The Got Manure? Enhancing Environmental and Economic Sustainability Conference and Tradeshow will be held March 28-29 in Liverpool, New York. Dairy producers and their advisers, agribusiness professionals, project developers, dairy scientists, agricultural and environmental engineers, farm managers, financial advisers and lenders, agricultural economists, extension educators, policymakers, regulatory agencies and utility companies are all invited to attend this two-day national event to learn about anaerobic digestion and other viable manure handling, treatment and management systems.

Livestock Grain Market News report for Jan. 27

Bull shopping season is underway for many area cow-calf operators. Catalogs are starting to appear in the mail or online and considerable thought should be going into the genetic needs of a producer’s herd’s before setting out to a sale according to Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.

Using the social network in the beef business, enabling beef cattle producers of the future to enter the industry and handling cattle with less stress on man and beast are just a few of the things attendees will learn at the 2012 Monett Beef Cattlemen’s Conference.

The best I can do is to review the parts of the conference that stood out to me. Others who attended may note other things that stood out to them as impressive or important.

The Blackland Income Growth Conference, scheduled Feb. 7 in Waco at the Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd., will feature a variety of presentations on beef production.Dr. Jason Cleere, Texas AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist, will provide insight on purchasing herd bulls.

Summer is fast-approaching, and college students looking for an internship should be sure to apply with the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The deadline for the three paid internships is Feb. 5. Details of each position are listed below. The American Angus Association Junior Activities Department provides a college sophomore, junior or senior an outstanding opportunity to assist with preparations, communications and correspondence for junior shows and events.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) recently praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated school meal standards that continue to stress the nutritional benefits of low-fat and fat-free milk and dairy products. A final version of those standards was released Wednesday by the USDA following more than a year of public comment and review. NMPF submitted comments to USDA last April focusing on the nutrient package of milk and dairy foods, which will continue to be a core component of school meals, with fluid milk being offered at all meals.