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Sun, 19 May 2013 01:57:36 GMT 20 http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection</a><br /> <a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=SU&amp;navid=BSE" target="_blank">USDA BSE Information Center</a></p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.MeatMythCrushers.com"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <br /> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" width="16" height="16" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> </p> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> </p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> </p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> </p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> </p> <h3>Market Information</h3> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> </p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp;M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> </p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:40:09 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection</a><br /> <a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=SU&amp;navid=BSE" target="_blank">USDA BSE Information Center</a></p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.MeatMythCrushers.com"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <br /> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> </p> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> </p> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> </p> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> </p> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> <h3>Market Information</h3> </p> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> </p> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp;M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> </p> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:15:51 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection</a><br /> <a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=SU&amp;navid=BSE" target="_blank">USDA BSE Information Center</a></p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.MeatMythCrushers.com"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <br /> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> </p> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> </p> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> </p> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> </p> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> <h3>Market Information</h3> </p> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> </p> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> </p> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Thu, 10 May 2012 11:53:11 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection</a><br /> <a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=SU&amp;navid=BSE" target="_blank">USDA BSE Information Center</a></p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a><br /> <div></div> <a href="http://www.MeatMythCrushers.com"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> </p> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> </p> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> </p> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> <h3>Market Information</h3> </p> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> </p> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> </p> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Thu, 10 May 2012 11:51:36 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection</a><br /> <a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=SU&amp;navid=BSE" target="_blank">USDA BSE Information Center</a></p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.MeatMythCrushers.com"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> </p> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> </p> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> </p> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> <h3>Market Information</h3> </p> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> </p> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> </p> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Thu, 10 May 2012 11:49:20 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection</a><br /> <a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=SU&amp;navid=BSE" target="_blank">USDA BSE Information Center</a></p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a> &nbsp; <div></div> <a href="http://www.meatmythcrushers.com/myths/myth-ordinary-household-ammonia-is-used-to-make-some-hamburgers.html"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> </p> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> </p> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> </p> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> <h3>Market Information</h3> </p> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> </p> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> </p> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:43:39 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection</a><br /> <a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navtype=SU&amp;navid=BSE">USDA BSE Information Center</a></p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a> &nbsp; <div></div> <a href="http://www.meatmythcrushers.com/myths/myth-ordinary-household-ammonia-is-used-to-make-some-hamburgers.html"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> </p> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> </p> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> </p> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> <h3>Market Information</h3> </p> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> </p> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> </p> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:41:45 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <h3><em>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy</em> (BSE) Links</h3> <p><a href="/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/SupplementalBSEQA_042512.pdf" target="_blank">USDA Supplemental Q&amp;A on BSE</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2012/04/0132.xml&amp;printable=true&amp;contentidonly=true" target="_blank">Statement by USDA on 2012 BSE Detection<br /> </a><a href="http://www.BSEInfo.org">www.BSEInfo.org</a> </p> <p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a> &nbsp; <div></div> <a href="http://www.meatmythcrushers.com/myths/myth-ordinary-household-ammonia-is-used-to-make-some-hamburgers.html"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> </p> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> </p> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> </p> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> </p> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <p> <h3>Market Information</h3> </p> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> </p> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> </p> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:52:54 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> </p> <a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a> &nbsp; <div></div> <a href="http://www.meatmythcrushers.com/myths/myth-ordinary-household-ammonia-is-used-to-make-some-hamburgers.html"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a>&nbsp;<img width="16" height="16" alt="" src="/CMImages/BeefUSA/icons/icon_pdf.gif" /> <div></div> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <h3>Market Information</h3> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:39:04 GMT Resources & Links http://www.beefusa.org/resourceslinks.aspx?id=5175 <p> <h3>Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) "Pink Slime" Links</h3> </p> <a href="http://www.BeefisBeef.com">www.BeefisBeef.com</a> &nbsp; <div></div> <a href="http://www.meatmythcrushers.com/myths/myth-ordinary-household-ammonia-is-used-to-make-some-hamburgers.html"><font color="#477795">www.MeatMythCrushers.com</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/AMI%20Fact%20Sheet%20LFTB.pdf"><font color="#477795">American Meat Institute - Questions and Answers about Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a> <div></div> <a href="CMDocs/BeefUSA/Resources/LFTB%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf"><font color="#477795">National Meat Association - Fact Sheet on Lean Finely Textured Beef</font></a> <div></div> <strong> <h3>Helpful Cattle Industry&nbsp;Links</h3> </strong> <p><a href="http://www.farmmanagement.org/aginuncertaintimes/" target="_blank">Ag in Uncertain Times</a><br /> <a href="http://agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/RFID%20costs.xls" target="_blank">RFID Costs Spreadsheet</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/Excel.jpg" /><br /> <a href="http://www.bvdinfo.org/" target="_blank">BVD Resource Page</a><br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_ModernBeefProduction.