2007 Missouri Angus tour set for Aug. 24-26 

Angus enthusiasts are invited to cruise the Mississippi at the 2007 Missouri Angus Tour. The tour, with headquarters in Hannibal, Mo., will feature visits to farms and ranches in the northeast region of Missouri...

American Angus Association launches new genetics company; introduces new heifer EPD 

The American Angus Association Board of Directors recently voted to authorize the formation of a new company. Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) will conduct business as the Beef Improvement Company and will focus on the genetic evaluation of cattle traits...

Marston joins AHA, Hereford World Staff as Field Rep 

The American Hereford Association (AHA) and Hereford World announced that Andee Marston, Manhattan, Kan., has joined the Hereford team...

Emergency CRP use expanded for haying, grazing 

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced a measure to provide livestock in drought-affected states with needed additional hay and forage...

COOL approval given by House Ag Committee 

This week, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved its version of the new Farm Bill including a compromise for mandatory country-of-origin labeling...

Video shortcourse available for SE producers 

Beef cattle producers in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi can learn the latest in beef nutrition via an interactive video short course sponsored by Alabama Cooperative Extension and the Gulf Coast Beef Cattle Educational Alliance. ...

SelectVAC® named official preconditioning program for Superior Livestock Auction  

Pfizer Animal Health and Superior Livestock Auction have announced that SelectVAC®, the premier branded preconditioning program from Pfizer, has been chosen as the preferred health program for calves sold through Superior Livestock Auction....

2007 National Angus Conference and Tour is coming to Illinois 

Now is the time to register for the 2007 National Angus Conference and Tour, a “Heartland Homecoming,” set for Aug. 29-31 in Peoria, Ill....

Hereford Young Guns Conference is Aug. 22-24 in KC 

Three fun-filled days await Hereford producers ages 22-45 at the third Hereford Young Guns Conference, Aug. 22-24, at Harrah’s North Kansas City Hotel and Casino. Interested participants may register online at...

Kansas Angus tour set for August 10-11 

Angus breeders and enthusiasts are invited to experience “Angus on the Santa Fe,” the 2007 Kansas Angus Tour, August 10-11...

Annual Nebraska Grazing Conference is August 7-8 

The 2007 Nebraska Grazing Conference is set for Aug. 7-8 in Kearney. Well-known grazing guru Jim Gerrish, formerly of Missouri and now headquarted in Idaho...

Milk heading toward record high 

From News Reports

Milk is hovering around $4 a gallon in the Chicago area, and could cost as much as $4.25 a gallon to $4.50 a gallon by September. Bill Brooks, a dairy economist with Downes-O’Neill, one of the nation’s largest dairy product brokerage firms, attributes the higher price to what he calls a new competitor – ethanol...

Plans in motion for Greater Midwest Certified Hereford Feeder Calf Sale  

Hereford breeders looking to sell Hereford-influenced feeder calves for a premium may consider the Greater Midwest Certified Hereford Feeder Calf Sale as a marketing outlet for this year’s calf crop....

Sustainable grazing tour available July 2-3 

Six farms and ranches will be featured on a two-day field tour of intensive rotational grazing operations in northeast Nebraska July 2-3. The tour, sponsored by UNL Extension and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, is geared toward...

Hereford youth prepare for “A Hereford Celebration” in Denver  

After the nation celebrates the 4th of July holiday, Hereford families will load their trailers and head to the Mile High City to take part in “A Hereford Celebration” at the National Western Complex...