Grass-Fattened Cattle To Be On Fall's Market
The Agriculture Department reports a larger move of grass fattened cattle to market this fall and winter while separate USDA figures show beef production rising overall. July slaughter is up, feedlot output down, and prices for choice cattle may rise into the mid 40s per hundred pounds though cows and grass-fed stock lag. Pork output falls this year with hog prices rising.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Feed rising faster than meat market
Washington AP reports rising feed costs offset gains in cattle hogs dairy and poultry, dampening production forecasts. USDA data through Aug 15 show farm prices up 3 percent while corn and soybeans rose, shrinking hog corn and egg feed ratios and signaling tighter profitability for key livestock sectors.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Broiler
Irrigation Tour Led by FIHA Men Across Counties
County Supervisors from Columbia Fulton Jefferson City Troy and Mexico joined FIHA officials for an Audrain County irrigation tour. Ralph Cochrane directed with Ray Krimmel assisting as MU Extension agronomy specialist. They viewed slides by Terry Hill at the Mexico office and then inspected local farms highlighting drought driven yield gains from irrigation.
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Columbia
Fulton
Jefferson City
Troy
Mexico
Audrain County
Ralph Cochrane
Ray Krimmel
University of Missouri Extension Service
Fmha
Terry Hill
Soil Conservation Service
Jim Stephenson
Paul Veale
Wayne Shellabarger
James
Hugh Williams
Farmers Home Administration
Mexico County
Artelia Kelley
Precautions On Nitrates In Silage By Bill Domermuth
Nitrate warnings for drought stressed Missouri livestock as rains before harvest raise leaching risk. Test corn for nitrates before green chop or silage, and follow guidance on harvest timing, stalk height, and fermentation. A separate notice lists a Sept. 18 livestock meeting at Vandalia VFW Hall with county farmers and specialists.
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Bill Domermuth
Montgomery City
Missouri
Vandalia
VFW
Farmers Livestock Marketing Association
Missouri Farmers Association
National Stock Yards
Audrain
Ralls
Montgomery
Pike
Lincoln
Randolph Counties
September Best Time To Repair Bluegrass Lawns
Extension horticulturist Ray Rothenberger notes September offers ideal conditions for repairing bluegrass lawns. He advises balanced fertilization, 1 to 1.5 pounds nitrogen per 1000 square feet, careful spreader use, and seedbed prep for top germination.
Committeemen Take Training in Columbia Meeting
Farmers Home Administration committee members from District IV gathered in Columbia on Tuesday for a training session. Audrain County leaders Elmer Kollmann Centralia Edward H Hooke Jr Vandalia and Wesley C Pehle Mexico attended with district director Ralph Cochrane presiding. County Supervisor Joseph T Raine outlined the Emergency Loan Program.
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Columbia
Farmers Home Administration
District
Audrain County
Elmer Kollmann
Centralia
Edward H. Hooke, Jr
Vandalia
Wesley C. Pehle
Mexico
Ralph Cochrane
Joseph T. Raine
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Paul Martin
Martin
Cynthia Ruth Keach
Christopher S$. Bond
Cliff Hanna
FIHA
Federal Land Bank Association OF Mexico
Hwy
Livestock Center
Boone County
Federal Savings& Loan Association
Allen Centralia, Mo
Ray Rothenberger
MFA
Bob Berrey
Consolidated Electric Co-Op
Nutrena
Clyde
Behlen
San Se Ice
Heinold Hog Market
Heinold
Heinald
Wellsville
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