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Check corn nitrates before ensiling By: Jeff Caldwell 08/15/2012 @ 10:18am

The drought's had nitrates moving up in many corn stalks out there, and if you're feeding drought-stressed corn silage, it's important to test it for ...

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High notes for the beef business By: Gene Johnston 04/05/2013 @ 11:26am

Grinding beef for turning into hamburgers will be hard to come by this year. Over half of the beef consumed in the U.S ...

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Winter feed affects calving By: Raylene Nickel 04/05/2013 @ 11:19am

If beef cows eat mostly poor-quality hay all winter and are in thin body condition going into spring, they could have ...

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Cattle prices caught in a tug-of-war By: Jeff Caldwell 03/26/2013 @ 9:39am

There are 2 distinct sides to the cattle feeding profitability coin right now.On one hand, there's the depressed macroeconomy. That's got major implications for cattle prices via consumer beef ...

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Sell cattle early? Here's potential tax help By: Jeff Caldwell 03/19/2013 @ 9:02am

If the drought forced you to sell off cattle last year before you originally wanted or needed to, you may get a tax break this year. Arkansas saw some of the worst of the drought in 2012, and the numbers in ...

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Get your pasture back in shape By: Jeff Caldwell 03/15/2013 @ 10:50am

The drought didn't just hurt last year's crops. Much of the nation's pasture land was torched by the heat and dryness, forcing cattle producers to trim herd numbers in a major way.But ...

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Pork profit outlook dims By: Jeff Caldwell 03/04/2013 @ 2:46pm

Late last year, margins were tough for hog farmers. The drought had really clamped down on the business, largely because of skyrocketing feed costs. But, despite a tough marketplace leading up to Thanksgiving ...

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Post-drought pasture leasing tips By: Jeff Caldwell 02/19/2013 @ 1:29pm

Farmland leasing and negotiating land rental rates can sometimes rival walking a tightrope. Get too far out of balance one way or another, and sometimes a deal can completely fall apart. But, that's not ...

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