Deer & Elk Farmers’ Digest Newsletter
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May - June 2005 (Acrobat .pdf version only)
- Veterinarian Liability: Good News for Natural Health Products
- Canadian Cervid Alliance
- Tests for BSE
- Loss of Private Property Rights
- Farmed Cervids Regain TB-Free Status
- AWMDA Convention Report
- NAEBA Antler Competition 2005
- Industry News
- Events Calendar
- Tips on training, cooking venison and setting goals
March - April 2005 (Acrobat .pdf version only)
- Management of Does: Increasing Milk Production and Newborn Growth
- Chronic Wasting Disease in New York
- Fighting CWD Lies
- Drug-Free Antler Removal
- Velveting Tips
- Tasty Venison
- Events Calendar
January - February 2005 (Acrobat .pdf version only)
- Line Breeding versus In-Breeding
- Cheap Marketing Tricks
- Protecting the Health of Your Livestock
- Starting a Deer Farm
- Sterilizing Needles and Syringes
- Tax Averaging for Farmers
- Events Calendar
- Industry News
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November - December 2004 or Acrobat pdf version
1. A Natural Alternative to Vioxx
2. Extracting Value from Dietary Supplements
3. Velvet Antler and Wound Healing
4. What to Expect from Your State Wildlife Agency
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
September - October 2004 or Acrobat pdf version
1. A Bad Hunt Preserve Experience
2. The Future of Hunt Preserves
3. Hunt Preserves Certification
4. New Zealand Deer Farming 2004
5. Velvet Antler Good for the Heart
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
July - August 2004 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Marketing Your Deer and Elk Products
2. Norelkco Progress Report
3. Nutraceutical Opportunities for Velvet Antler
4. Controlling Insects on Your Farm
5. Minnesota Elk Marketing Council
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
May - June 2004 or Acrobat pdf version
1. North American Elk Products Co-op
2. Antlers - To Cut or Not to Cut?
3. Bottle Feeding Reindeer Babies
4. Dealing with Jerks on Your Boards and Committees
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
March - April 2004 or Acrobat pdf version
1. How Dogs can Save the Elk Farming Industry
2. Questions and Answers about Deer Farming
3. Profiting from Discussion Forums
4. Teamwork
5. Events Calendar
6. Subscription Services
7. Contact Information
January - February 2004 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Getting the Elk Industry Back on Track
2. The Decline of Hunting
3. Indiana Deer Breeders’ Resolutions
4. Canadian Government Helps with Farm Business Plans
5. Deer & Elk Farmers’ Information Network News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
[Please note that no Digest newsletters were published between June and December 2003]
May 2003 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Rethinking CWD
2. Internet Direct Mail Marketing
3. Feeding Whitetails during a Drought
4. Maternal Productivity Index
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
April 2003 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Creating an On-line Store
2. EDH in Deer
3. Quality Assurance in Farmed Venison
4. Making Money with Reindeer Raisins
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
March 2003 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Venison Grading and Classification
2. Natural Management of Parasites
3. Brochures
4. Care of Reindeer Calves
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
February 2003 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Elk Velvet Helps Dogs with Arthritis
2. Proud to be a Deer Farmer
3. TSEs in Animals
4. Industry News
5. Events Calendar
6. Subscription Services
7. Contact Information
January 2003 or Acrobat pdf version
1. An Alternative Theory about CWD
2. Game Farming Fiasco
3. New Technology for DNA Sample Collection
4. Drug Withdrawal Intervals
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
December 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. From the Editor
2. How Dirty Dick, the Evil-eyed Reindeer Nearly Ruined Christmas
3. Improving Antler Production
4. Unraveling the Mysteries of CWD
5. A Chef’s Perspective on Promoting Elk Meat
6. Industry News
7. Events Calendar
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
November 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Bagging Your Venison in 2002
2. Direct Marketing
3. Strategies for Venison Production
4. Reindeer Die from West Nile Virus
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
October 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Update on Tests for CWD
2. Possible Cause for CWD Discovered
3. Deer Farming in Norway
4. Missouri’s Outlook on CWD
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
September 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Elk Farming - The Rest of the Story
2. Feeding Elk in the Aftermath of a Drought
3. Rethinking Wildlife Management Departments
4. NADeFA Position Paper on CWD
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Deerfarmer.com News
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
August 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Using Media Releases to Get Your Message Out
2. Protest Rally by Alberta Deer and Elk Farmers
3. The Facts on CWD in Wisconsin
4. CWD Research Grants Available
5. Summer Tips for Reindeer Farmers
6. Industry News
7. Events Calendar
8. Deerfarmer.com News
9. Subscription Services
10. Contact Information
July 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Marketing Velvet Antler
2. The Upsides of CWD
3. Autopsies - A Source of Information
4. Key to Bigger Antlers
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Deerfarmer.com News
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
June 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Biosecurity and Disease Prevention
2. BSE not Transmissible to Man or Cow
3. Ticks (Babesia)
4. Industry News
5. Events Calendar
6. Subscription Services
7. Contact Information
May 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Velvet Antler Protect Liver
2. Responses to Media Articles
3. Tips for Calving
4. Compression Shows Potential for Velvet Removal
5. The Sage of Bucksnort
6. Industry News
7. Events Calendar
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
April 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Marketing the Elk Industry in Difficult Times
2. Texas Suspends Deer and Elk Imports
3. An Alternative Approach to Disease Management
4. Industry Options to CWD
5. Industry News
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
March 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Organic Standards for Venison
2. World’s Oldest Whitetail Deer Dies
3. Nutrition Requirements for Deer and Elk
4. More on Deer Farming in Australia
5. CWD Foundation Established
6. Events Calendar
7. Deerfarmer.com News
8. Classified Ads
9. Subscription Services
10. Contact Information
February 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. A Natural Opporunity for Venison
2. Deworming Deer and Elk
3. Digest Annual Readership Profile
4. Why Elk Die
5. Deer Save Bunny’s Life
6. Events Calendar
7. Deerfarmer.com News
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
January 2002 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Deer Farming in Australia
