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Drought-Stressed Crops

  • Managing the Forage Shortage - Purdue Website
  • Coping With a Short Forage Supply (August 2007)
  • Drought-Damaged Corn as Livestock Feed (revised August 2007)
  • Forage Nitrate Testing and Cattle Feeding Guidelines (revised August 2007)
  • Some Options for Supplementing Inadequate Forage Supply
  • Steps to Improve Forage Productivity Following the Dry Summer (August 2002)
  • Agronomic Drought Stress Information
  • Drought Resources - Purdue Dairy Page

    • Purdue BioEnergy Website

  • Purdue Feeding Bio-Fuel Co-Products to Livestock Website
  • and specifically feeding to Beef Cattle

    • BSE Information Resources
    National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Web Site
    Indiana Premise Identification (BOAH):

  • Proposed Rule
  • Registration Form

    • Animal ID: Questions to Ask Technology Providers

    Research Centers

    The Beef Blog
    Extension Publications
    Interactive Beef Calendar
    Animal Sciences Extension Calendar
    OSU Beef Cattle Resources
    Department of Animal Sciences
    Purdue University Home Page
    Five State Beef Initiative
    IQ+BEEF - Indiana Quality Plus Beef Program - For information, contact Matt Claeys
    IBEP - Indiana Beef Evaluation Program
    IBEEF - Indiana Beef Evaluation and Economics Feeding Program
    IRM - Indiana Integrated Resource Management Program, including Beef Top Hand newsletters
    Breeding Soundness Examinations Presentation - For more information, contact Wayne Singleton
    Indiana Manure Locator Network
    Manure Management Planner Computer Program
    Foot-and-Mouth Disease Information
    National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies
    Purdue Food Safety and Quality Web Site
    Determining a Value For Silage Crops (revised August 2002)
    2000 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA)
    1999 National Market Cow and Bull Quality Audit
    National Cattlemen's Beef Association - Beefusa.org (information for producers); Beef.org (information for consumers)
    Beef Magazine Online
    Cow-Calf Resource Guide from Beef magazine
    American Cowman
    Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
    The Merck Veterinary Manual
    Center for Food Animal Well-Being

    Market News
    USDA Market News Service

  • USDA Beef Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value
  • 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
  • 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Premiums and Discounts
  • National Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle - Premiums and Discounts
  • Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle Summary

    • USDA 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Data summarized in graphs
    Age, Source, and Process Verification
    USDA Beef Certified Programs
    Springville Feeder Auction
    South Central Indiana Livestock Marketing Corporation (SCILMC)

    Hay Locator Websites
    Internet Hay Exchange
    The Hay Barn
    The Haymarket
    USDA Farm Service Agency Hay Net

    ANSC Home Page