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November 2010

AQHA Creates Task Force to Examine Drop in Horse Show Numbers

By | Competition, Horses

Edited from a American Quarter Horse Association press release. There’s an interesting assumption here – that more people competing in horse shows is a good thing. And make sure you read the second to last paragraph (later that same month…….) about what people coming to shows want. ________________________________________________________________________________________ It should…

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How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks

By | Food

Today’s guest blog is by our friend Craig “Meathead” Goldwyn and from his great website AmazingRibs.com. I get a lot of positive feedback on his posts so here’s another one. If you put “Craig” in the search box you can find his other posts. Enjoy! Unless your doctor forbids you…

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Update Regarding Eastern Livestock, LLC

By | Cattle

From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), on or around Nov. 3, 2010, Eastern Livestock Company, LLC, (Eastern) began issuing unfunded checks to producers for livestock purchased by Eastern in different markets. Eastern is headquartered in New Albany, Ind., and according to USDA,…

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Beef Production In China

By | Cattle

Excerpted from an interesting 2007 paper by several authors from the University of Sydney, Charles Sturt University and James Cook University in Australia China had only 71.68 million cattle (including buffalo) in 1980. This total reached 141.58 million in 2005. The number of slaughtered animals reached 52.88 million in 2005,…

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