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"Beef It Up In Greene County"
"Beef It Up In Greene County"- Fall 2009
-Reduce Stress When Weaning
-Master Beef Producer Program
-Surviving the Storm
-Fourth Annual Career Day
-Save Money this Winter
-Does It Pay?
-Electronic Updates
-Shorter Breeding Season
-Water Requirements
-Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo
Contact: Milton W. Orr, Extension Agent & County Director
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Biosecurity and Security of the Farm
The livestock industry is responding to increased awareness of consumers and general public to food safety.
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Bovine Virus Diarrhea Virus Infection in Cattle
The BVD virus readily mutates producing a number of types, which vary in their ability to produce disease.
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Buying the Right Bull
Which bull is the best bull for my operation?
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Can Reproduction Be Improved Through Genetics?
Reproduction is by far the most influential factor on profitability for cow-calf producers.
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Dehorning Calves
Dehorning calves is a simple cost-effective practice that adds value to feeder cattle.
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Fly Season Control Tips
Many costs are associated with not controlling flies.
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Give An Extra Boost To Cattle During Cold Weather
During periods of extended cold weather of more than two weeks, there is a danger of reduced reproductive performance when extra energy is not supplied.
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Heat Stress in Cattle
It is important to remember that cattle become uncomfortable at tempertures 20 degrees less than the temperature where humans become uncomfortable.
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How Important is Color?
Color of feeder cattle and especially color patterns affect the price of feeder cattle.
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Managing Adversity to Survive
Change is difficult, but sometimes critical to the success and survival of an operation during times of adversity.
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Managing the Mature Beef Cow
The objective of any nutritional program is to provide nutrition in sufficient amounts and types that will result in a desired change.
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Managing to Survive and Succeed
Change is difficult, but is sometimes critical to the success and survival of an operation during times of adversity.
Contact: Milton W. Orr, Extension Agent and County Director
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New Skills Required for Traditional Management
If producers plan to be successful in the industry and pass the farm along to future generations, they will have to embrace the changes that are occuring and work to make this change work for the betterment of their business.
Contact: Milton W. Orr, Extension Agent and County Director
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Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo 2009
Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo Topics Included:
Beef Cattle Welfare: Happy and Health
Beef Cattle Reproduction: A Selection of Guidelines and Tools
Do Annual Grasses Fit into a Beef Cattle Operation?
Forage & Beef Cow Math
Shrinking Genes to Make Them Fit
Transporting Cattle the BQA Way
Contact: Milton W. Orr, County Director
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Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo 2009
Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo Topics Included:
Beef Cattle Welfare: Happy and Health
Beef Cattle Reproduction: A Selection of Guidelines and Tools
Do Annual Grasses Fit into a Beef Cattle Operation?
Forage & Beef Cow Math
Shrinking Genes to Make Them Fit
Transporting Cattle the BQA Way
Contact: Milton W. Orr, County Director
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Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo 2009
NETBE - Thursday, October 8, 2009, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM - $10 Per Person - Includes Lunch - Register by Sept. 28th at your local Extension office. (Greene County Office 798-1710)
Contact: Milton W. Orr, County Director
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Selecting The Right Enterprise For Your Farm
There are at least ten questions to be answered before any enterprise is pursued, and especially before significant monetary investments are made.
Contact: Milton W. Orr, Extension Agent and County Director
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So...You Want to Save Your Own Replacement Heifers?
Raising your own replacement heifers can be an investment in the future.
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Summertime Herd Health Concerns
Cattle fact a variety of health challenges during the hot summer months.
Contact: Milton W. Orr, Extension Agent and County Director
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Tips For A Successful Calving Season
It is important to plan the calving season from the start of the breeding season to make it as stress free as possible.
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Understanding and Balancing EPD''s
One of the main tools to select bulls and females that can improve the product for sale is the use of Expected Progeny Differences (EPD''s).
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What Do The Angus EPD''s Really Mean?
Producers need to know what measures of genetic measurement are available to them.
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Wintertime Bull Management
Proper nutritional management of bulls is crucial to success during next year''s breeding season.
Contact: Milton W. Orr, Extension Agent and County Director
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Yearling Bull Management
The management of yearling bulls has a large impact on both production and profitability of commercial cow-calf operations.
Contact: Milton W. Orr, Extension Agent and County Director
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