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TSCRA Daily News Update, August 20, 2008
AMS live cattle grading demonstration set for Sept. 18 in Amarillo The Livestock and Grain Market News branch of the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) is conducting a cattle grading demonstration on Thursday, Sept. 18. hosted by Amarillo Livestock Auction, located at 100 S. Manhattan St., Amarillo, Texas. The workshop will start at 9:00 am and conclude by noon USDA-AMS personnel will explain the official grade standards for cattle and will apply those grades to live animals at the workshop. Also, details of new requirements and procedures beginning Oct. 1, 2008, to deliver cattle for the CME Live Cattle futures contract will also be covered. Participants will get a chance to apply the USDA grades to both group and individual cattle. The event is free of charge, and all cattlemen and interested industry members are encouraged to attend. For further information, contact Kenneth Gladney of the Amarillo USDA Livestock and Grain Market News branch at 806/372-6361, or Kenneth.Gladney@usda.gov.
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