Vaccine labels contain a wealth of information, and failing to read vaccine label indications and understanding label claims may leave cattle vulnerable to disease.

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.

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

The cattle industry is ready to set records for high prices this year and next, said Purdue University Extension economist Chris Hurt.

Vaccination alone may not be all that is necessary to help protect cattle from respiratory disease.

Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. has announced that its Internet division, Superior Stampede, Visalia, California, will be transitioning to Superior's Click-To-Bid Internet auction format.

Most all of us have attended Beef Quality Assurance meetings and discussed the appropriate use of vaccines, antibiotics and other drugs in beef cattle. The discussions have focused on effective use, administration and withdrawal times. We always talk about the need to read the label and follow the label instructions. One of the areas on the label that not much time is spent on is the section labeled “Caution or Precaution.”

LAREDO, Texas -- Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Edward Avalos visited livestock inspection facilities on Oct. 14 and announced new efforts to protect the livestock trade between the United States and Mexico. After touring a temporary inspection facility in Laredo with Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Avalos announced that USDA will be opening a temporary cattle inspection facility in Eagle Pass, Texas, the third temporary facility opened since the suspensions earlier this year.