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The non-profit, member-based purebred cattle registry organization Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU), based in San Antonio, Texas, is now accepting applications for the position of executive vice president (EVP).
Beef and dairy producers can now vaccinate pregnant cows – and calves nursing pregnant cows – against bovine reproductive and respiratory diseases with Vista, a modified-live viral (MLV) vaccine line from Merck Animal Health.
Reproductive diseases account for economic losses of $1 billion annually, according to the company, and bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most prevalent disease in calves older than 30 days. Approved by the USDA, the new indication adds another level of protection and management flexibility.
Over the past several months, Vermeer Corp. has made a number of strategic moves, which include Vermeer family succession and leadership planning along with an expanded biomass and dairy market focus.
The company also restructured the forage solutions sales territories and developed a new training department to further support these opportunities moving forward.
Many things happened at the 53rd annual Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) Convention, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. Breeders and industry leaders were recognized and several appointments were made to the BBU.
Cargill Inc. announced Nov. 5 that it will begin labeling all beef that uses lean finely textured beef in its ground beef products, according to officials quoted in a Reuters news story.
A new update to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Quality System Verification Program will allow beef producers to label products that do not use beta agonists on cattle.
Farmers in Central Valley, California, are trying something new: Overhead center pivot irrigation systems. The overhead system, popular in the Midwest and Texas, is considered a water-saving alternative to flood irrigation.
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Nov. 1 a final rule to update import regulations for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
An innovative, easier-to-use version of a popular anti-infective is now available from Zoetis. EXCENEL RTU EZ (ceftiofur hydrochloride) Sterile Suspension is a new formulation of the responsible, fresh cow treatment that producers and veterinarians have trusted for more than 20 years.
A new yogurt plant recently opened in Casa Grande, Arizona, which, when production is ramped up, could provide jobs for more than 100 workers. Already more than 1,000 people have applied for jobs at the new plant.
Over the past several months, 
