Wisconsin vet school treats bruised bovines
In Madison Wisconsin two to three injured cows are treated monthly at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine for injuries from winter ice. The clinic uses a water filled tank to float downed cows and aims for movement within days with about half of cases saved.
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Wisconsin Vet School
D. Paul Lunn
Lunn Sala
Poplar Grove
Sybil
Sue Crull
Lunn
Benjamin Darien
University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Madison
Cattle Feed Certification Trial at Manchester Livestock Auction
The Manchester Livestock Auction will require signatures from farmers selling cattle to certify they have not fed banned feeds amid a push by IBP to curb BSE risks. IBP will audit feeding records on site, and dealers may face limited buyers or assume liability via Owners Certificates to comply with FDA rules.
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U.S
Food and Drug Administration
Britain
Gene Leman
IBP Fresh Meats Co
FDA
IBP
VarroaPop Software Helps Beekeepers Fight Mites
Software called VarroaPop assists U S beekeepers in estimating varroa mite population growth in honey bee colonies. Developed by Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman and Robert Curry, the tool uses simple hive data to project future mite levels and guide treatment or hive-joining decisions. The program, available online, bases its forecasts on 25 years of scientific data and is being updated with user feedback.
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U.S
United States
VarroaPop
Agricultural Research Service
Glo
Gears
Tucson
DeGrandi-Hoffman and Curry
Mite
Farm conference on cooperation and linking announced
A conference on farmer bargaining titled Cooperation and Linking Offer Unbeatable Transactions opens at 1 p.m. Friday and closes 2 p.m. Saturday in the Scheman Building at Iowa State University Ames. It is sponsored by Successful Farming National Farmers Organization W K Kellogg Foundation USDA Rural Development ISU and Iowa Institute for Cooperatives. Registration costs 60 includes meals and can be arranged via Janet Gardner at 515 294 5366 or jgardinst ate.edu.
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Scheman
Iowa State University
Ames
Successful Farming Magazine
The
National Farmers Organization
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Usda Rural Development
Iowa Institute For Cooperatives
Janet Gardner
Jgard
Instate
Iowa
Clinton
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Mason City
Waterloo
West Burlington
Belle Plaine
Davenport
Manchester
Mount Pleasant
Keokuk
Maquoketa
Muscatine
Tama
Washington
Waverly
Cedar Falls
Decorah
Fairfield
Marion
Tiffin
Grassley Initiates $20 Million Value-Added Grants
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service will award about 20 million dollars in competitive grants through the Value-Added Agriculture Development Grant Program created via the Crop Insurance Act. Two competitions offer up to 500000 in matching dollars with deadlines April 23 and June 27.
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Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
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Ria DeGrandi-Hoffman
Tucson, Ariz
Robert Curry
University of Arizona-Tucson
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Old Broom Factory
First St
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Johnson County
Farm Bureau
Tom Hughes
Prairie High School
Iowa State University Agricultural Council
Hughes
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