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Problem Solved? #2 Meat-eating
I like meat; you like meat. Most everyone likes meat.But there are problems with being carnivores: scarcity, price, and (scoff if you must) there's that whole moral issue. Back in May, I introduced a...
Posted on 8/23/12 at 8:58 AM
Slime, Blood, Fur, Feathers
My alarm woke me up earlier than I was used to, but on this day I needed to wake up with the fishes to check out the local fish market. Live eels, snakes, frogs, fowl, and much more, the wet market--a...
Posted on 3/24/12 at 9:04 AM
BeefTalk: Is source and age verification worth the effort?
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist NDSU Extension Service A common marketing claim is the source and age verification of calves. As producers gather cattle to go to market, they have the option to pro...
Posted on 10/29/10 at 2:19 PM
Egg recall: Buyers consider own rules on safety
Washington, D.C. - The egg recall left officials at Costco Wholesale Corp. scratching their heads. How had inspectors for Costco, who looked over the northeast Iowa farm where the chain bought eggs, n...
Posted on 9/3/10 at 8:10 AM
Principals of 'cowboy ethics' now law in Wyoming
On Wednesday, Governor Dave Freudenthal signed legislation officially adopting "cowboy ethics" as the Wyoming state code. Among the tenets of the code are living courageously, taking pride i...
Posted on 3/5/10 at 2:49 AM
BeefTalk: Bull check up time
In the midst of calving, some attention needs to be given to the bull because bull fertility is not guaranteed and not something that can be turned off and on.By Kris Ringwall, NDSU Extension Beef Specialist , April 10, 2010
Beef Talk: Keeping bulls free of viruses
Bulls can get sick, too. As a kid, I remember finding our bull dead. The bull was at the end of a grove of trees, the victim of blackleg. Not far away were two dead calves.By Kris Ringwall , April 03, 2010
Producers urged to verify
BISMARCK — North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says cattle producers can better take advantage of a growing export market for U.S. beef by enrolling in an age and source verification program.April 03, 2010
Beef Talk: Slowly adapt bulls to new home
After a spring of bull shopping, the first thing one realizes is there are a lot of good bulls on the market from many good breeds.By Kris Ringwall, NDSU Extension beef specialist , March 27, 2010
NDSU seeks input on sheep specialist candidates
North Dakotans will have a chance to help select NDSU’s next sheep specialist.March 27, 2010
NDSU Equine Center opening emergency horse shelter
With spring flooding likely in the Red River Valley, the North Dakota State University Equine Center again will open an emergency shelter for horses.March 22, 2010
BeefTalk: Calving time, so far, so good
March 20, 2010
A new crop of calves
March 20, 2010
BeefTalk: No sun, no fun
When the sun is out, the calves, cows and horses are happy. The rancher, farmer and family are happy.By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service , March 13, 2010
BeefTalk: Breed percentile tables, performance unveiled
February 20, 2010
Pigs pose problems
By Lisa Call , February 18, 2010
Beef Talk
Today’s beef cattle are the result of selection processes that have been refined for centuries. Producers have developed a strong genetic base and are designing cattle to meet the production criteria needed to fit their individual environments.By Kris Ringwall , February 13, 2010
220 attend Roughrider Judging Contest
February 07, 2010
BeefTalk: We want to avoid using the word "baffling" for a good reason
The science and art of livestock selection can be baffling. If one does a quick check on the Internet for the meaning of baffling, one finds it means “to frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing.”February 06, 2010
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