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Well Mother Nature has started another drought this summer. With this time of the year comes Johnsongrass. I have already had a few calls about turning cattle in to fields with Johnsongrass. The standard answer about turning cattle into a new field is to fill them up with hay and make sure they are full before turning them into the new field. This gives us a dilution factor and will slow them down eating the new forage. If it might be toxic, the dilution factor may save them.

For any business, long-term profit potential may hinge, in some measure, on efforts to reduce costs, getting better prices for goods and services, consolidating operations, layoffs or efforts to promote efficiency.

For any business, long-term profit potential may hinge, in some measure, on efforts to reduce costs, getting better prices for goods and services, consolidating operations, layoffs or efforts to promote efficiency.

This article can truly be the udder side of the story. Our topic is mastitis. Mastitis is defined as inflammation and/or infection of the mammary glands. This can be caused by trauma, bacteria, yeast or fungus or viral. The most common is bacteria, which is what we will concentrate on here.

The first thing every baby needs is colostrum. This is the immunity against the world.

Those of us in agriculture know the statistics: 1/3 of the nation’s farmers are age 65 or older, 50 percent of farmers are planning on retirement in the next decade, half of our nation’s farmland is controlled by farmers age 55 or older, and only 5 percent of our farming population consists of farmers younger than 35. Why this disparity? In discussions with several friends who are entering or have entered the industry, we came up with three top reasons: lack of financial resources, limited access to land and high-risk contributing to low motivation.

Those of us in agriculture know the statistics: 1/3 of the nation’s farmers are age 65 or older, 50 percent of farmers are planning on retirement in the next decade, half of our nation’s farmland is controlled by farmers age 55 or older, and only 5 percent of our farming population consists of farmers younger than 35. Why this disparity? In discussions with several friends who are entering or have entered the industry, we came up with three top reasons: lack of financial resources, limited access to land and high-risk contributing to low motivation.

Mastitis in animals is a very common but nasty problem. This is the inflammation and/or infection of the mammary glands. It is very easily contracted from the environment and/or caused by man. We will break this down into to primary problems, but it is actually very complex.

The outcome of cases in Tax Court depend somewhat on the philosophical approach of the individual judge hearing the case.

Drought Strategies
Last summer and fall, it looked as if the following IRS Code Sections would be very relevant in preparing 2012 farm taxes. However, many farmers experienced significant increases in expenditures (grain, hay and fuel) to the extent the delaying or deferring of income was not an issue. However, producers should have at least considered the options provided by the following: