Chute 'n the Bull
by Tommy Neyland
      With the 2009 Spring calving season nearing, Robert Wells, Ph.D., a Livestock Consultant with The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, offers cattle producers a few tips for improving the life and production of replacement, first-calf heifers."With margins tightening, producers must make sure to maximize lifetime cow profit potential starting with the first calf," Wells said.
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Leon County Show Projects
Ready...Set...Show
by Vanessa Goodwyn and Morgan Anderson
      4-H members and FFA students throughout the county are busy this month gearing up for the 50th anniversary of the Leon County Youth Livestock Show at the end of this month. All over Leon County, youngsters are caring for pens of rabbits, goats, lambs, broilers, commercial heifers, swine and steers in preparation for the show, slated for March 30 - April 3.
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