 The Mississippi University Forage Extension Program along with the Oktibbeha County Extension Office will be hosting warm-season forage tour at the Henry H. Leveck Animal Research Farm (South Farm) in Starkville, MS on July 13th (Saturday), 2013 from 7:30 to 11:00 am. This tour will cover some of the ongoing warm-season forage research, demonstrations and variety testing. Registration is free and early registration is encouraged for meal purposes. Visit the forage website for details and online registration. |
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Total recipe time: 25-30 minutes
Makes 4 servings
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Simmental/Simbrah Field Day
Simmental enthusiasts gathered at JRW Farms in Covington County for their annual field day and junior show.
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Georgia is hosting the annual Deep South Stocker Conference in Watkinsville on August 8th and 9th. Topics will be of interest to both stocker and cow/calf operators.
If you are interested in traveling with a group leaving from Meridian, contact Dr. Brandi Karisch at bkarish@ads.msstate.edu
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Cattlemen's College, August 28, 29
Scott George, President of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association will speak at both sessions of Cattlemen's College.
George is a dairy and beef producer from Cody, Wyoming.
Join us at Cattlemen's College on Wednesday, August 28 at Cain Cattle in Pickens or Thursday, August 29 at JRW Simmentals in Seminary.
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Simpson County Field Day
Simpson County Cattlemen's Association invites all producers to attend a weed management field day on the Price Wallace Farm, July 9th. Call 601-847-1335 by July 3rd to help in planning the meal.
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Supply and Demand Report
USDA released their monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report showing total beef production for the current year was raised from 25.107 billion pounds to 25.437 due to an increased number of cattle and cows being fed for slaughter. The drought appears to still have a grasp on portions of the U.S. In addition, exports were lowered to 2.312 billion pounds, down 100 million. Higher beef prices and a stronger U.S. dollar has put a damper on trade in 2013.
Domestic consumption was incased to 57.1 pounds per person. This is largely a function of more beef that has to be consumed - from higher production and lower exports - since storing beef for long periods of time is, well, not possible.
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Meetings for county cattlemen's association officers, membership committee members and Extension Agents are scheduled in 6 locations. July 11 Booneville, Prentiss County Extension office July 23 Jackson, MCA office August 1 Batesville, Extension Building August 13 Starkville, MSU Bull Barn August 15 Brookhaven, Civic Center, Fairgrounds August 31 Hattiesburg, Southeast Stockyard
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The passage of a five-year Farm Bill remains a top priority for NCBA and our membership throughout the Country. NCBA and our members have worked the past three years to develop a five-year Farm Bill, albeit not perfect, did address programs important to the beef industry. Our top priorities for the farm bill included:
1. Elimination of the livestock title, which was achieved in both the House and Senate farm bills
2. Maintaining conservation programs important to cattlemen and women, which the House farm bill provided
3. Restructured agricultural research programs to better reflect priorities on livestock production and health issues
4. Authorized disaster assistance programs to provide a safety net for producers affected by natural disasters including drought, floods, freezes and wildfires. This also included maintain the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).
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Cattle Market
Notes
Dr. Brian Williams
June 28, 2013
Cash Cattle:The five-area cash price ended the week at $120.69/cwt on a live basis, a slight drop from last Friday's $121.37. The five-area dressed price ended the week at 186.05. In Texas, live cattle traded at $119/cwt on Thursday while Kansas and Nebraska live cattle trade was too light to call. In Oklahoma City, feeder steers were $1-$4/cwt higher, while heifers sold $1-$3/cwt higher. Demand was strong for all weights despite the very warm temperatures this week. In Mississippi auction markets, feeder steers and heifers were trading $2-$5/cwt higher. Slaughter cows were $1-$2/cwt higher, while bulls were mostly steady. Futures:
Live cattle futures finished higher on the week. Prices climbed most of the week Wednesday with a bullish demand outlook and tight supplies expected in the second half of the year. August live cattle closed down 70 cents on what appears to be an end of the month selloff. Lower beef prices combined with higher pork and poultry prices is expected to stimulate beef demand while the stock market also appears to have stabilized after last week's shakeup. July corn futures finished the week 18 cents higher at $6.79. New crop corn futures finished the day sharply lower on Friday in response to a much higher than expected acreage report. The USDA estimated planted corn acres at 97.4 million acres compared to an expected 95.3 million acres. Beef:
Wholesale boxed beef prices were mixed this week, hitting a low on Wednesday before recovering slightly toward the end of the week. Choice carcasses finished the week $2.19/cwt lower than last week with an average price of $197.64/cwt. Select finished at $186.76/cwt, up $1.72. The difference between Choice and Select has decreased by $3.91/cwt to a spread of $10.88 this week.
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July8 Smith CCA 9 Simpson CCA 11 Area Leaders Mtg Booneville 13 Forage Tour, MSU 23 FB Commodity Conference 23 Area Leaders Mtg MCA office August
5 Homeplace Board
Sale
28 Cattlemen's College
Pickens
29 Cattlemen's College
Seminary
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