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Stepping out leads to stepping up for Clancy

Young Beef Producers Forum MC Joy McClymont described Clancy Mackay’s story as one that gave hope to parents of all the really naughty boys, and it was one that held its audience of 250 spellbound for the half hour that he spoke. Click to check the original article.

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Foot and mouth vaccine is in the works

Work is well underway on mRNA vaccines for foot and mouth and lumpy skin diseases. While there is still extensive research to be completed, it is hoped a working disease will be ready by the end of 2024. Click to check the original article.

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mRNA vaccine on track for the end of 2024

Work is well underway on mRNA vaccines for foot and mouth and lumpy skin diseases. While there is still extensive research to be completed, it is hoped a working disease will be ready by the end of 2024. Click to check the original article.

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Weaner heifers top at $1000 at MAitland | The Land

Barry Shearman, R&B livestock, Fulton Grove, sold 38 mixed-sex, lightweight Angus weaners, sired by Boambee and Sugarloaf bulls. His top-priced pen of steers made $810 and was bought by Dirranbandi Pastoral, Dirranbandi, Queensland, while the top-priced pen of heifers sold for $700 to the Anderson family, Nelsons Plains. Click to check the original article.

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Beef exports bring $721 million to Iowa

Political climate, currency exchange rates and general macroeconomic conditions influence beef trade. Differences in resource bases among countries, preferences for different cuts of beef, barriers to trade and industry structure are even bigger factors, especially in the long term. The parts of the world with low-priced inputs including feed, labor and capital have competitive advantages […]

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Strong feeder cattle sales boost feedlot numbers

Large feedlot placements for the second consecutive month pushed November feedlot inventories up 1.7 percent year over year.  October feedlot placements were higher by 3.8 percent year over year, enough to push feedlot totals higher but a smaller increase than was expected ahead of the report release. October placements are not expected to cause a […]

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Colorado agencies partner to prevent wildlife, livestock conflict

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Agriculture have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on how the agencies will collaborate to manage the reintroduction of gray wolves and work to prevent wildlife and livestock conflicts. The MOU directs the agencies to work together to create and share information and prevention strategies and work […]

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Cow-calf production clinics scheduled

Kansas State University Beef Extension specialists and agents will be hosting two cow-calf production clinics December 7 and 14.  The clinics are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will focus on “Navigating Opportunities and Risks: Production and Forage Considerations,” with discussion on local conditions encountered by cow-calf producers. “Many producers are working with […]

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No. 131 Cheltenham hotel review: Looking out for number 131

Smack-bang on the Promenade in Cheltenham — one of our most elegant spa towns — No. 131 is a chic and cool hotel that oozes glamour without compromising on its original Georgian period charm, says Paula Lester. Although I have been fortunate to go racing at the Cheltenham Festival several times, I had never — […]

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