﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by AgWeb.com at Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:27 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>AGWEB.com - Livestock</title><link>http://www.agweb.com</link><copyright /><generator>AgWeb.com</generator><item><title>Dustin Focht Takes Title at LMA’s 50th Anniversary World Livestock Auctioneer Championship</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/dustin_focht_takes_title_at_lmas_50th_anniversary_world_livestock_auctioneer_championship/</link><description>Oklahoma auctioneers take top two spots in annual world contest in Montgomery, Ala.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Oklahoma auctioneers take top two spots in annual world contest in Montgomery, Ala.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Beef Today Editors</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>337185</guid></item><item><title>Pork Producers Hope to Break Down Trade Barriers</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/pork_producers_hope_to_break_down_trade_barriers/</link><description>As pork producers gear up for another volatile year, it’s opening new trade doors that remains a top concern for leaders in the pork industry.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[As pork producers gear up for another volatile year, it’s opening new trade doors that remains a top concern for leaders in the pork industry.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Tyne Morgan</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>337100</guid></item><item><title>Corn Prices Continues to Stem Beef Cattle Market</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/corn_prices_continues_to_stem_beef_cattle_market/</link><description>Even with USDA's higher forecast of 2013 beef production, lower expected corn yields and higher prices continue to stem growth in the U.S. beef herd.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Even with USDA's higher forecast of 2013 beef production, lower expected corn yields and higher prices continue to stem growth in the U.S. beef herd.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>University News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>337086</guid></item><item><title>Smithfield Investor Urges U.S. Hog Producer to Consider Breakup</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/smithfield_investor_urges_us_hog_producer_to_consider_breakup_BLMG/</link><description>Smithfield Foods Inc., the U.S. hog producer that agreed to a $4.7 billion acquisition by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. in May, was urged by a key investor to split itself up instead.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Smithfield Foods Inc., the U.S. hog producer that agreed to a $4.7 billion acquisition by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. in May, was urged by a key investor to split itself up instead.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Bloomberg</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>337070</guid></item><item><title>Plan for Summer Pinkeye Prevention</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/plan_for_summer_pinkeye_prevention/</link><description>Now is the time to think ahead about preventive measures to prevent, or control, pinkeye in cattle.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now is the time to think ahead about preventive measures to prevent, or control, pinkeye in cattle.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>University News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>336983</guid></item><item><title>Alfalfa Growers Scouting for Potato Leafhopper </title><link>http://www.agweb.com/article/alfalfa_growers_scouting_for_potato_leafhopper_/</link><description>The potato leafhopper can cause significant economic losses for alfalfa growers by reducing yields and quality.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The potato leafhopper can cause significant economic losses for alfalfa growers by reducing yields and quality.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>University News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>336973</guid></item><item><title>Precision Dairy Farming – Is It for You? 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