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Harpswell temporarily closes quahog harvesting in Quahog Bay Harpswell selectmen unanimously approved the closure Thursday. The town's request will be reviewed for approval by the Maine Department of Marine Resources within 20 days. Share HARPSWELL — Harpswell’s Quahog Bay may be closed to quahog harvesting until June 20 to allow the bay’s mudflats to stiffen and the quahog population to recover. The town’s Marine Resources Committee requested the closure after harvesters reported a drop in the bay’s quahog population and that the mud had become too soft to dig effectively, accord...

January 15, 2021 Dr. Frank Mitloehner URBANA, Ill. – Beef producers face growing criticism from environmental groups over cattle's impact on the planet's health. Being able to separate fact from fiction over livestock emissions gives producers the science they need to engage in positive discussions on livestock and climate change.  Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist at UC-Davis is the keynote speaker at the virtual 2021 Driftless Region Beef Conference set for Jan. 26 to 28. The conference features two cattle research experts each evening, with sessions running from 7 t...

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The upcoming virtual Driftless Region Beef Conference will host speaker Dr. Brenda Boetel. Dr. Boetel is the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Professor and Department Chair of Agricultural Economics and UW Madison Division of Extension Agricultural Marketing Specialist. Iowa State University Extension beef specialist Denise Schwab said Boetel will give viewers an insight on current market trends and the 2021 agricultural market outlook. “The market outlook provides producers with market insight to make best management practices, and as 2020 markets have shown, it can be...

Tyler Harris CONSUMER TRENDS: Shawn Darcy, director of market research for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, will discuss consumer trends, marketing efforts to reach consumers and changing dynamics of what consumers prefer. Virtual conference will address consumer perceptions of beef, and programs helping to create and sustain demand for beef. Dec 22, 2020 The 2021 virtual Driftless Region Beef Conference on Jan. 26-28 will feature discussions on “What consumers say they need and want” beginning with a presentation from speaker Shawn Darcy, director of m...

December 13, 2020 at 9:25 pm CST IOWA CITY, Iowa — The upcoming virtual Driftless Region Beef Conference will feature Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality specialist at UC-Davis, as the leadoff speaker. Mitloehner will discuss greenhouse gases and the sustainability of beef cattle production. His presentation will explain factors of climate change, livestock impacts and the importance of ruminant livestock in the midst of growing pressures from environmental groups. Understanding the facts and fiction behind livestock production and emissions is the first step in debunking the ...