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Modern Beef Production</a>&nbsp;<img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> - Describes the stages of beef production and includes information on production technologies used today (antibiotics, growth promotants, etc.).&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.explorebeef.org/CMDocs/ExploreBeef/FactSheet_LivestocksLongShadow_052510.pdf" target="_blank">FACT SHEET: Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow</a> <img alt="" style="border: 0px solid;" src="https://admin.beef.org/deImages/icon_pdf.gif" /><br /> <a href="http://www.beefimprovement.org/" target="_blank">Beef Improvement Federation</a><br /> <a href="http://westcentral.unl.edu/beefrepro/" target="_blank">Beef Reproductive Strategies</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/r_PNW.htm" target="_blank">PNW Dairy Monitor</a><br /> <a href="http://farad.org/" target="_blank">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)</a></p> <div></div> <h3>Risk Management</h3> <p><a href="http://www.agmanager.info/crmil/" target="_blank">agmanager.info/crmil</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>IRM Links</h2> <h3>Links for Profits</h3> <p>This time of year many of us are evaluating how to improve our operation as we review our records from the past year.&nbsp; As you look to your records and information sources, you might want to consider some Internet information resources. At NCBA we strive to bring you the most current industry information and resources. Listed below are some sites that we find useful.&nbsp; </p> <p>Sidebar &ndash; Do you have a favorite cattle or beef industry website?&nbsp; Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue of IRM NEWS in National Cattlemen.</p> <h3>Production Information Sites</h3> <p>Cow Calf Corner &ndash; Oklahoma State University:&nbsp;<a href="http://cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu" target="_blank">cowcalfcorner.okstate.edu</a> <br /> Iowa State University SPA: <a href="http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html" target="_blank">www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/ansci/beef/spa.html</a> <br /> University of Kentucky IRM Programs: <a href="http://www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/" target="_blank">www.uky.edu/Projects/BeefIRM/</a> <br /> Kansas State University Ag Management: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info/livestock/</a> <br /> Temple Grandin&rsquo;s&nbsp; Cattle Handling: <a href="http://www.grandin.com" target="_blank">www.grandin.com</a> <br /> Western IRM Center &ndash; Colorado State University:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wcirm.colostate.edu" target="_blank">www.wcirm.colostate.edu</a> <br /> Montana State University Extension Beef Site: <a href="http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM" target="_blank">animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/BEEF.HTM<br /> </a>University of Missouri Extension Publications:&nbsp; <a href="http://agebb.missouri.edu/" target="_blank">agebb.missouri.edu</a> <br /> Kansas State University Stocker Cattle: <a href="http://www.beefstockerusa.org" target="_blank">www.beefstockerusa.org</a> <br /> Oklahoma State University Ag Economics:&nbsp; <a href="http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp" target="_blank">agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp</a> <br /> Texas A &amp; M University Animal Science: <a href="http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/index.htm" target="_blank">animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/<br /> </a>University of Nebraska Beef Cattle: <a href="http://beef.unl.edu/" target="_blank">beef.unl.edu<br /> </a>Iowa Beef Center/ Iowa State University: <a href="http://www.iowabeefcenter.org" target="_blank">www.iowabeefcenter.org</a> <br /> University of Illinois: <a href="http://www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/" target="_blank">www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/</a> <br /> North Dakota State University: <a href="http://www.beeftalk.com/" target="_blank">www.beeftalk.com</a> </p> <h3>Breeds of Cattle</h3> <p>Oklahoma State University: <a href="http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds" target="_blank">www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds</a></p> <h3>Market Information</h3> <p>Cattle-Fax: <a href="http://www.cattle-fax.com/" target="_blank">www.cattle-fax.com</a> <br /> Livestock Marketing Information Center:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lmic.info/" target="_blank">www.lmic.info</a> <br /> Kansas State University &ndash; Jim Mintert: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/" target="_blank">www.agmanager.info</a> </p> <h3>IRM/SPA Certified Software</h3> <p>BRS Records: <a href="http://www.beefrecords.com" target="_blank">www.beefrecords.com</a> <br /> Back in the Black:&nbsp;<a href="http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html" target="_blank">animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/livestockmanagement.html</a> <br /> CattleSoft: <a href="http://www.cattlesoft.com/" target="_blank">www.cattlesoft.com</a> <br /> CHAPS 2000: <a href="http://www.chaps2000.com/" target="_blank">www.chaps2000.com</a> <br /> CowCalf5: <a href="http://www.cowcalf.com/" target="_blank">www.cowcalf.com</a> <br /> Cow Sense: <a href="http://www.midwestmicro.com" target="_blank">www.midwestmicro.com</a> <br /> Texas A&amp; M SPA:&nbsp;<a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/" target="_blank">agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/</a> </p> <h3>USDA Links</h3> <p>General: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.usda.gov</a> <br /> Farm Service Agency: <a href="http://www.fsa.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsa.usda.gov</a> <br /> Risk Management Agency: <a href="http://www.rma.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.rma.usda.gov</a> <br /> Ag Marketing Service: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ams.usda.gov</a> <br /> Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.aphis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Grain Inspection, Packer and Stockyards Administration: <a href="http://www.usda.gov/gipsa" target="_blank">www.usda.gov/gipsa</a> <br /> Ag Research Service: <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.ars.usda.gov</a> <br /> Food Safety and Inspection Service: <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fsis.usda.gov</a> <br /> Foreign Ag Service: <a href="http://www.fas.usda.gov/" target="_blank">www.fas.usda.gov</a> <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service: <a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov" target="_blank">www.nrcs.usda.gov</a> </p> Beef USA Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:28:23 GMT Resources & Links