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| FMI official: Industry was warned on LFTB controversy |
We had fair warning. That was the message from David Fikes to the multiple industries, including livestock agriculture and beef processing, about the lean, finely-textured beef controversy.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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| BPI announces three plants to close permanently |
Beef Products Inc., the beleaguered South Dakota-based, family-owned beef processing company at the center of the “pink slime” controversy, announced it will permanently close three of its four processing plants, resulting in the loss of some 650 jobs across three Beef Belt states.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
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| Adding distillers grains to rations increases performance |
Feeding wetter distillers grains often is the cheapest option for cattle feeders.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
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| Opportunities to include co-products in cattle rations |
Since corn no longer is always the cheapest source of energy, cattlemen need to consider including other feedstuffs when developing rations.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
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| Supplementing cows can increase herd’s profits |
Cattlemen need to develop a nutritional program that meets the needs of their cows.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012
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| Dairy cow with BSE was over 10 years old |
The fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the U.S. was found in a 10 year and 7 month old dairy cow.
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Sunday, May 06, 2012
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