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The Virginia Angus Association will host a “Presidential Angus Tour” Aug. 23-25, 2009. Attendees will have the opportunity to take pleasure in Virginia's well-known Southern hospitality, view some outstanding cattle from premier breeders in the state and experience some of the United States' historical landmarks.

Feeders bid on cattle by penciling out the highest price they can pay and still maintain a shot at profit. Packers need a certain number of cattle harvested through their plants, bought at a particular price, to stay afloat. That cost/sales formula follows beef as it continues toward consumers.

ON TUESDAY at their weekly sale, Hexham Auction Mart had forward 66 cattle, which included 44 animals over 30 months. Prime cattle prices. Limousin: Heifers per head to £1,046.22 Great Chesters.

ON TUESDAY at their weekly sale, Hexham Auction Mart had forward 66 cattle, which included 44 animals over 30 months.AT THEIR weekly sale on Friday, Hexham and Northern Marts had forward an entry of 144 store cattle. A tiny and mixed selection met a highly satisfactory trade.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - “I think 2008 was an interesting year,” said ICA President-Elect and commercial cow/calf operator Carl Ellsworth of Ellsworth Angus Ranch, Leadore, Idaho. “It started out fairly stable but then was pressured by high feed costs.”

In a lengthy decision, the Tax Court recently underscored the difficulties taxpayers have in convincing the IRS that family-run farms are engaged in for profit.

Farmers and ranchers are seeing more weeds – both common and unusual varieties – this year, according to Dr. Vanessa Corriher, Texas AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist based at Overton.

Vitamin E was first identified as nutritionally essential for animals about 60 years ago. Rats fed purified diets without vitamin E did not reproduce, plain and simple. Many similar studies have shown similar results in domestic, managed species.

The Southeast Angus Classic Sale was held May 16, 2009 in Opelika, Ala.

Scholars say that people work for four reasons: habit, money, power or pleasure. I would add a fifth reason after conducting an informal survey of my entire family.

The Macedon Farms and Friends Angus Sale was held May 9, 2009 at the farm in Madison, Ala.

Demand for beef is down. Can you blame the recession? Not entirely, but it's a darned inconvenient coincidence.

Peetie and Hooter were swapping thoughts about the economy, the state of the world and how it was that ammunition and gun sales were off the charts.

For Allen Haislip and his son Shannon, life is every about getting a little dirty sometimes. "We're just a bunch of rednecks," said Allen, who farms more than 500-acres for a living, 101 acres of which is his possess wheat, corn, soybean and cattle operation.

By James Shea Times-News Staff Writer The company's logo is orange, representing heritage and one man's desire to preserve his family cattle farm by selling natural beef.

The company's logo is orange, representing heritage and one man's desire to preserve his family cattle farm by selling natural beef.

The Appalachian Classic Charolais Sale was held April 25, 2009 in Knoxville, Tenn.

Twenty Angus producers from across the U.S. explored various segments of the beef industry May 31-June 3, 2009, during the second annual Beef Leaders Institute, hosted by the American Angus Association® and funded through the educational efforts of the Angus Foundation.

The Braunvieh Association of America Spring National Braunvieh Influencer Bull Test Sale on April 8th was a success. This premier sale was held at the Green Springs Bull Test middle, Nevada, Mo., and the best 77 out of 144 performance-tested bulls sold to commercial and seedstock producers in 14 states.

New junior member of Angus Association Emily Ruth Hammill, of Gold Hill, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association based in Saint Jose ...

The American Angus Association ® congratulates Hilltop Angus, Sturgeon, Mo., for continued ownership and production of Angus cattle for more than 50 years.

Denton County sheriff's animal officers will let a grand jury decide whether the deaths by dehydration of 23 cows should be prosecuted as a criminal case.

Marbling drives value-based beef marketing. How to infuse enough of this quality-grade potential into herd genetics – or even how much is enough - has remained something of a mystery.

The Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Breeders Showcase Sale was held April 4, 2009 in Perry, Ga.

McDonald's will start selling a new line of bigger burgers priced at about $4 each on Thursday to bring in customers looking for a beefy alternative to pricier burgers at sit-down restaurants. The new Angus burgers are made with one-third pound of Angus beef... Sponsored Topics: McDonald - Beef - Angus cattle - Business - Cattle

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