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Buddy Shute and Mark McGee were supposed to be in Memphis this month for the International Blues Challenge, representing the Fort Smith Riverfront Blues

Turns out the Jeff Horton Band isn't the only star from our region representing us at the International Blues Challenge Jan. 18-22 in Memphis, Tenn. We got this email last week from Buddy Shute:

Turns out the Jeff Horton Band isn't the only star from our region representing us at the International Blues Challenge Jan. 18-22 in Memphis, Tenn. We got this email last week from Buddy Shute:

April 10, 2021, 3:00 pm With plenty of cattle planned to be finished off grass over the coming months, a recent study conducted by Teagasc has examined the meat eating quality of bull beef that is finished off grass. In research carried out by Aidan Moloney, Mark McGee and Edward O’ Riordan of Teagasc, it revealed how carcass fat score is not related to the eating quality of bull beef. In terms of the market specifications, some beef markets require bull carcasses to have a minimum carcass fa...

In this months edition: BEEP-S Earn €80-€90 per cow/calf pair. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) announced a new Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) scheme for suckler farmers (BEEP-S) last month. Applications Applications are open until 23:59 on April 26, 2021 and can be submitted online through your DAFM Agfood account or by your advisor. Basic Payment Scheme - Deadline May 17, 2021 Applications for the 2021 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the Greening S...

SHARING OPTIONS: Where concentrates will be fed once a day in weanling sheds, the head space required is between 400mm and 500mm/animal. Teagasc beef specialist Martina Harrington outlined the key management factors that must be correct in order for weanlings to thrive over the first winter period during the recent Teagasc virtual beef conference. While diet plays a key role in the overall performance of the animal, as outlined by Dr Mark McGee, there are ...

  The recent Teagasc Beef Conference was held online over three evenings, in a one-hour webinar style event. The first evening concentrated on the winter period for weanlings. Getting the growth rate correct in this period has been identified as a particular issue on many beef farms. The diet over the winter period will have a massive effect on the overall performance of the animal. As outlined by Dr Mark McGee of Teagasc Grange, optimising the first winter growth rate can only be done if the...

Violinist Leah Ottman, who played with many Twin Cities musicians, dies at 33 By Rochelle Olson Text size Copy shortlink: As a 5-year-old, Leah Ottman heard an instrument she liked while listening to her parents classical music and told her mother she wanted to learn to play "that one." She began taking violin lessons using the Suzuki method, launching a passion for music that would continue until her unexpected death Dec. 2 at the age of 33. ...