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A Champion in the making
For Blaine Lotz from Edna, Kansas, knowing the difference in a lifelong dream and reality was recently achieved.
- Round bale silage a viable option when the baling window closes
- Now is a good time to winterize farm buildings and structures
- Combat cold weather nutritional stress in horses
- When grass isn’t doing it, supplementation can
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Herbicides affected by spray water pH
A series of studies at Purdue University has shown that spray water pH and hardness can reduce the effectiveness of herbicides, making it vitally important for crop producers to test water sources.
- Assessing winter wheat for spring nitrogen application
- Warm weather should not harm Kansas wheat crop
- Post-drought forage recovery discussed
- Mild weather causes concern for wheat crop
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Herbicides affected by spray water pH
- Livestock
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Homework pays off when shopping for bulls
It is important for cow-calf producers to look in to the future five or more years to imagine what they will be doing with the cattle they produce. Will they be producing a feeder calf sold right off the cow? Will they be retaining ownership on the calf through to slaughter? Will they be selling seedstock either purebred or commercial?
- Cow-pieology 101: The straight poop on cattle nutrition
- Improved breeding helps meet demand for high quality beef
- Uniformity a worthy goal in cattle herds
- Specialist discusses limit-feeding hay
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Homework pays off when shopping for bulls
- Area Farm & Ranch News
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Monett plans beef conference Feb. 21
Using the social network in the beef business, enabling beef cattle producers of the future to enter the industry and handling cattle with less stress on man and beast are just a few of the things attendees will learn at the 2012 Monett Beef Cattlemen’s Conference.
- Research shows LED lights extend meat shelf life
- Stone County Livestock & Forage Conference slated for February 16
- Missouri soybean yield contest winners announced
- Gauging the farm’s financial success
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Monett plans beef conference Feb. 21
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Horse-related happenings
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Horse-related happenings
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Record farm profits could stumble in ‘12
Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, U.S. agriculture last year stood as a shining example of growth.
- K-State teams up to cut E. coli risk
- Sjeklocha honored as Beef Cattle Veterinarian of the Year
- Interest in meat goats is on the rise
- Gauging the farm’s financial success for 2011
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Record farm profits could stumble in ‘12
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Improperly heated horse barns can cause health problems
Horse owners who use heated barns to keep water from freezing and to protect horses from cold temperatures during winter should remember supplemental heat can cause problems if used incorrectly.
- Horse owners need to be aware of EHV-1
- Equine-boarding checklists helps ensure happy horses and horse owners
- Analyze mare reproductive efficiency
- Rapid horse ration change can cause colic
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Improperly heated horse barns can cause health problems
