industry, farmers told Congress on Oct. 27. "The past year has been the most difficult since I began farming in 1973,' said Paul Toft, a Rice Lake, Wis., dairy farmer and president of the Associated Milk Producers Inc. "Some say these times rival those of the Great Depression.' [Read More] Kansas, Oklahoma conduct joint livestock disease drillTOPEKA, Kan. (AP)--Trucks that could be hauling livestock along the Kansas and Oklahoma border were detained and their drivers questioned Oct. 22, during a drill aimed at protecting the nation's food supply from foot-and-mouth disease. State and local authorities set up roadblocks and pulled livestock vehicles over near Sitka, Kan., and Turpin, Okla., to ask questions about their loads and destination. It was part of what officials said ... [Read More] Phosphorus system to assist Kansas farmers, feedlotsKansas The bioprocessing team at Kansas State University's Advanced Manufacturing Institute in collaboration with the Kansas Environmental Management Associates, has developed a new patented process for recovering excess phosphorus from feedlot waste streams to create a slow release granule fertilizer. A patent application has been published for "Fluidized Bed Precipitator With Optimized Solids Settling And Solids Handling Features For Use... [Read More] Stressed cows give less milk, force imports for Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)--The heat seems to be getting to the cows on this U.S. Caribbean territory. For the first time in a decade, officials are importing fresh milk from the United States, saying high temperatures have stressed the island's cows and production has dropped, agriculture secretary Javier Rivera said Oct. 27. About 1 million liters (260,000 gallons) of milk have been shipped from Florida since early October, said ... [Read More] TAMU Fit-to-Finish Show Cattle Camp Dec. 12 and 13Texas The TAMU Fit-to-Finish Show Cattle Camp is scheduled Dec. 12 and 13 at the Pearce Pavilion on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station. "There is no question that the 4-H and FFA members who exhibit cattle in the state of Texas represent some of the most competitive and well respected exhibitors in the nation. [Read More] U.S. Pork Center of Excellence receives grantIowa The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence has been granted nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to implement the Professional Swine Manager/Technician Certification Program for community college students and pork production workers. The grant, provided by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, will run from Jan. 1, 2010 to Dec. 31, 2011, and will cover the implementation phase of the current project funded in ... [Read More] Commissioner Staples welcomes announcement that China will soon re-open market to U.S. porkTexas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples Oct. 30 applauded the news that Texas pork producers will soon regain access to an important international trade market. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced that China intends to re-open its market to U.S. pork and live swine. "I am relieved to see sound science has finally prevailed over political ... [Read More] USDA: Six pigs tested positive for H1N1WASHINGTON (AP)--Final tests confirm that six pigs from the Minnesota State Fair contracted swine flu, three more than initial research had indicated. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Oct. 29 follow-up tests confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, in six samples taken as a part of a university research project at the Minnesota State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1. The tests confirm the first cases of pigs ... [Read More] USDA-funded swine genome sequencing project succeeds in completing first draftAn international team of scientists, funded with a $10 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, has completed the first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig. This first draft sequence will spur advancements in swine production and human medicine. "Understanding the swine genome will lead to health advancements in the swine population and accelerate the development of vaccinations for... [Read More] CDC: Tainted ground beef may be linked to 2 deathsROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP)--Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Nov. 2. Twenty-eight people may have become ill after eating beef produced by Fairbank Farms of Ashville, N.Y., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. All but three of the suspected infections are in the northeastern U.S. and 18 are in New England, ... [Read More] Livestock producers urged to have planLINCOLN, Neb. (AP)--For many Nebraska livestock producers, the tough times are raising stress and anxiety. A common question: "What should I do?' David Goeller is a farm transition specialist for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. [Read More] Texas cattle industry groups meet to discuss tick fever preventionTexas Representatives from Texas' cattle industry recently discussed future research and educational partnerships related to fever ticks at a summit hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. The fever tick is a major concern to the livestock and wildlife industry, said Dr. Tom Hairgrove, livestock systems program coordinator with AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. [Read More] NM calf fitted with prosthetic legsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)--Meadow the yearling black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs. The bucolic scene seemed impossible just a few months ago, when rancher Nancy Dickenson and her stepdaughter, Martha, found Meadow on a neighbor's property. The 11-month-old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite. [Read More] Equine piroplasmosis disease investigation continues in TexasCanada and a number of U.S. states have imposed movement restrictions or additional entry requirements for horses from Texas after equine piroplasmosis, a tick-transmitted blood disease of equine animals, such as horses, donkeys, mules and zebras, was detected in south Texas in mid-October. Equine piroplasmosis may be carried and transmitted by as many as 15 species of ticks. Although ticks have been collected from the south ... [Read More] |
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