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Live export panel faces unhappy WA sheep producers | Farm Weekly

With the very short notice provided to many in the room, it was very telling that almost 100 producers and industry members put aside their busy seeding schedules or holidays away and drove from New Norcia, Brookton, Quairading, Tammin, Gidgegannup and locally to show their support for the live sheep export industry. Click to check […]

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Stories from the heart, take part in South East Landcare Muster | The Land

The SEL is made up of 12 Landcare networks comprising around 350 groups, across 11 state electorates, stretching from Hovells Creek and Boorowa in the north west, Illawarra in the north, through Shoalhaven, Upper Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, Far South Coast, Upper Snowy, Upper Murrumbidgee and Snowy River Interstate – which reaches across the southern NSW border […]

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Swath grazing can help use forage, farm ground

Many different options are available for grazing cattle, but very few work in the winter months in Iowa due to snow cover. However, Iowa State University (ISU) started using swath grazing on its beef teaching farm four years ago with success. ISU scientist Garland Dahlke says the use of swath grazing saves time and money […]

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Stay safe during spring calving

Taking precautions around grain bins is a common safety topic in row crop production. In cattle production, calving season brings its own set of concerns. “Production agriculture is in the top three most dangerous careers when it comes to injuries and fatalities in the workplace,” says Angie Johnson, farm safety coordinator at North Dakota State […]

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Mineral balance for the breeding herd

Grazing cattle generally benefit from a mineral supplementation program. Simple, right? Afterall, a well-balanced, cost-effective program only requires knowledge of vitamin or vitamin precursor, and mineral supply from the forage base, vitamin and mineral element digestibility and availability, and the animals’ vitamin and mineral requirements for their current age, stage of production, and mineral status […]

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Tough environments require tough cows

The Bradley 3 Ranch is located in Memphis, TX and has a earned a reputation for producing high quality Angus and Charolais seedstock that are uniquely well-adapted to their environment. The Bradley 3 Ranch is famous, innovative and award winning.  The title of my article this is borrowed from James Henderson’s topic last week.  The tough […]

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