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10th annual youth pork leadership institute announced
Pork enthusiasts from around Ohio will have a chance to learn about all aspects of the pork industry at the 2012 Youth Pork Leadership Institute, a three-day seminar to be held in Columbus in June. Young men and women will be selected to participate in the event, which is sponsored by the Ohio Pork Producers [...]
New Nutrient Application Regs May Be Coming
Ty Higgins goes in depth with OSU Extension Educator Jim Hoorman about a new working group’s recommendations for controlling runoff into Lake Erie. What he says may surprise you. Jim Hoorman Full Wrap
Ohio cattlemen in Nashville for National Cattlemens Convention
Heather Hetterick spoke with Ohio Cattleman’s Association President Sam Sutherly who one of almost 100 Ohio cattle producers in Nashville for the National Cattleman’s Convention. Heather Wrap 2-3-11 A recording-breaking crowd of nearly 7,000 cattlemen and women from across the country jockeyed for a seat at the second general session of the 2012 Cattle Industry [...]
Junk feed = Thin cows, weak calves
By Stan Smith, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County “My cows are eating all they want, and they are full . . . but it appears they keep getting thinner.” “I’ve got some cows that act like they are open.” “My fall born calves seem unthrifty, and some are week. I’ve lost a few.” “I [...]
NCBA beefing up knowledge at the meat case
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Beef Checkoff Program partnered with Merck Animal Health to launch Better Beef Sales, a new web-based retail training program to help boost knowledge about today’s beef and how it’s produced. These organizations recognized the need for more training of meat-counter employees after Merck Animal Health conducted a [...]
Several Ohioans recognized at ASI Convention
By Matt Reese Don Van Nostran, from Athens County, was recognized with a Wool Achievement Award at the American Sheep Industry Association Convention held in late January in Scottsdale, Ariz. In 1989, Van Nostran became the general manager of the Mid-States Wool Growers cooperative and served in the position for almost 20 years. Van Nostran [...]
HSUS releases undercover video
On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released an undercover video taken at Oklahoma pig breeding facilities owned by two leading U.S. pork producers. HSUS is also encouraging consumers to take action to ban the use of gestation crates. Video is one of the most powerful tools used [...]
USDA Cattle report shows signs of beef cattle expansion
Although beef supplies will be very short for several more years, the USDA’s Cattle report indicates that the very early stages of beef cattle expansion have begun as beef heifer retention has increased a modest 1%, said Chris Hurt, a Purdue University Extension economist. “However, the big picture is that beef cow numbers dropped 3% [...]
Consumers support bill that doesn’t support science
The incredible/regrettable egg bill — which is it? That depends on who you ask. American consumers overwhelmingly support the national legislation regarding egg production that was introduced last week in Congress, according to a new survey. Consumers said they would support federal legislation that would transition egg production from the existing conventional cages used for egg-laying hens [...]
Ohio cattle numbers up, U.S. figures down
The number of cattle and calves in Ohio on Jan. 1, 2012, was estimated at 1.28 million head, up 4% from last year, according to the Jan. 27 Cattle and Calves report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Beef cows, at 300,000 head, were up 3% from last year, and milk cows, at 270,000 [...]
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