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El Niño Continues To Deepen
Oct 05, 2009, Beef Magazine
While you’re checking fuzzy caterpillars to predict the weather, keep in mind the El Niño that began last summer is shaping up to be at least a moderate one this time around.

Drought: Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Oct 01, 2009, Beef Magazine, By Dee Ann Littlefield
It was shipping day on the McFaddin Ranch, south of Victoria, TX, but this day didn't carry the sense of accomplishment that most shipping days bring. Instead, on this mid-August day, ranch owner Bob McCan was shipping 400 replacement heifers to greener pastures, thanks to intense and prolonged drought. South Texas drought led McCan to make the difficult decision to sell his calves a month early and

Livestock Indemnity Filing Deadline Is Sept. 13
Sep 08, 2009, Beef Magazine
If you’re going to file a claim under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) for losses incurred from Jan. 1, 2008, through

Program could assist producers in livestock death losses
Aug 30, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source:The Oskaloosa Herald
The Livestock Indemnity Program provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who have incurred livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality as a result of adverse weather.

Place the blame on global warming somewhere else
Aug 17, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: The Coloradoan; By: John Schnakel, DVM
In George Kress' column, he referred to dairy cows contributing to pollution by

Advice on how to be prepared both before and after natural disasters | Picking Up The Pieces
Aug 01, 2009, Beef Magazine, By Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor
Those familiar with disaster recovery efforts have a saying learned the hard way they call it the disaster after the disaster. Indeed, coordinating relief efforts and picking up what pieces are left can be as overwhelming as anything Mother Nature can dish out. Bob Hillman knows that all too well. As executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), Texas state vet, and the point man

ID tracing | South Korea and ID | Canada traceability | Livestock indemnity | Taiwan opening
Aug 01, 2009, Beef Magazine
Korea and ID Following the imposition of a beef tracing system for domestically produced beef that became effective June 22, South Korea says it intends to impose a beef tracing system on imported beef, effective Dec. 21, 2010. Full details aren't yet public, but the requirements for domestic animals require all cattle to have proper ID and be tagged and registered with a central data system to be

El Niño Continues To Develop
Jul 21, 2009, Beef Magazine
Whether or not you consider an El Niño positive or negative in your neck of the woods, it’s apparently

By the end of the year, losses could exceed $4.1 billion
Jul 20, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: Texas AgriLife
Lack of rainfall and record triple-digit temperatures have scorched crops and rangeland throughout parts of Texas causing drought losses to reach $3.6 billion, Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists reported Monday.

New Livestock Indemnity Program
Jul 13, 2009, Beef Magazine
As you battle the misfortunes doled out by Mother Nature, keep in mind that USDA has a new program aimed at compensating livestock owners for death loss due to

Assistance will soon be provided for livestock deaths in disasters
Jul 07, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: USDA
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that eligible ranchers and livestock producers can begin applying for benefits under the provisions of the Livestock Indemnity Program in the 2008 Farm Bill on July 13.

Extreme heat during fourth week of June resulted in death losses in cattle feedlots in Iowa
Jul 06, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: Wallaces Farmer
Feedlot operators were on duty 24/7 last week, and they were doing everything in their power to keep cattle cool during the rapid onset of high temperatures and oppressive heat indexes.

Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane forecast team predicts slightly below-average 2009 Atlantic basin season | Below-Average Hurricane Season Forecast
Jun 08, 2009, Beef Magazine, Burt Rutherford
The Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane forecast team predicts a slightly below-average 2009 Atlantic basin season based on a cooler-than-normal tropical Atlantic

Lost value in livestock estimated at $55 million.
Apr 29, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: Bismarck Tribune; By: Brian Duggan
Legislators are expected to approve $1 million for a loan program to help livestock producers rebuild their herds, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said.

Fairgrounds turned into makeshift animal shelter during flood
Apr 22, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: Farm and Ranch Guide; By: Dale Hildebrant
Red River Valley Fair manager Bryan Schulz hadn't planned on opening the fairgrounds up for visitors quite this early in the season, but the flooding situation in the southern Red River Valley changed his plans and suddenly his facility was being used to house flood-displaced animals.

Minimize droughts effects with simple guidelines
Apr 20, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: UNL Extension; Courtesy of: Angus e-List
Drought is likely to be a problem for some areas of the state again this summer, says Bruce Anderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension forage specialist.

Colorado State University (CSU) predicts 2009 hurricane season | Average Hurricane Season Predicted
Apr 13, 2009, Beef Magazine, -- Colorado State University release
The Colorado State University (CSU) forecast team predicts an average 2009 Atlantic basin hurricane season based on the potential for a weak El Niño event and an observed cooling of tropical Atlantic sea-surface temperatures.

Taking a closer look at the blizzards, floods and cold fronts facing American ranchers
Mar 25, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: Associated Press courtesy of Angus e-List
The nation’s main weather event on Wednesday will be a snowstorm system spinning over the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes regions, according to The Associated Press (AP).

Cancer linked to meat with "convincing" evidence
Mar 15, 2009, Beef Magazine, Source: My Beef Checkoff News
The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR) released its Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention report that calls on all sections of society to make public health – and cancer prevention in particular – a higher priority.

Fellowship of Christian Farmers Continues Hurricane Aid
Mar 09, 2009, Beef Magazine, By Ron Hays, Radio Oklahoma Network
The Fellowship of Christian Farmers International is continuing its Hurricane Ike Rapid Response disaster relief campaign in Southeast Texas.

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