Homeplace Sale Tonight
For those who can't attend, tonight's Homeplace Producers Feeder Calf Board Sale, it will be broadcast live via internet at 7:00.
Fifty-four loads of calves will be sold, with bidding originating from Southeast Miss. Livestock Auction in Hattiesburg.
Complete information, including sale order and farm videos, can be accessed from the MSU Extension Service website.
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June and July have come and gone and the kids are getting ready to go back to school, but that does not mean that summer weather has left us yet.
August is the perfect time to grill, and one of the favorite summer meals is none other than the hamburger.
Although most of you can make a wonderful burger already, here are some unique recipes that can take a wonderful burger to extraordinary the next time you decide to fire up your grill.
Burgers with Grilled Onions
Lean Mean Cheeseburger
Southwest Cheeseburgers
For other great hamburger and more beef recipes visit Mississippi Beef Council/ Recipes
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Checkoff Representatives in Denver
Representing Mississippi's 17,000 beef checkoff participants at Saturday's meeting of the Cattlemen's Beef Board (CBB) and NCBA Federation of State Beef Councils were: Clifford Dance, Federation Director; Larry Jefcoat, Federation Vice President; and Mike McCormick, CBB Director.
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Five Calves Killed by Pit Bull
Last week, Oktibbeha County cattleman Bill McGee lost five calves as a result of an attack by a Pit Bull.
McGee fired a shot and frightened the dog away but, in addition to the dead calves, he found three others that were severely injured.
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Attn: Scholarship Winners
Wax and Foundation scholarship winners are reminded that proof of enrollment should be sent to the MCA office ASAP in order for check to go out this month.
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Lifetime Achievement Award
 The National Cattlemen's Beef Association awarded Temple Grandin its coveted Lifetime Achievement Award on July 31, 2010, at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, Colo.
Grandin is a world-renowned designer of livestock handling facilities; a professor of animal science at Colorado State University; and one of the world's highest functioning autistics.
The HBO production on Grandin's life afforded her the opportunity to make many appearances in Hollywood.
She said the public's curiosity about livestock handling is an opportunity for ranchers to tell their story.
"Through my public appearances for this movie, I have been in Hollywood on several occasions. You would be surprised how interested people are in what ranchers do and how they handle and take care of their animals," said Grandin, when addressing U.S. cattle producers. "This tells me we need to do a better job communicating to the public about how we take care of and manage our livestock."
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Policies to Address Border and Other Issues
Members of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association today, July 31, 2010, approved a number of resolutions to guide the association's policy efforts in Washington, DC. The resolutions were passed during the membership meeting at the culmination of the annual Cattle Industry Summer Conference.
"One of the pressing issues facing our members right now is the out-of-control situation at the U.S.-Mexico border," said NCBA President Steve Foglesong. "The lack of border security has and continues to pose a serious threat, not only to those living and working along the border, but to the entire nation, in terms of personal safety, health, economic welfare and the environment."
NCBA members resolved to support an 18-point "Restore Our Border" plan developed by the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association. The plan includes securing the border along the international boundary; adding sufficient personnel to secure the border; providing the personnel with all the modern technology and resources necessary to enforce security at the international boundary; and enhancing civil and governmental communications to provide full coverage throughout the border region.
A second resolution calls for full authority for federal agencies and state and local authorities to secure the border, including the suspension of all pending legislation and funding for federal-land designations along the border. Federally-owned lands along the border with certain designations such as "wilderness areas" provide unfettered access for illegal cross-border activities by restricting the motorized access of federal agents responsible for patrolling the land.
Animal Health
In the area of animal health, members resolved that NCBA continue leading the discussions on any animal disease traceability program(s) requiring animal identification. Specifically, the resolution maintains that any federal or state animal identification program should allow low-cost tagging devices paid for by federal or state funds, if possible; ensure confidentiality of producers' private information; operate at the speed of commerce; allow for herd movement between states; provide producers protection from liability after cattle have left their control; collect data for the sole purpose of disease surv
Do you ever want to tell your beef story but don't know what to say? With the help of the Beef Check off now you can share your knowledge about beef confidently, and close the gap between consumers and you the producers. Provided with this letter is a "cheat sheet" of some sorts, this notebook outlines how to tell your beef story, how to communicate with the consumers, how to listen to and answer questions that are asked, and outlines some of the main issues of beef production today. The notebook outlines facts and issues about modern beef production, environmental issues, animal care, nutritional benefits of beef, beef safety, and understanding the beef check off program. I sincerely hope that this notebook proves itself useful and beneficial as you continue in your efforts to educate consumers about the wholesome, nutritious product you produce.
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Market Notes
Dr. John Michael Riley
July 30, 2010
Cash Cattle:
Light cash trade highlighted this week as sales were slow to develop. Live cattle in the Texas Panhandle, Kansas and Nebraska all were at $93, off about $2 from last week. Dressed cattle in Kansas and Nebraska were $148. In Oklahoma City, feeder steers and heifers were steady to $1 higher; steer calves were called steady and heifer calves were steady to $3 higher. Mississippi feeder markets were $1 to $6 higher and cull bulls and cows were steady.
Futures:
Despite what some considered a neutral-to-bullish Cattle on
Feed report and a July 1 inventory report that further detailed a
declining US herd, live cattle futures started the week down.
Uncertainty regarding cash trade and reported packer losses set the tone
early in the week. Slight recovery was seen Wednesday and Friday but
this was not enough for prices to be higher week-over-week. Feeder
cattle took advantage of lower corn early in the week, but by week's end
lower live cattle and soaring corn pushed prices lower.
Corn was
under pressure on Monday and Tuesday with favorable weather and crop
ratings being reported. The mood shifted mid-week as wheat took center
stage and pulled corn and soybeans along. There is uncertainty regarding
global wheat supplies, especially in the Black Sea region.
Beef:
The boxed beef cutout value reached a weekly peak on
Tuesday and then declined the remainder of the week. The
Choice-to-Select spread, currently at "normal" levels of about $8, was
down just a bit from last week but much higher than a year ago.
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Calendar
August
2 Homeplace Board Sale
Hattiesburg S/Y
3 Leake CCA
5 Alcorn CCA
16 Kemper CCA
24, 25 Grazing School
MSU
28 Angus Field Day
Shuqualak
28 Southern Producers
Heifer Sale
Hattiesburg S/Y
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Save the Date
October 6 - 18
State Fair
November 4 - 6
AI School
November 11
BCIA Bull Sale
November 17
Forage & Grassland
Conference
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