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Boar Culling in Sweden
2014-12-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SWEDEN - The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry and the Finnish Wildlife Agency has scheduled an enhanced boar hunting.
6 Trending HeadlinesMixed Market Emotions, Alternative Culling Methods & Pilger Disaster Payments Miscalculated
2014-07-09 16:49:00| Beef
Its July and that means summer is fully upon us. But the weather and the market have made the summer of 2014 a remarkable and interesting time. Here is a roundup of headlines to inform and entertain you. read more
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Rethink Cow Culling Priorities
2014-06-06 23:06:00| Beef
Source: Beef Producer Management decisions relating to culling stock cows have increased dramatically in complexity under current market conditions, says Jim Krantz, a South Dakota State University cow/calf specialist. read more
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9 Things To Consider Before Culling A Cow
2013-09-25 02:36:08| Beef
Last weekend, we met with some friends and fellow ranchers for an end-of-the-summer grilling party. Over burgers and a few beers, we started talking about our cowherd. My husband mentioned that we had a few 15-year-old cows that we would likely cull this year. Our companions seemed shocked that we had several cows that old in our herd and said their oldest cows were just shy of a decade. BEEF Daily read more
Don’t Delay Culling Sows
2013-06-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Cull sow prices may be down — up to £30 per head compared with last year — but pig producers have been advised not to put off replacing older, less productive animals in their breeding herds.