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Missouri ranchers embrace Wagyu beef

October 25, 2010

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Terry Neuner worked eight years for 3M in Japan before his employers treated him to a Kobe beef dinner. The meal was worth the wait. “It was so good, I knew then that this was something I wanted to bring back home,” said Neuner, who owns Westphalia Vineyards, a farm southwest of Jefferson City.

Just dropping by... In the autumn of my life

October 25, 2010

The yellow leaves of autumn are sprinkling the trees. Soon they will be full-blown orange and red. The world will be a panorama of beauty. Summer will be forgotten, and thoughts of winter will come with the chill of breezes that shake the dappled trees. It makes me think of a Shakespeare sonnet I memorized in an acting class when I was in college.

Nebraska celebrates a decade of grazing conferences

October 23, 2010

About 240 people, including a record 22 exhibitors, participated in the Nebraska Grazing Conference held August 10-11, 2010 in Kearney. What did conference goers think of this event, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year?

MSU Extension grazing school emphasizes benefits to both land and animals

October 22, 2010

For thousands of years, ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep and goats, have grazed grasslands to the benefit of both the land and animals.

Texas short course draws 18

October 22, 2010

The Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium partnered up with New Mexico State University and Texas AgriLife Extension to host the Dairy Industry Short Course, held recently in Amarillo, Texas. The short course, which took place October 12-14, was designed for extension agents and allied industry representatives who wished to learn more about the large herd management and the major issues impacting the industry in the Southwest.

Plan for fall cow herd checkups

October 22, 2010

While producers are weaning calves this fall, giving the cows a little attention, too, will provide long-term benefits.

3 open minutes with Doug Maddox & Gary Genske

October 22, 2010

This article was #24 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: The National Dairy Producers Organization was established in the early fall of 2010. Doug Maddox and Gary Genske, both on the board of directors, explain the goals of the organization, which include establishing a unified voice in the dairy industry and restructuring the national milk pricing formula. Do you have an opinion about the National Dairy Producers Organization? below. Click here to see which article ranked #25.