The couple raised 13 children, and all of the children exhibited Angus cattle. Callan Angus Farms at Stonington Receives Historic Herd Award Compiled By Staff. Callan Angus Farms, owned by Mike Callan, Stonington, Ill. John and Jean Callan established the herd in 1956 with 15 heifers and joined the American Angus Association that same year. Today, the oldest son, Mike Callan and his nephew, Brain Callan, continue the family's tradition of raising registered Angus cattle. The American Angus...

Saskatchewan is home to nearly 30% of Canada s cow herd but despite that,the province continues to be a smaller player in the cattle feeding industry. For instance, buyers of finished cattle look for uniformity when purchasing, and larger feedlots can more readily assemble liner loads of market-ready cattle. It is often assumed that cattle feeders cannot be competitive or efficient unless their operations are large really large. In the low margin business of cattle feeding, larger...

Milk cows declined from the previous year while milk per cow increased from the previous year resulting in a 2 percent decline in milk production compared to February 2006. Milk production in the 23 major states during February totaled 13. January revised production, at 14. April 01, 2007 Milk production declines slightly in state ALBANY New York dairy herds produced 933 million pounds of milk during February, according to Stephen Ropel, director of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics...

Matching a national trend, California farmers plan to sow nearly 20 percent more corn this year than last, an increase of 100,000 acres and a state record. But unlike in the rest of the country, most of the new plantings here are driven by the need to feed cattle, not ethanol refineries. In the past year, demand for corn to feed refineries as well as a robust export outlook have pushed corn prices to their highest levels since the late 1990s. Since the 1980s, most of the state's corn has...

Everyone wants to ensure high-quality, safe food products are available to consumers, and but another aspect of biosecurity for beef producers is maintaining herd health. University of Tennessee Extension makes available a calendar to assist beef cattle producers in formulating an overall management plan for their operations. According to agricultural experts biosecurity is the cheapest and most effective method of disease control, since vaccinations cannot eliminate disease and treatment...

The farmers petitioned the Department of Agricultural Resources to declare an emergency in late January, turned out in force for fact-finding hearings in Amherst and Boston in March , and flooded state officials with touching letters describing how they are on the verge of going out of business. Massachusetts dairy farmers are asking state officials to declare an "economic emergency" and set prices for milk that would allow them to at least cover their costs. The farmers petitioned the...