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SGBI OPENS NEW OFFICES ON KING RANCH
Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) has moved into a new headquarters building on the historic King Ranch. The first Board of Directors meeting and an Open home celebration was held Saturday, October 31 in the new building just inside the main ranch entrance.
8 Jan 2010, 3:41 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- AUCTION JUNKIES
You know you are an auction junkie if...
8 Jan 2010, 3:41 pm | click here to view more
BLACK INK -- MIXED BLESSINGS
When you count your blessings, remember to include the ones disguised as challenges. Some of them you decided to take on as calculated risks; others intruded on your farm or in your life, but turned out to be “mixed blessings.”
8 Jan 2010, 3:40 pm | click here to view more
Auburn, Alabama signing classes look strong (The Times-Journal)
MONTGOMERY — The Auburn Tigers have a long way to go to catch up with national champion Alabama on the playing field, but they’re clearly making inroads on the recruiting trail.
8 Feb 2010, 5:12 pm | click here to view more
Alabama class looks strong (The Times-Journal)
TUSCALOOSA — Alabama polished off a 26-player signing class without any big last-day surprises. The Crimson Tide’s class was ranked in the top-five nationally for the third straight year in preliminary ratings.
8 Feb 2010, 5:10 pm | click here to view more
Alabama State - Team Notes (USA Today)
After starting out 1-2 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, the Hornets have won five of their last seven games. Since starting SWAC play, Alabama State is averaging 10.1 points per game more and allowing 9.2 points per game less.
8 Feb 2010, 4:54 am | click here to view more
Alabama A&M - Team Notes (USA Today)
Going into the second half of the SWAC season, most figured Alabama A&M would be fighting for a top seed, not for one of the final tournament berth spots.
8 Feb 2010, 4:54 am | click here to view more
Alabama snow! More than 5 inches in some locations, weather service says (Mobile Press-Register)
The National Weather Service is reporting continued snowfall in northern Alabama, with more than 5 inches of snow and sleet accumulating in some locations.
8 Feb 2010, 4:53 pm | click here to view more
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Alabama Coach Nick Saban wins 1st ever Bobby Bowden Award (NBC 13 Birmingham)
Alabama Coach Nick Saban wins 1st ever Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year award.
8 Feb 2010, 4:28 pm | click here to view more
Alabama: Middle school reopens after fatal shooting (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Extra police will be on hand as a north Alabama middle school reopens for the first time since a ninth grader was fatally shot in a hallway.
8 Feb 2010, 3:12 pm | click here to view more
Alabama holds off Auburn for 55-53 win (WSFA 12 Montgomery)
Tierney Jenkins collected 17 points and 13 rebounds and LaToya King had a steal in the final seconds, helping Alabama hold on for...
8 Feb 2010, 2:47 pm | click here to view more
Preps: Alabama students angle for fishing as high school sport (Honolulu Advertiser)
FLORENCE, Ala. — Alabama high school students may soon take their competitions from the football fields to the fishing ponds.
8 Feb 2010, 2:38 pm | click here to view more
ALABAMA: Some schools close due to weather (NBC 13 Birmingham)
Some Alabama schools close due to inclement weather.
8 Feb 2010, 2:28 pm | click here to view more
RED ANGUS AGE AND SOURCE CERTIFICATES ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
Proper genetic, age and source verification is imperative for Red Angus cattle enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) to continue through the marketing channels. The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) recently developed a new tool streamlining access to this documentation.
5 Jan 2010, 3:57 pm | click here to view more
SUNSHINE FARMS BULL SALE AVERAGES $3,247
The Sunshine Farms Bull Sale was held December 5, 2009 in Clanton, Ala.
29 Jan 2010, 3:46 pm | click here to view more
FRANK TURNER AND SONS ANGUS SALE HELD NOV. 7
The Frank Turner and Sons Angus Sale was held November 7, 2009 in Hayneville, Ala.
29 Jan 2010, 3:45 pm | click here to view more
ALABAMA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOC. CONVENTION TO BE HELD
Cowboy hats and boots will be the dress of the day in the Rocket City as cattlemen from every across the state attend the largest cattle event of the year. The 67th annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association Convention and Trade Show will be at the Von Braun middle in downtown Huntsville February 12-13.
28 Jan 2010, 11:52 am | click here to view more
USE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES IN CASE OF AN IRS AUDIT
Excessive business deductions by livestock or general farmers, or horse owners--or for that matter, most any other business-- trigger IRS audits. If you are audited in connection with any farming, livestock or horse activity, the IRS will usually start with one tax year and then look back or forward for other years to look the history of losses or profits.
28 Jan 2010, 11:51 am | click here to view more
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR NCBA ANNUAL CONVENTION
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is pleased to announce the line-up of speakers for the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention.
22 Jan 2010, 3:43 pm | click here to view more
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- BE IT RESOLVED...SORT OF
Hooter wasn't much on New Year's resolutions. Any he'd ever made were distant memories before Punxsutawney Phil waddled from his burrow to predict winter's fortune.
22 Jan 2010, 3:42 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- GRANDPA'S SADDLE
A cowboy's life has always been defined by what he did with his most valued possession... his saddle.
22 Jan 2010, 3:42 pm | click here to view more
COLDWATER CATTLE CO. DISPERSAL HELD NOV. 23
Beautiful fall weather greeted buyers and bidders from 10 states at the recent dispersal of the Coldwater Cattle Company cowherd in Holly Springs, Miss.
22 Jan 2010, 3:39 pm | click here to view more
BLACK INK -- NO BOUNDARIES
In a snow globe, the white flakes drift peacefully on a silent farmyard. When cattlemen trudge through four-foot snow drifts in 30-mile-per-hour winds and single-digit temperatures to check on a sick calf, it isn't exactly the same picture of serenity.
15 Jan 2010, 4:11 pm | click here to view more
ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT CHALLENGING FOR PRODUCERS
OK, so back to our list of the 100 reasons why climate change, if occurring at every, is natural and not man-made. Part 1 provided reasons 1-50. Here are the remaining 50 facts:
15 Jan 2010, 4:11 pm | click here to view more
CATTLEMEN'S COLLEGE BRINGS FOCUS ON CONSUMER TO NCBA CONVENTION
Daily chores receive most of your time and attention. That's what pays the bills, but the state of the industry lies in the bigger picture.
15 Jan 2010, 4:10 pm | click here to view more
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