April 2020 – Page 3 – The Stock Exchange News

Ranch Equipment – Needed or Nice to Have?

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Post published:April 16, 2020
Post category:Equipment University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Beef Educator The cost associated with owning equipment is significant and should prompt ranch managers to ask themselves if that equipment is truly needed. Photo credit Troy Walz. For a cow-calf enterprise, the second largest expense after grazed and harvested feed is often overhead expenses related to labor and equipment. In ranching, an overhead expense is one that doesn’t change very much based on the number of cows that…

NPPC Cancels 2020 World Pork Expo

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Post published:April 16, 2020
Post category:Uncategorized

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) March 30 announced that its board of directors has decided to cancel the 2020 World Pork Expo in June due to COVID-19 human health concerns. World Pork Expo 2021 is scheduled for June 9-11 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. “While deeply disappointed to cancel this year’s Expo, NPPC’s board of directors unanimously agreed it was prudent to make this decision now,” said NPPC President Howard “A.V.” Roth,…

Beef Improvement Federation Continues to Expand Reach Transitioning to Online Symposium in 2020

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Post published:April 15, 2020
Post category:Beef Improvement Federation

This year’s BIF Research Symposium and Convention moves to virtual event scheduled for the week of June 8. MANHATTAN, Kansas – The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) board of directors along with the Florida 2020 BIF Research Symposium and Convention committee has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation, with particular consideration to its effect on this year’s convention. “Due to increasing concerns around this evolving situation and standing by our commitment to keeping the…

OSU News: Weaning option for fall-calving herds

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Post published:April 14, 2020
Post category:Calving Cow Herd Oklahoma State University extension Weaning

Cow-calf producers may find two-stage weaning process useful By Donald Stotts STILLWATER, Okla. – Cattle producers with fall-calving herds who are contemplating upcoming weaning choices have several options to reduce animal stress. “Many people eat a lot when they are stressed, but calves tend to do the opposite,” said Earl H. Ward, Oklahoma State University Extension area livestock specialist for northeastern Oklahoma. “This can lead to health concerns such as depressed immune systems…

USDA Announces More Than 3.4 Million Acres Selected for General Signup Conservation Reserve Program

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Post published:April 14, 2020
Post category:Uncategorized

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres in the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup recently completed, the first general signup enrollments since 2016. Through CRP, farmers and ranchers receive an annual rental payment for establishing long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees, to control soil erosion, improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat on cropland. Farmers…

Patience needed to eliminate henbit, chickweed from lawns

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Post published:April 13, 2020
Post category:Kansas State University

K-State plant expert says herbicides won’t work this time of year MANHATTAN, Kan. – If homeowners hoping for a lush green lawn are now starting to see little purple or white flowers in their yard, there’s bad news: there’s not a whole lot you can do about it. K-State Research and Extension horticulture specialist Ward Upham says the nemesis is either henbit (purple flowers) or chickweed (white), a couple of winter annuals that…

Students, Angus Foundation Scholarship Applications Open Now!

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Post published:April 13, 2020
Post category:American Angus Association

Scholarship applications are now available for college students associated with the Angus breed. This past year, the Angus Foundation awarded $227,700 in scholarships at the 2019 National Junior Angus Show alone, and next year will be no different. The Angus Foundation offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students each year as a way to help Angus youth achieve their educational goals and offset the continually rising costs of tuition at higher education institutions. “We have…

Cow-calf producers should record multiple births in their herds

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Post published:April 13, 2020
Post category:Calving Cow Herd Management Oklahoma State University extension

By Donald Stotts STILLWATER, Okla. – Cow-calf producers need to keep recordkeeping and genetic drift in mind when cattle births result in twins that are a heifer calf and a bull calf. “This condition – called freemartinism – causes infertility in most of the female cattle born twin to a male,” said Dana Zook, Oklahoma State University Extension area livestock specialist for northwestern Oklahoma. “Freemartinism is recognized as one of the most severe…

Getting bulls ready for the breeding season

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Post published:April 10, 2020
Post category:Breeding Stock Cow Herd Kansas State University

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Any coach of a winning athlete will say that success in competition is the result of the athlete’s nutrition and fitness preparation. Beef cattle experts at Kansas State University say that same mentality applies to preparing bulls for the breeding season. “A single bull is responsible for many pregnancies, so it is critical that he goes into the breeding season healthy and fertile,” said veterinarian Bob Larson, speaking recently on…

USDA Makes it Easier to Feed Kids and Those Who Need Food During the COVID-19 National Emergency

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Post published:April 10, 2020
Post category:USDA

Nationwide waivers grant states the flexibility to allow parent pick-up of meals for kids, ease burdens on local meal provider WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional flexibilities to make it easier for children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities to get food during the COVID-19 national emergency and remove administrative roadblocks for the dedicated local staff who serve them. These changes are in line with USDA’s commitment…