Odebolt NewsLocal news for Odebolt, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.'Beefscapes' juice up new ads about meat's health, taste- January 12, 2008 "Look at how costs have increased for just about everything since 1986" The beef industry has unveiled a $15 million print and radio campaign tying the health benefits of beef to its taste. via Indianola Record-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/odebolt-ia/2008/01/beefscapes-juice-up-new-ads-about-meats-healt... Iowa beef producers talk ethanol, checkoff, ID and more- January 8, 2008 "A lot of time when I'm explaining it to our producers, I'm saying, 'Look at your operations in 1986 and look at your operation today. Have your expenses increased And that's where we are with the checkoff,'" Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 3:22 PM by Peter Shinn The biggest challenge facing Iowa's cattle industry isn't high feed prices from ethanol. via Brownfield Networkhttp://www.topix.net/city/odebolt-ia/2008/01/iowa-beef-producers-talk-ethanol-checkoff-id-... ICA conference moves to January this year- January 3, 2008 "There had been some concerns about having it in December, so we decided to move it into January" Cattle producers from throughout the state will convene in Ames Jan. 8-9 for the annual Iowa Cattlemen's Association convention and trade show. via Iowa Farmer Todayhttp://www.topix.net/city/odebolt-ia/2008/01/ica-conference-moves-to-january-this-year?fro... |