2. 55 Marketing Tools for the Deer and Elk Farmer
3. Why Wildlife Management Departments Don’t Like Game Farms
4. Finishing for Quality Venison
5. The Sage of Bucksnort
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
December 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. From the Editor
2. How Dirty Dick, the Evil-eyed Reindeer Nearly Ruined Christmas
3. Reflections of a Deer Farmer
4. Animal Rights Folks Prey upon the Gullible
5. Canadian Cervid Council Annual Report
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
November 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Possible Origin of CWD
2. Facts and Myths about Marketing
3. Quality Assurance in the Elk Industry
4. Tax Credits for Canadian Cervid Research
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
October 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. A Personal Experience with CWD
2. USDA Implements CWD Program
3. A Korean Perspective on their Import Ban
4. What DNA Can Do for Me
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
September 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Why Deer Die
2. Deer Farming in New Zealand
3. How to Get Grants
4. Cervidae Meat Co-operative Survey
5. Events Calendar
6. Deerfarmer.com News
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
August 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Using Food Festivals to Promote Our Industry
2. Notes from an Animal Rights Conference
3. The Lighter Side of Reindeer
4. Semen Collection and Storage Requirements
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. Deerfarmer.com News
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
July 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. A Case for Legalizing Cervid Harvest Preserves
2. Handling of Whitetails - Part IV
3. Alberta Wapiti Products Co-op
4. Live Animal Test for Prions
5. News from Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
June 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Dealing with Game Farming Opponents
2. Prevention of Scours in Elk Calves
3. Interested in Reindeer Farming?
4. Farmed Deer Statistics - United Kingdom and Canada
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. Deerfarmer.com News
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
May 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Handling Whitetails - Part III
2. Directors’ Responsibilities and Liabilities
3. Planning your AI Program
4. Research Report on Lignocaine Use for Antler Removal
5. Events Calendar
6. Deerfarmer.com News
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
April 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. The Deer Urine Market
2. Records, Records and More Records
3. More on Venison Marketing
4. Two new Marketing Co-ops
5. Events Calendar
6. Deerfarmer.com News
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
March 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Some Thoughts on Setting Up a Hunting Preserve
2. Code of Ethics for Hunting Preserves
3. How to Get Maximum Benefits from your DFUID
4. Foot and Mouth Disease
5. Events Calendar
6. Deerfarmer.com News
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
February 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Prognosis for the Elk Industry
2. Is Your Quality Assurance Up to Standards
3. Handling Whitetails - Part II
4. Statistical Profile of Readers
5. Events Calendar
6. Deerfarmer.com News
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
January 2001 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Boarder Implications and Issues of a Disease Outbreak
2. The Latest on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
3. TB in Riding Mountain National Park
4. Events Calendar
5. Deerfarmer.com News
6. Subscription Services
7. Contact Information
December 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. From the Editor
2. Handling Whitetails - Part I
3. The 30 Roles of a Deer Farmer
4. Reducing Liability Risks on Your Farm
5. Events Calendar
6. Deerfarmer.com News
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
November 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Montana Votes to Ban Game Farms
2. So You Want to be a Deer Farmer - Part II
3. Preparing Your Deer and Elk for Winter
4. New Generation Cooperatives
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. Deerfarmer.com News
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
October 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. So You Want to be a Deer Farmer - Part I
2. Better Register that Domain Name Now
3. Transporting Deer and Elk
4. Venison Inspection Requirements
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. What’s New at Deerfarmer.com
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
September 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Marketing Through Events
2. Avoiding and Treating Grain Overload
3. Buying Breeding Stock
4. News from the Associations
5. Events Calendar
6. Deerfarmer.com News
7. Subscription Services
8. Contact Information
August 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Hunting Behind Wire - A Psychological Analysis
2. A Hunt of a Lifetime for Special Youths
3. Why Your Association Must Have a Business Plan
4. How to Market Your Venison
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. About Deerfarmer.com
8. Letters to the Editor
9. Subscription Services
10. Contact Information
July 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Marketing Through Classified Ads - Part II
2. The Follies of Tranquilizing Deer
3. Specifications, Bureaucracy and Horses’ Backsides
4. Sending Deer to School
5. Events Calendar
6. Subscription Services
7. Contact Information
June 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Some Thoughts about Investors
2. Coats of Many Colors
3. Pastures for Deer
4. More on Developing a Venison Market
5. Events Calendar
6. Subscription Services
7. Contact Information
May 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Getting the Most from Discussion Forums
2. A Search for White Deer Skins
3. The Ins and Outs of Artificial Insemination
4. Challenges to Developing a Sustainable Deer Farming Industry
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. New at Deerfarmer.com
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
April 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. The 4 B’s of Successful Marketing
2. Genetic Improvement Programs
3. Whitetails with Bunny Tails
4. Raising Whitetails - Experiences at Ministik Research Station
5. News from the Associations
6. Events Calendar
7. Projects Wish List
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
March 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. NADeFA Conference Report
2. Nutrition for Farmed Deer
3. Whitetail Doe has 34 Fawns
4. Deer Photography Tips
5. Selling Venison to Chefs
6. Events Calendar
7. New at Deerfarmer.com
8. Subscription Services
9. Contact Information
February 2000 or Acrobat pdf version
1. Statistics about You
2. Effective Marketing Through Classifieds
3. Opportunities for Leaning and Fun
4. A Beginner’s Guide to Deer Conventions
5. New at Deerfarmer.com
6. Subscription Services
7. Contact Information
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