Got Broadband? Building Businesses on Rural Broadband Investments Dec 14th

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Grower Supply Free Webinars

Join Growers Supply on December 10th at 12:00 PM EST for a 30 minute webinar to find out how Growers Supply can provide you with the best high tunnel system on the market today. Kathleen Osgood, one of our Senior National Account Managers and an authority on the NRCS High Tunnel program, will explain the benefits of purchasing a high tunnel through Growers Supply. She will be covering the costs of obtaining a system, how to get funding through your local NRCS office, and the advantages of owning one. Please note that registration is limited, so reserve your seat now. We hope you will be able to attend!

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National Beef Quality Audit Open Until Feb 6--Please take 10 minutes!!

Widespread response from cattle producers across the United States will continue to  provide a strong production sector voice in the results and strategy of the National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA). To assure full opportunity for producers to participate we will keep the survey open until February 6, 2012. The survey can be taken online at http://www.cattlesurvey.com/ and requires less than 10 minutes to complete. Your help in asking producers to participate is greatly appreciated.

We need producer input for the following reasons:

Food Stamps for Cows? Or Reducing Winter Feed Costs in the Near Term.

By Charles Cheyney, Extension Educator

The agricultural economy is kind of crazy. Wheat and corn are sky-high and growers are plowing out forage and pasture crops to plant these cereals, driving up the price of hay and pasture. Some cow-calf operators who grow alfalfa hay have been seduced by the high alfalfa prices and are now trying to figure out how and what to feed their cows. And while, cow calf operators are receiving some of the highest prices for their calves that they can remember, they are still having some trouble making ends meet. Why? Because of winter feeding costs, which can make up as much as 50% of the cost of production of a calf. It is all about ENERGY. Energy for fuel. Energy for human food, and energy for livestock feed. So what is a cowboy to do?

Study investigates pasture poultry production

By Meat&Poultry Staff

MeatPoultry.com
November 30, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A grant project that will determine the food-safety risk of small on-farm poultry processing systems known as pasture poultry production is underway and the Univ. of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Center for Food Safety is a participant.