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The Iowa Beef Industry Council is an organization working for the cattle producers of Iowa in areas of education, promotion and research. The programs are funded by the Beef Checkoff, $1.00 per head collected on all Iowa cattle when they are sold. The Iowa Beef Industry Council office is located in Ames, in the same building as the Iowa Cattlemen�s Association (the membership division of Iowa�s beef industry). Fifteen members direct the activities of the Board of the Iowa Beef Industry Council. Ten cattle producers are elected by the membership of the Iowa Cattlemen�s Association; other representatives include the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, the Iowa State University Dean of the College of Agriculture and the Iowa Livestock Auction Markets. The Iowa Beef Industry Council is one of 45 state beef councils. 50 cents out of every checkoff dollar collected goes to the Cattlemen�s Beef Board in Denver, Colorado, which oversees checkoff programs. The remaining 50 cents is held in Iowa for state coordinated activities. Iowa sends approximately half of their remaining 50 cents on to national promotion efforts. The Iowa Beef Industry Council is also affiliated with the National Cattlemen�s Beef Association, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Beef promotion, information and research programs are coordinated between the 45 state beef councils, the Cattlemen�s Beef Board, and the National Cattlemen�s Beef Association.

USDA Cattle Reports

Des Moines	IA	Denison Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Thu)	NW_LS120
Des Moines	IA	Knoxville Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Fri)	NW_LS123
Des Moines	IA	Sigourney Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Mon)	NW_LS140
Des Moines	IA	Iowa-South Minnesota Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly (Mon)	NW_LS165
Des Moines	IA	National Steer & Heifer Estimated Grading Percent Report	NW_LS196
Des Moines	IA	National Direct Feeder Pig Report (Fri)	NW_LS255
Des Moines	IA	Kalona Wtd Avg Sheep Auction (Wed)	NW_LS331
Des Moines	IA	Weekly West Coast Cow Carcass (Fri)	NW_LS400
Des Moines	IA	Dunlap Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Fri)	NW_LS724
Des Moines	IA	Tama Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Mon)	NW_LS726
Des Moines	IA	Sheldon Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Thu)	NW_LS727
Des Moines	IA	Lamoni Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Thu)	NW_LS750
Des Moines	IA	Russell Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Mon)	NW_LS751
Des Moines	IA	Creston Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Fri)	NW_LS752
Des Moines	IA	Humeston Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Tue)	NW_LS754
Des Moines	IA	Bloomfield Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Wed)	NW_LS756
Des Moines	IA	Centerville Wtd Avg Feeder Cattle Auction (Thu)	NW_LS757
Des Moines	IA	Dunlap Wtd Avg Slaughter Cattle Auction (Tue)	NW_LS758
Des Moines	IA	Tama Wtd Avg Slaughter Cattle Auction (Wed)	NW_LS760
Des Moines	IA	Iowa Weekly Feeder Cattle Wtd Avg Summary (Mon)	NW_LS795

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Just looking for a few comments.
by goddy (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:38:28 GMT)
I got that " attack page" notice also, but I still really like the bull!

Feed trough ideas
by Dave (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:26:11 GMT)
I made some wood troughs (2x12 bottom and 2x6 sides) and bolted them to old tires. The lumber cost way less than the dollar figure you are talking and the old tires were free. The problem in the past with wood troughs was the legs kept breaking. I bolted two old tires together and bolted the trough to the top. The tires are basically indestructable and there is a lot of weght on the ground so they don't tip over. Three 16 foot troughs didn't cost me $100.

The New Simmental/Red Angus Association
by Massey135 (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:20:29 GMT)
Will we see a time when cattle of all breeds are indexed on the same set of epds? You know, so that strait comparisons can be made and each breed's strenghts and weaknesses(relative to other breeds) can be accurately identified??

Happy Birthday Cattleman 200
by Kathie in Thorp (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:17:08 GMT)
Enjoy your Birthday!

chopping corn stover
by mikegahr (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:15:54 GMT)
I'm still baling milo stalks when it is dry enough and all i do is run a bushhog and rake and bale. We are thinking about taking a disc mower and cut then rake then hit with a bushhog a few more trips but you will get more product.

