The farm, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has an international reputation as a breeder of registered performing Angus cattle. Duffel has had a love of the livestock industry ever since his youth, when he would visit his grandparents' cattle farm in South Carolina. Duffell noted that Whitestone Farm does not use steroids to enhance the 1,200 head of cattle at the farm, which employs nine people. What was your first job on the farm? My first job out of high school in...

Math skills are kept sharp because every time you go to the store, you tend to figure the price difference between what you get for milk and what they get. You pretty much always know where your husband is - milking, getting ready to milk, cleaning up after milking, etc. If a perfume that smells like baby calves ever becomes popular you ll be all set. You can rationalize eating a quart of chocolate peanut butter fudge ripple as doing your part to support the industry. Your friends may have...

The NFUS-led strategy includes a code of BVD risk management in both beef and dairy herds and could be the first step towards controlling the disease in Scotland. This strategy is aimed at commercial cattle breeders and provides a template for individual animals, rather than whole-herd testing, as well as vaccination for cattle which are BVD-free. BVD is the most severe virus that commonly affects the Scottish cattle herd and infection can result in catastrophic reduction in physical...

Beef producers have invested millions of dollars in beef safety research, leading to best practices which serve as a road map in reducing E. PR Newswire - Press Release National Cattlemen's Beef Association Statement on Beef Safety and Commitment to Eliminating E. Vice President, Research and Knowledge Management National Cattlemen's Beef Association DENVER, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- "Providing the safest beef in the world is our number one priority and we are committed to winning the battle...

Izzi Cogan, 17, of Friedens began her reign as the 40th Somerset County Dairy Princess Friday evening at North Ridge Church in Friedens, amid an anniversary celebration where 15 former dairy princesses fondly praised and remembered their experiences as the dairy princess. Izzi Cogan, 17, of Friedens began her reign as the 40th Somerset County Dairy Princess Friday evening at North Ridge Church in Friedens, amid an anniversary celebration where 15 former dairy princesses fondly praised and...