CT: September 08, 2005 08:50:18 CST
GRAIN PROCESSING HAS POSITIVE EFFECTS ON CATTLE PRODUCTION
Livestock producers and feed manufacturers alike have long been aware of the fact that the amount of nutrient extractable from a given type of grain can be enhanced by processing of some type.

CT: September 08, 2005 08:52:47 CST
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- GLORIETTA GOLD -- UNCOVERING THE TRUTH
Elmo had never actually met Aunt Pinkie until now, just seen her from a distance and waved. Hooter had told him about her, but not the fact that while Aunt Pinkie wasn't opposed to the young man's mission, she had kept her distance. And, that wasn't like her at all.

CT: September 19, 2005 08:10:52 CST
LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES TO MANAGE THE FORAGE CRUNCH
Every year we encounter areas of the country that suffer from some degree of drought and thus run short of forage supplies for cattle herds as they approach fall and winter.

CT: September 19, 2005 08:13:34 CST
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- MARKET FORCE VERSUS MARKET POWER
�Choice of marketing arrangement is driven in large part by changing consumer demand for meat products,� say authors of the interim report issued by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration earlier this month which examines the use of marketing arrangements in domestic livestock and meat industries.

CT: September 19, 2005 08:16:27 CST
NEW DNA TEST COULD PROVIDE KEY TO PROFIT
Testing for DNA markers is a relatively inexpensive alternative to testing traits that are hard to evaluate. These tests provide an indication of future performance in a manner that allows the producer to keep genetics in production and not have to take the terminal route to identify potential success.

CT: September 29, 2005 13:38:03 CST
GRAIN PROCESSING HAS POSITIVE AFFECTS ON PRODUCTION - PART II
Here we pick up with the second part of this series, delving more deeply into the cause and affects of the various types of processing described and what some of the nutritional effects are.

CT: September 29, 2005 13:39:57 CST
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- ALTERNATIVE FUEL
Tripping over the assorted debris on the way up the walk, Hooter had just about decided it wasn't worth it. But this was serious. Gas over $3 a gallon. Something had to give.