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Cow Slaughter Suggests Continued Liquidation

2013-04-27 15:33:00| Beef

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Where's the beef? Fedora releases 'Spherical Cow'

2013-04-08 12:00:00| Network World Clear Choice Tests

After being delayed seven times due to reported problems with the new installer, Fedora 18 has arrived. On the plus side, Fedora 18 delivers new management functionality for IT administrators and offers improved Active Directory support. However, a complicated installation process and some issues with the user interface make it a less attractive option than desktop competitors like Ubuntu and Mint.

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Cow power: Indiana farm uses manure to fuel its dairy trucks

2013-04-05 21:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mother Nature Network: Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana loves its manure. The farm has about 30,000 milk cows which produce more than a fair amount of manure every day. Several years ago the farm started putting that manure to good use, using it to power its barns and other structures. Now, according to a report in The New York Times, it is taking the manure one step further. Fair Oaks now converts some of its manure into enough compressed natural gas (CNG) to keep its fleet of 42 tractor-trailers on the road every day. "As...

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Cow Type Should Fit Your Overall Goal

2013-04-03 16:41:00| Beef

Walt Davis In the March issue of Beef Producer, I discussed how cattle phenotype -- the way they are made -- affects profitability and there are reasons we breeders went astray from producing profitable animals. read more

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