Ag News and Views: October 2009 Table of Contents

October, 2009 Table of Contents News and Views Archive Issues

Economics
Cattle Cycle Book Benefits Producers by Dustin Oswald
Having a good working knowledge of the cattle cycle is one of the keys for economic success in the livestock business. This is true whether one is in a cow-calf operation, a forage grazing operation, a feedyard operation or a beef cattle slaughter/processing company.

Livestock
Guidelines for Culling Cows by Deke Alkire
For most cattle producers, culling cows is not an easy task. However, some culling needs to be done each year to maintain optimal productivity.

Pasture and Range
Pasture Prognosticator Self-help Guide by Hugh Aljoe
Have you ever wanted to predict the future? Now you can and, best of all, the tool to do so is free on the Noble Foundation Web site.

President's Report
Helping Agriculture in a Time of Change by Mike Cawley
In 1945, Lloyd Noble established The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation to provide support and education for farmers and ranchers in an effort to better their lives and secure the land for future generations.

Research
Using GPS to Measure Fine-scale Deer Movements by Ken Gee
Knowledge of movement behaviors of white-tailed deer helps us better understand their needs and requirements, and enables us to develop better management strategies for the species.

Soils
Maintaining Your Operation by David Annis
Preventive and corrective maintenance for tractors and other equipment is a routine on the farm. From a soil and crops perspective, let's look at some maintenance that needs to be performed on your operation.

Wildlife
Feel Like Sneezing? by Steven Smith
Juniper pollen is a major cause of seasonal allergies, but the exact number of people negatively affected by junipers is unknown.