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Are Genetics the Key to Dealing with Fescue Toxicosis?
– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County, OSU Extension (originally published in The Ohio Cattleman, Expo 2020 issue) One of the sessions that I attended during the American Forage and Grassland Council at the beginning of 2020 explored the possibility of identifying genetic markers in cattle for tolerance of the endophytic fungus that …
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Cattle market wrap-up | Prices continue lower
More feeder cattle are staying home as prices falter in the face of COVID-19
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Weekly Market Report, March 23, 2020
– Kenny Burdine, University of Kentucky Feeder cattle markets continue to get hit hard. Not surprising, volumes were quite light last week, but prices still dropped drastically. Based on weekly averages, 850 lb Medium / Large Frame #1-2 steer price is down nearly $22 per cwt over the last two weeks. After holding impressively for the …
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Are You Listening?
Written by: Matt Woolfolk, Director of Performance Programs The title of the article is always my opportunity to grab your attention, hoping you’ll read my monthly column. In this instance, I’m not worried about if you are listening to me, but rather the customers that show up to your farms and ranches to buy cattle. There’s …
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - March 27, 2020
Latest Farm Futures' survey, COVID-19 legislation passes Senate and long-range weather forecasts.
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