Ladies on the CT Board . . .
by Kathie in Thorp (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:14:27 GMT)
CKC1586 wrote:I have tried to get signed up but am stuck at the end process of getting enrolled. Me and my computer are old and tired, think it may be a problem with some of this high tech stuff. It does appear that a lot of my Facebook friends do participate in it. Have to say Cattle Today is still my favorite online time consumer. Love this place and the friends I have made here.
CKC - I didn't have any trouble submitting a request, but it's "pending" -- apparently it takes them a little while to sort through the submissions. I don't plan on pinning and re-pinning -- just want to be able to access the info.

(I think some of the guys here are taking "girl talk" a little too seriously . . . . JMO.)

hacked
by alisonb (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:12:11 GMT)
Have heard from various people that their emails were hacked via Facebook on an 'insecure' page, so one must apparently always use the right URL. Instead of using "http://" you should be using "https://" for a secure session, the settings can be amended when you log on. Am just passing this on, I'm not on Facebook.

Australian Talk.
by Suzie Q (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:05 GMT)
Are you going to clear around that barn Melking? The only thing I see in that photo is a bush fire.

I LOVE Davey with our front end loader Ken. He is one of THE most used implements on the property and the FEL is so handy for lifting and carrying.
Saturday here this morning.

A day off on Thursday for Australia Day and I supposed you have seen the protest on TV where the Prime Minister and The Opposition Leader had to be rushed to safety.

Reports yesterday that nobody would be charged, which just goes to show how Racial Australia is and how it is not fair.

Much debate on TV yesterday because if it had been whites who had done the same thing they would have been arrested.

I haven't heard the news to see what the outcome has been yet. I even heard that the real aborigines were calling for arrests as it wasn't them that was doing it but 'outsiders' came in and did it.

Things like picking up rocks and hitting the windows repeatedly of the Restaurant where the PM and the Opposition Leader were giving out medals to Emergency Workers. So it goes against 'them' as well that they interrupted that.

I picked up the lady who used to own this farm and we went into Boonah for a free breakfast. We ended up going back to the car just to talk and then we went up behind the building where everybody was in the shade at a proper table and kept talking until everyone went home. We hadn't seen each other for a year.

I went there at lunch time yesterday to eat my lunch there instead of in my office where I continue to answer the phone and stuff. I was supposed to take her worms from my garden, which I did go out in the rain to get for her and then left them on the kitchen bench.

A busy day at work yesterday. The other girl had the day off, so I did everything and only just finished my work in the end without doing the mail.

Boy it felt like Monday. Everyone felt like it was Monday and in the end it was confusing because you wanted to do Monday jobs like send the advert through to the paper, but of course it was Friday and too early for that.

Area Lakes
by backhoeboogie (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:40:59 GMT)
ALACOWMAN wrote:ill trade yall aaaaaallllllllllll the water you need,,,for a few days of drought

I've got plenty of room in the pastures to park all the rain you can spare. We're saturated and will take on more if we can get it.

TiGerstripe cattle
by Dave (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:37:41 GMT)
You can get Tigerstriped cattle from Herefords crosses to cattle other than brahma but mostly when they are refered to as Tigerstripe it is a brahma cross. I think that is especially true in the south where they have more eared cattle. I have two striped hereford cross cows that don't look to have a bit of brahma in them. But they are both from that famous line of cattle; out of saleyard by truck, so I have no idea of their genetics. But as heavy haired and short eared as they are I know it ain't brahma.

3rd round of our bull photos
by Red Bull Breeder (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:35:25 GMT)
Don't see the Quailty in the red angus cattle around here i do in yours Brian.

Cow won't let calf nurse....
by backhoeboogie (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:31:42 GMT)
The cow has to go.

I have a nursing crate I built for the nurse cow. It has two fold functions in that hungry calves can be crowded to the cow once she's in the crate and the calves learn she is the surrogate. Most calves don't need a lot of coaxing but some do. After three days or so all the calves smell like the nurse cow's calf. Turn them out to pasture. I can milk that cow. She just doesn't take to strange smelling calves. The crate works great.

I had a purchased beef heifer that was crated a few times so that her calf could nurse. After crating her a few times it got to be a problem to run her in to the crate. She eventually took the calf. That pair were sold as a 3 in 1 when the cow was preg checked at the barn and found to be light bred. If my nurse cow would have been wet at the time, that cow (heifer some of ya'll call them) would have been long gone much sooner.

