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Reader Pens Poem About Ranch life; PLUS: 98 Fun Felfies
2014-03-01 01:35:37| Beef
BEEFs Why I Ranch essay contest is underway, and one reader has penned a poem describing her love of ranching. Plus, weve rounded up nearly 100 felfies in a photo gallery for readers to enjoy. BEEF Daily read more
Convert to Pens Smithfield Urges Sow Growers
2014-01-07 15:33:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Smithfield Foods Acknowledging the challenge it is setting forth, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and its hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown LLC, announced today that it is recommending all of its contract sow growers join with the company in converting their facilities to group housing systems for pregnant sows. The company said that it is asking contract sow growers to convert by 2022 with a sliding scale of incentives to accelerate that timetable. Growers who commit to convert to group housing will receive contract extensions upon completion of the conversion. read more
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Reader Pens The Blizzard of Thirteen Poem
2013-10-16 22:36:00| Beef
By Will Sturgeon Reader Will Sturgeon wrote to say hed been agonizing over BEEF Cow-Calf Weeklys coverage of early Octobers freak killer storm in South Dakota. The cowboy poet says he was particularly struck by the dichotomy between the goings-on in Washington and the reality on the ground out West, not to mention the lack of media coverage of a devastating event of such magnitude. He penned this poem and allowed me to share it with you here. Great job, Will! read more
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Dan Loeb Pens His Dan Loeb-iest Letter Yet
2013-10-03 08:26:56| Biotech - Topix.net
As many of you well know, hedge fund manager Dan Loeb is famous for telling people how he really feels, occasionally via Bloomberg header but most often by good old-fashioned letter.
What Does Science Say About Stalls vs. Pens?
2013-08-02 16:28:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Prairie Swine Centre A number of scientific studies have compared the welfare benefits of stall vs. group housing for gestating sows, according to a report released today by the Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) in Saskatchewan, Canada. Study conclusions vary because welfare assessment involves a variety of measures, and the conclusions reached will vary depending on the emphasis placed on different measures, PSC researchers say. read more