Sara Brown

The Livestock Today blog is your place to learn the latest production news for the livestock industry. Whether on the road or in the office, Sara Brown writes about all issues important to livestock producers.

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Silly Chick-Fil-A: National Cow Appreciation Day Is For Beef & Milk!
While ChickFilA uses National Cow Appreciation Day to promote eating chicken, our bovine heros are best known for making beef and milk!
November 19, 2020 11:49 PM
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Sara Brown
AgriTalk's Chip Flory called the notice "unusual," and says that this could be a sign corn acres are going up nearly 1 million acres from the June planted acreage report, which is the current chatter in the trade this week. 
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33 Market Insights You Can’t Afford To Miss
The University of Missouri Ag Outlook Forum shares a plethora of market insights on corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, hogs and more.
November 19, 2020 08:45 PM
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Sara Brown
“I’ve raised cattle for many years,” says Dick Kurtz, a farmer from Oregon, Mo.,” but this is a first in my lifetime to have issues with grass tetany.”
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Missouri Cattle Producer Is On Alert For Symptoms of Grass Tetany
Grass tetany might be easily defined as a deficiency of magnesium, but for Dick Kurtz of Oregon, Mo., it just means trouble. He lost three cows in March to the disorder and is carefully watching a few more.
November 11, 2020 11:00 PM
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Sara Brown