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		<title>Feeding More Grain This Winter</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent drought this past summer, many producers are investigating the use of more grain in the cow and feeder calf rations for this winter.  As the cost of forage increases and the selling price of feed grains decreases, the economics of feeding additional grain becomes inviting.
 Given the current state of the cattle industry, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=129&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Retained Ownership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we prepare for the marketing of our calves this fall, the thoughts of retained ownership always surface. As we look to the fall market, we see the heifers are off $10 to $20.00/cwt compared to the steers. The other observation is that lighter cattle today are at a price discount to the heavy weight [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=126&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Claresholm Livestock Demo Day &#8211; October 22, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All UFA VIP beef producers are invited to attend our Livestock Demo Day at the Claresholm UFA Farm and Ranch Supply store on Thursday October 22nd. There will be livestock handling demo’s throughout the day at the following times: 10:00 am; 11:30 am; 1:00 pm; and 2:00 pm. Industry and UFA Reps will be on hand to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=124&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High River Livestock Demo Day &#8211; October 14, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All UFA VIP beef producers are invited to attend our Livestock Demo Day at the High River UFA Farm and Ranch Supply store on Wednesday October 14th. There will be livestock handling demo&#8217;s throughout the day at the following times: 10:00 am; 11:30 am; 1:00 pm; and 2:00 pm.  Industry and UFA Reps will be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=122&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Early Weaning Beef Calves</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many producers are busy making plans to extend the grazing period on their forage stands due to the impact of the drought this summer. Most of the province did receive some moisture over the last month which has resulted in some relief for the forage stands. There are a number of alternatives to consider when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=119&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forage Harvest Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of the province received some moisture over the last couple of weeks which  spelled relief for many producers in the drought areas.  Most of the producers in the province have delayed their forage harvest for a couple of weeks to account for the cool spring and early June frosts.  Producers are now just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=116&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Supplementing Cattle during Periods of Drought</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drought-affected pastures and native range generally do not produce adequate forage to maintain &#8220;normal&#8221; stocking rates, so producers have a few options to consider.  Depending on the situation, a producer can elect to reduce the stocking rates where possible or choose to supplement the existing forage cover with energy, protein or a combination of both.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=112&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Watering Systems</title>
		<link>http://beefblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/solar-watering-systems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many producers have recognized the importance of a quality water source for their grazing livestock. Equally important to managing the upland grazing areas are the management of the riparian areas. Producers are now installing alternate watering systems to preserve the quality and stretch the quantity of water available to the grazing herd.
Alternate water systems and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=99&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advantages of a Short Calving Season</title>
		<link>http://beefblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/advantages-of-a-short-calving-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of cow calf producers have moved to a shortened calving season as they evaluate their economic and production records. Most cow/calf producers would agree that a calving season of 45 to 60 days is a desired goal today. If your calving season extends beyond the above period, shortening the breeding season will yield [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=95&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calving Checklist Camera Winners</title>
		<link>http://beefblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/calving-checklist-wireless-camera-winners-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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We received over 1500 completed calving checklists from the program and are excited to announce the following winners of a wireless barn camera, antenna and receiver!
Jo Anne Loland from Fairview Farm and Ranch Supply store
Huegler Ranch from Drayton Valley Farm and Ranch Supply store;  Llo-Max Lakeview Ranch from Consort Farm and Ranch Supply store.
Thanks to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beefblog.wordpress.com&blog=6471009&post=89&subd=beefblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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