Ohio Passes Issue 2
News | nationalhogfarmer.com | 7 hours 14 minutes ago
The voters in Ohio passed, overwhelmingly, a statewide constitutional referendum known as “Issue 2,” which creates a board of experts to oversee development of livestock care standards in the state.
http://nationalhogfarmer.com/weekly-preview/1109-ohio-passes-issue-2/
Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison ... - Gaea Times
Blog | blog.taragana.com | 9 hours 38 minutes ago
BLLINGS, Mont. — A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups say they have filed a suit against two federal agencies to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.
FDA Approves Camelina Meal for Cattle Feed
Press Release | www.prnewswire.com | 13 hours 33 minutes ago
FDA Approves Camelina Meal for Cattle Feed. Great Plains Provides Omega 3-rich Camelina for Cattle Growers.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fda-approves-camelina-meal-for-cattle-feed-69565017.html
Late Fall Pasture Fertilization
News | beefmagazine.com | 15 hours 23 minutes ago
Late fall can be a good time to apply fertilizer and lime to pastures. Make sure that weather conditions are right, mainly that soil is not getting compacted or ruts created during the application of lime or fertilizer.
http://beefmagazine.com/pasture-range/1109-late-fall-pasture-fertilization/
Farm input costs continue to rise
News | www.fwi.co.uk | 16 hours 34 minutes ago
The upward trend in fuel prices is continuing, according to the latest Farmers Weekly/NFU Inputs Price Monitor Agriculture news from Farmers Weekly Interactive. Find used tractors & farms for sale on FWi
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/09/118644/Farm-input-costs-continue-to-rise.htm
Canada - Beef industry want $25 million - Meattradenewsdaily (blog)
News | www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk | Nov 8, 2009
Canadian beef packers are asking the federal government for an annual payment of C$26 million ($24.5 million) to cover the cost of disposing of risky cattle parts under stringent health rules aimed at preventing the spread of mad cow disease.
http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081109/canada___beef_industry_want__million.aspx
Protecting both livestock and wildlife from disease - The Prairie Star
News | www.theprairiestar.com | Nov 7, 2009
The Prairie Star serves over 19,000 demographically qualified farm and ranch subscribers across Montana and Northern Wyoming. The Prairie Star has been an important agricultural tool to Montana farmers for 35 years.
http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2009/11/07/ag_news/livestock/livestock4.txt
'Grass farmers' let livestock do work - Imperial Republican
News | www.imperialrepublican.com | Nov 6, 2009
“[Grass farming] is not labor intense and it’s not equipment intense. It’s basically using the animals to do the work for you,” said a Nebraska grass farmer at the Nebraska Grazing Conference.
Dudhsagar Dairy in India to set up cattle feed plant 06 Nov 2009 - All about feed
News | www.allaboutfeed.net | Nov 6, 2009
In a move that promises to cater to the rising demand and ease the prices of cattle feed, the Mehsana Dairy Milk Cooperative Union Ltd in India will lay the foundation stone of a new cattle feed plant on November 15.
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/news/dudhsagar-dairy-in-india-to-set-up-cattle-feed-plant-3784.html
Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed
Press Release | www.thepigsite.com | Nov 6, 2009
UK - The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a new Code of Practice for the control of salmonella in animal feeds, bringing together three previous codes and updating these with current best practice and regulatory details.
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/22407/defras-new-guidelines-to-reduce-salmonella-in-feed
