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On August 1, there were 10.6 million head of cattle on feed, up 4 percent from the previous year. The rate of cattle placed onto feed has slowed noticeably, coming in only 3 percent up from 2016. August is the first month in 2017 without double digit placements since February, as February’s numbers dropped 1 percent without the extra calendar day of the 2016 leap year. In every other ...
Fortunately, southern Alberta has no shortage of manure because of the cattle feedlot industry in the area. “We produce a lot of manure and a lot of that is being turned into compost,” said Larney. ...
"The beauty of open ocean aquaculture is that you are in deep water far offshore," he said. "It's more akin to a Colorado cattle range than a feedlot." Rather than import farmed seafood, he said, the nation would be better off producing more of its own. ...
Agriculture applications for drones in development include data collection on crop health, vigor and yields, tracking the spread of invasive plant species and monitoring cattle feedlots. Data collection of field images by cameras mounted on drones is extremely accurate – to within 1 inch – Price said. ...
But by the 1960s, the number of Cracker Cattle had greatly diminished because of rapid development. Florida's heat and humidity aren't conducive for large-scale feedlots of less hardy cattle like those found in Midwestern states like Texas and Oklahoma. And with the rise of corn-finishing cattle on the feedlots, ...
Branstad Farms, a cattle feedlot in Hancock County, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $5,100 civil penalty and perform a $26,000 Supplemental Environmental Project to settle alleged violations of the facility’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. ...
Adams Land and Cattle Company, a beef feedlot near Broken Bow, Neb., has agreed to pay a $145,000 civil penalty to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating the federal Clean Water Act and its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit related to discharges of pollutants into Mud Creek. ...
Petersen-Bubke, LLP, a beef cattle feedlot in Monona County, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty to the United States for violations of the federal Clean Water Act related to discharges of pollutants into Rush Creek and its tributaries. ...
Feedlot Services Company, Neola, Iowa - Inspection found the unpermitted operation was confining 809 beef cattle in an open feedlot that discharges into Keg Creek in Pottawattamie County. ...