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Scientists study pathogens in manure

April 5, 2013
Ann Perry
Agricultural Research Service scientists at the Agroecosystems Management Research Unit in Lincoln, Nebraska, have been conducting some very thorough investigations on the microbes that dwell in cattle manure – what they are, where they thrive, where they struggle and where they may end up.
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Landmark Services Cooperative plans new grain facility

April 2, 2013
Landmark Services Cooperative has announced plans for a new grain shuttle loading facility in Fall River, Wisconsin. If approved, the company says the state-of-the-art grain facility will be the second of its kind to be built in the state of Wisconsin.
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Meat inspector furloughs averted

March 25, 2013
Last week, passage of legislation averted a government shutdown that could have severely affected the beef industry. The House approved a $984 billion package that includes a provision directing $55 million toward the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
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Our best battles are won together

March 25, 2013
My great-great-grandfather fought for the Confederacy. I realize that’s not a popular thing to confess. It’s easy to throw our past into the dustbin of history if it clashes with modern taste and propriety. But for Durham Hall Smith there’s a legacy reaffirming what unites our country rather than what divided it.
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March 25, 2013
Your February article by Heather Smith Thomas (“The three P’s in a calving 911”) quoted veterinarian Robert Callan, who says a prolapsed uteruses is a one-time event. That’s the first time I’ve heard this. In over 50 years in the business, I’ve been told to cull those cows and their offspring, and that a prolapsed uterus is from a genetic defect in the muscle tone of the animal. —Ed from Wyoming
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