Tag: beef
Linder Farm: Ohio Beef Expo helped to build herd, but heart...
Stark County cattleman Cliff Linder and his wife, Julie, started out with crossbred cattle 26 years ago, but decided they wanted something more.
New apps help producers manage beef herds better
LINCOLN, Neb. — Two new University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension beef apps will help producers manage their beef cow herds better.
NUBeef-BCS and NUBeef-UTS are available...
Volunteers are the key to success of Beef Expo
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Beef Expo will bring beef producers from across Ohio and the country together March 15-17 in Columbus. The Farm and...
New meat science major already gaining interest
COLUMBUS — With the change from quarters to semesters at the Ohio State University, students were given the opportunity to major in meat science.
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Cattle numbers lowest since 1950s
According to the latest numbers from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service in Ohio, beef cows, at 290,000 head, were down 3 percent from last year, and milk cows, at 270,000 head, were unchanged from last year.
More beef to be shipped to Japan
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the way for expanded exports of U.S. beef...
Meat exports surpass 2011 levels
Meat exports are up from 2011 levels. Major importers include Canada, Hong Kong and South America.
Center for Beef Excellence offers RFID Animal ID program in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. --Center for Beef Excellence soon will offer a statewide RFID Animal ID program to Pa. producers. This program should be available in...
Drought devastating to beef industry; herd numbers dropping
High feed prices and large financial losses brought on by a combination of multi-year drought in the Southern Plains and the 2012 Midwestern drought will continue their stranglehold on the nation's beef industry in the coming months, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.
Ohio beef marketing program referendum fails
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced it has certified the results of the 2012 Ohio Beef Marketing Program Referendum. The referendum, seeking to increase the state checkoff on cattle from $1 to $2, did not receive enough favorable votes to pass.
