DEC
05
Beef And Ethanol Meetings Slated For Hoxie, Norton And Quinter
From CattleNetwork.com
The meetings, hosted by K-State Research and Extension, will address some of the unique circumstances currently impacting cattle producers and help position them for profitable production in 2008, said Sandy Johnson, K-State Research and Extension Northwest Area livestock specialist. Jim Mintert, K-State livestock marketing specialist will review the market data and address the implications of ethanol, weather and other factors on the cattle cycle, while providing a market outlook for 2008.
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DEC
05
Where’s The Beef?
From Silver
With little help from Ron Edwards, who's never wowed anyone, and even less from rookie defensive tackles Tank Tyler and Turk McBride, the Chiefs have struggled at times on defense. Boone, Edwards, Tyler and McBride were pretty much dominated by the interior of San Diego's offensive line. Mike Goff, Nick Hardwick and Kris Dielman opened holes in the running game and LaDainian Tomlinson ripped the Chiefs for 177 yards and two scores. The inability of Boone and Edwards to control the play up...
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DEC
05
Sayonara Beef! I'ma vegetarian … for a month
From www.timesdelphic.com
According to the American Dietetic Association, "Vegetarian diets offer a number of nutritional benefits, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol and animal protein." "The way meat producers treat animals is criminal and extremely unethical," said vegetarian Times-Delphic columnist Marni Steadham. According to a 1992 study, of the 12.4 million people in the U.S. who call themselves vegetarian, an overwhelming 68 percent were female, while only 32 percent were male. I started the...
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DEC
05
Waitrose plans dairy-bred bull calf scheme
From Farmers Guardian
Waitrose milk suppliers farms are to be finished for beef and veal in the UK under a new scheme announced this week. The new project is aimed to ensure that surplus calves from Waitrose s standard and organic milk producer groups can be reared within a fully integrated supply chain. It is claimed it will offer dairy farmers a guaranteed market at a fair price for calves reared and finished through the Waitrose supply chain.
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