[Blackbelly] LAST CALL - COAST TO COAST TRANSPORT
hello everyone! depending upon a tentative load that I may have I may be on the road for the mid DEC/JAN coast to coast transport trip as early as DEC 13th - that means time is short if you want to be part of this trip the trip will follow these route guidelines: TX to CO/MT and then a counterclockwise loop of the west coast - I am heavily loaded over much of this loop so get with me ASAP if you have a need TX to Boston MA via TN and MD and then return to TX via OH/IN/IL/IA/KS TX to CA then a clockwise loop of the west coast ending up in MN I need name, address, phones, email, local directions, and a description of the animals for the pick up and name, address, phones, email, and local directions for the drop off to be able to do final planning please reply to my private email - I do NOT monitor the group closely -- PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT MESSAGES BELOW!! questions? Ron - private email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 1 - ALL livestock crossing a state line REQUIRES a minimum vet inspection certificate - it may be as simple as a certificate and rabies tag for dogs or as complex as several blood tests for other species - I WILL NOT TRANSPORT animals that do not meet the minimum requirements - go to the IMPORT web site below to find out what is required for the destination state of your animals - then have your vet double check with the destination state state vet office far enough in advance to have time to complete blood test requirements - ANIMAL IMPORT info at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/sregs 2 - when I am on the road I DO NOT access my home email - email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or @MidAmericaBreedingTech.com addresses will NOT be viewed until I return home - if I do not answer your email within 24 hours assume I am on the road - in that case contact me through the Travel group below - the same applies to my telephone voice recorder at 512.259.5098 3 - if you anticipate using my transport service you need to join the TravelWithRonK group below immediately! by joining Yahoo at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TravelWithRonK or by email only (not required to join Yahoo) Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Travel with Confidence with TravelWithRonK! see pictures of my rig at http://TravelWithRonK.com ron keener near Austin, Texas http://TravelWithRonK.com http://MidAmericaBreedingTech.com ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] feds to define naturally raised
Comment on the ASI announcement copied below: Your naturally raised may not be the same as my naturally raised but we certainly don't need the federal government to tell us how to define the term. Why not let producers accept responsibility? If producers don't provide enough information about their production process to convince a buyer that the product will meet the buyer's needs, then that buyer will search elsewhere for the product. Isn't it better to let the market dictate what a producer should do rather than letting the government dictate it? It doesn't matter if the program is voluntary or not (income tax is a voluntary program, too)--I'd really like to keep the Feds out of my sheep business. Grumpily, Carol From the ASI WEEKLY, November 30, 2007 AMS Request Comments on Naturally Raised The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking comments on a proposed voluntary standard for a naturally raised marketing claim for livestock and meat. AMS works with representatives of the various agricultural commodity marketing chains and others to establish or revise U.S. standards for nearly 240 agricultural products. The standards are used in the marketplace to specify the quality of commodities. Standards facilitate commerce by providing a common language for trade and a means of measuring value in marketing agricultural products. Increasingly, livestock and meat producers are using production or processing claims to distinguish their products in the marketplace. AMS, through its voluntary certification and audit programs, verifies the accuracy of these claims. The proposed standard will establish the minimum requirements for those producers who choose to operate a USDA-verified program involving a naturally raised claim. The naturally raised marketing claim will also be a voluntary program. Comments received on or before Jan. 28, 2008, will be considered. Complete details can be found in the Federal Register at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001k6Mgjuhy9LyQRurAXUBWKCG61wn2QSYEuSQ6UF_5mDmT-vR47aSwqHgh-aauCe20RYFvF2m5EnvXz84n8Lm8dfSm0yP4fTlhCjP1ge3aL3SEf-hJevizcrXuEYxH-c2M7ygnNKOaK4FHH2fJqLa9HMWOVcns6kEYy8EQPnUk_Yd_NB1pDSp1kOvNRVkkZRLASA3qRLNH_nTA9rTl0i7fCO15c7VUXirChttp://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-23103.htm. Carol Elkins Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz T-shirts, mugs, caps, and more at the Barbados Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/blackbellysheep ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] [Fwd: Black Belly Rams Available]
Hi Fellow Blackbelly Digest Folks I am looking to acquire either through trading or purchase new blood for my flock. Our flock are American Blackbellies (Horned) We have about 30+ breeding size rams and 75+ ewes to trade with. We are located in Ocala, FL. If anyone is interested please call or email. I can email photos upon request. Mark Wagner Papa Bear's Plantation 899 NE 95th Street Ocala, FL 34479 352-351-1010 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
[Blackbelly] The Nose Gets Fixed, Now the Mouth Don't Work
LOL! It's true that everything is everything else. The latest obsession is having mastered (??) the math to do ration balancing. I confess I use grain to make up the energy component of the feeds, simply because some sort of supplementation is necessary on this farm and it's not easy getting alternative type energy feeds. So I sat down with the charts and gleefully figured rations based on the NRC sheep requirements, some newly acquired hay (for which I just now got the analysis) and a bag of grain. The first thing I noticed is that the lambs could not eat NEARLY as much hay as required to make up the daily ration of dry matter. So I cut the hay virtually in half, figuring it is just them being blackbellies. Just like a human - blame it on the animals! So I am spending my snowy/rainy day with my nose in my pasture books and came across the alarming fact that in feeding cattle at least, supplementing calves with over 0.3% of their body weight with starch-based energy supplements (grain) shifts the rumen away from its ability to digest the fiber in forage and subsequently reduces dry matter intake. So the high $ grain input may actually be depressing their weight gain O, my head is beginning to ache! LOL! SO! That leaves me looking for a non-starch-based energy supplement. Probably beet pulp to start with because its available. I had poor results with BP in the past, but then I wasn't using it in a balanced ration either. Now all I have to do is convince them that BP is an Edible Substance. Corn gluten meal and distiller's dry grains are non-starch energy supplements. I just don't know how available they are. Guess I'll have to start checking the feed mills. Barb Lee In snowy Western Oregon where the paper is predicting an actual Hurricane type weather event on Monday. Yikes! ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