Smallest US Cattle Herd since 1958
by BRG (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:07:13 GMT)
It all depends on what happens in the world, economy, disease, etc. But if things stay the same or if the economy improves, then the market will stay very good for a long time, if not forever. The world population continues to grow at 1 1/2% a year. They way I see it, water, food, and energy will be where most the big money investments will be in the future.

Job Opportunity
by Alan (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:05:40 GMT)
Does't want to look like an idiot........ Too late! To the ex place on Superbowl after she cheated on him with the ex. If I was Dear Abby; "enjoy anything and as much as you can get and then bail out!". Oh and wear a condom!

Thanks for the copy and paste Slick!

Anybody use WW B. Dahl???
by houstoncutter (Posted Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:05:12 GMT)
r.lee wrote:Does anyone know how W.W. B. Dahl might do in south central florida?

Dont think it would work, Dahl is a upland plant. It doesnt like wet feet, also its not gonna be able to compete with the bahia that is probably growing in your pastures.

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ADAMS RANCH 33RD ANNUAL SALE AVERAGES $3,100
Adams Ranch held their 33rd Annual Cattle Sale on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the home ranch in Fort Pierce, Fla.
REPOPULATION AFTER DROUGHT SPAWNS NEW RULES
Looking into the future has always been somewhat tricky in the beef business. Far sighted visions or crystal ball predictions stemming around what next year's calf crop is going to look like or where future prices will be are often put on hold by more immediate tasks at hand. Planning ahead can often be tied to the immediacy of Mother Nature.
SOUTHEASTERN CATTLE PRODUCERS COULD MAKE MONEY WITH STOCKERS
“Rain or shine, wet or dry, do you want to make more money from your cows next year?” asks a Texas AgriLife Research forage scientist.
WATER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENT FOR CATTLE
Many producers take water for granted. They have ponds in many pastures or they make sure the float valve in the metal stock tank is working properly, keeping the tank full. But what happens if the pond is low or dry or if the flow to the stock tank is interrupted?
IT'S THE PITTS -- WHAT'LL YOU HAVE?
Did you read where scientists have been successful in implanting human genes into cows? This is no joke. It seems that scientists wanted to make cow's milk more like human milk so that soccer moms will never have to be inconvenienced to nurse their young.
TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT SCOURS IN CALVES
Many ranchers experience a few cases of diarrhea in young calves, and some years are worse than others. Scours can be caused by certain kinds of bacteria, viruses or protozoa.
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
Lonnie Johnson had plenty of phobias if you paid close attention, or if you'd known him since he was a kid like Hooter and the gang had.
STUDY CONFIRMS BEEF'S ROLE IN A HEART-HEALTHY DIET
In a first of its kind study, researchers at The Pennsylvania State University demonstrated that eating beef everyday as part of a heart-healthy diet can improve cholesterol levels.
SOUTHERN CONNECTION CHAROLAIS SALE AVERAGES $2,286
The Southern Connection Charolais Sale was held October 22, 2011, in Calhoun, GA.
IT'S THE PITTS -- FROM LEEUARY TO PITTSTOBER
Whenever I get the much-appreciated free calendars at the start of every year there are a few months I'd like to tear out right then and there and be done with them. Sadly, I have to go through the process of living through these much-dreaded months.
PROPER NUTRITION REQUIRES RESEARCH AND PLANNING
This article is the fifth and final installment of a series discussing supplementation options, considerations and strategies. Given the challenges that 2011 “enjoyed” every producer is looking for a bit of breathing room in the coming year.
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- TIME TO PATCH THE ROOF
By all reckoning, 2012 is going to be one of those years when cow-calf producers will have the economic opportunity to fix what needs fixing, be it genetics, management, facilities and whatnot.
BLACK INK -- COMMON GROUND
They say it takes all kinds to make the world, and the adage is all about people. Look around the mall, watch TV or check out the Internet and you find ready evidence of the individuality of individuals.
I AM ANGUS AIRS TONIGHT AT 6 PM CENTRAL ON RFD-TV
A special Christmas edition of the American Angus Association®'s popular I Am Angus television series will air at a new time, Monday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Central) on RFD-TV.
ENERGY REQUIREMENTS IN FEED NOT AS CLEARLY DEFINED
Over the last few weeks we've been discussing supplementation basics and economics – and how these can be applied by the cattle producer. Up to this point we have largely focused on meeting the protein needs of the animal, the different forms and some of the costs.

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