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DEWEY, AZ - Yavapai County authorities say a buck found stuck was freed from an electric fence with assistance from deputies and wildlife officers. Yavapai County Sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said in a news release that a Dewey homeowner notified Arizona Game and Fish on Tuesday about a trapped buck on its property. A deputy was dispatched and found the very agitated animal with its antlers and head entangled in the fencing. Authorities say wiring was wrapped around its neck and mouth. Deputies, Game and Fish officers and the homeowner restrained the animal and cut the fence wire away. Officials...

Training livestock to respect an electric fence is the key to keeping them in. Wires that are consistently hot teach cattle to stay away from the fence. While efficient design of an electric fencing system is essential, getting dependable performance from energizers is equally critical. “An electric fence is a psychological barrier. When cattle come up to it, they’ll turn away if they respect it,” says Ken Miller. The Fort Rice, North Dakota, rancher is a mentor for and a member of the North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition. He also works as a technician for the Burleigh County Soil Conservation...

     CALENDAR OF EVENTS Upcoming Dates: 2016 January 11-16 National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO January 23  VAA Annual Meeting, Natural Bridge Hotel   March 11-13 Mid-Atlantic Junior Angus Classic “MAJAC” Show, Harrisonburg, VA March 19 Headquarters for Hindquarters Bull Sale, Harrisonburg, VA March 26 G & E Farms Premium Assured Bred Heifer Sale, Gretna, VA March 26 BCIA Southwest Performance Tested Bull Sale, Wytheville, VA March 26 Whitestone Bull Sale, Aldie, VA April 2 MC Livestock Sale Greenville, VA April 9 Knoll Crest Bull Sale, Red House, VA April 14-16 VA Beef Expo, Harrisonburg, VA April 15 Quest...

The Lebanon County Grazing Network will present a grazing conference 9:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the Lebanon County Extension Office, 2120 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, Pa. Presentations will include “Grazing Brassicas” by Leanne Dillard of USDA-ARS; “Organic Dairy Farming” by Myron Martin, a Maryland farmer; and “Making Quality Hay and Baleage” by Dwane Miller from Penn State Extension. The conference is free but pre-registration is requested. To register, call Susan Richards, Capital Area RC&D, at 717-241-4361.

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