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Arrowquip 5400MR Squeeze Chute Without Vet Cage $5300

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Arrowquip 5400MR Squeeze Chute Without Vet Cage $5300

We have had several calls for these from all over the US, from Florida and Texas to Boise. We still have 4 left-hand units and 1 right-hand unit. Get yours before they are all gone.

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USDA Allows Paraguay Beef Into Domestic Markets

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USDA Allows Paraguay Beef Into Domestic Markets

US allows beef imports from Paraguay despite pushback from ranchers Livestock producers are looking to overturn the rule, warning of potential food safety and trade risks. Sarah Zimmerman, Editor The U.S. will allow beef imports from Paraguay for the first time in 25 years as shrinking cattle herds raise domestic prices and limit supply. Beef exports from Paraguay were barred in 1997 due to concerns over the country’s meat inspection system and the potential spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said audits revealed safety standard improvements and ruled beef could safely be imported from the country under...

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USDA Remote Beef-Grading Pilot Uses Smartphones To Assess Quality

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USDA Remote Beef-Grading Pilot Uses Smartphones To Assess Quality

USDA remote beef-grading pilot uses smartphones to assess quality The new program reduces costs and location barriers for small, independent processors and ranchers. Published Jan. 26, 2024 By  Nathan Owens, Reporter The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun a pilot program that allows processors in rural areas to grade beef remotely, a cost-effective approach that can help small packers reach new markets. In the program, trained plant employees can capture images of live animal and beef carcasses using their smartphones. The photos are then submitted to a website so USDA graders can review and assess remotely. The results are given within...

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The Green Campaign To Reduce Cattle Numbers Through Regulatory Action

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The Green Campaign To Reduce Cattle Numbers Through Regulatory Action

ByNorman Leahy December 13, 2023 It's no secret that some green activists have a profound dislike for gasses and products of varying types and want governments to ban their use (natural gas-powered appliances being a prime example). But the most ardent green campaigners also have a thing against cows. Cattle, you see, are prodigious produces of methane gas – a potent greenhouse gas. As such these same campaigners are out to do whatever is necessary to cut down on the number of cattle as a way to cut methane emissions. But banning cattle is tough. Instead, they are looking at what...

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Meat is Magnificent

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Meat is Magnificent

MEAT IS MAGNIFICENT: WATER, CARBON, METHANE & NUTRITION by Diana Rodgers, RD “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir There was a recent article in The Washington Post entitled “Meat is Horrible”, once again vilifying meat, that was full of inaccurate statements about the harm cattle impose on the land, how bad it is for our health, and how it should be taxed. Stories like this are all too common and we’ve absolutely got to change our thinking on what’s causing greenhouse gas emissions and our global...

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