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Dry Cow? A Basic Definition
A cow, usually in the latest part of pregnancy, whose lactation has been terminated and who is being prepared for the next lactation. To dry a cow is to stop her milking.
Phosphorous management begins with feed
Published December 2, 2008, 10:21 am, AG Weekly
JEROME, Idaho - “You are what you eat” applies to dairy cows as much as it does to humans. And that’s opening the door for something Charles Stallings refers to as “precision feeding.”
The Main Ingredient: Rump roast
Published December 2, 2008, 6:45 am, The Charleston Gazette
Pork butt has nothing to do with a pigs posterior. But beef. Lets just say if they included the tail on those little drawings showing cuts of the cow, it would be easy to locate the rump roast. Rump comes from the round, which includes much of the hind leg...
American Cowgirl
Published December 1, 2008, 4:52 pm, Lodi News-Sentinel
Former trick rider and barrel racer, Beverly Sparrowk, of Clements, has been inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Her impressive accomplishments span rodeo arenas to the board room.
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Published December 1, 2008, 7:02 am, Dairy Herd
Improved cow hygiene will have a significant impact in herds dealing with environmental mastitis, says Jeff Reneau, professor and dairy management specialist at the University of Minnesota .
Feeding your cows during the winter months
Published December 1, 2008, 4:30 am, Zanesville Times Recorder
Feeder calves represent one of the most important agricultural commodities in southeastern Ohio. Feeding beef cows in the winter is the most expensive part is maintaining a beef herd that produces feeder calves. Glenn Selk, an Extension specialist with Oklahoma State University, answers the question "How much hay will a beef cow consume?"
REEVES: Proper winter feeding crucial
Published November 30, 2008, 8:40 pm, The Marshall News Messenger
The dollars spent on wintering cows often make the difference in profit or loss in a beef herd. Wintering costs represent 35 to 45 percent of the annual expense for keeping a cow. Proper feeding exerts a tremendous influence on a cow's fertility and calf weight at weaning. Beef cattle producers must plan their winter feeding strategy to meet the cow's nutritional requirements and do it as ...
?A Mercy?
Published November 29, 2008, 5:40 pm, New York Times
?Don?t be afraid. My telling can?t hurt you in spite of what I have done and I promise to lie quietly in the dark weeping perhaps or occasionally seeing the blood once more but I will never again unfold my limbs to rise up and bare teeth.?
LDS Church welfare farms increase production to help fill growing need
Published November 29, 2008, 4:53 pm, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
Times are tough. High food prices have taken a toll on many families’ finances. But at least one farm and one ranch in Tooele County are doing their part to provide food to those who need it.
Estimating intake by cows an important task of estimating forage intake needs
Published November 28, 2008, 10:17 pm, The Shawnee News-Star
I often get asked how much hay needs to be fed to get cows through the winter. Quality of hay, hay wastage and size of cows all play into estimating forage intake needs.
Oregon Recreation Report
Published November 28, 2008, 3:29 pm, Lebanon Express
The Oregon Recreation report (fishing, hunting, viewing), updated Tuesday, Nov. 25
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