Prepare to pay more for meat
Producer price inflation will become apparent with rising meat costs at the grocery store. Consumer demand for meat remains strong despite higher prices stemming from increased production costs and...
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Slideshow: From hammer mills to bale feeders, there are products for every size of operation. Boosting efficiency in livestock production is important. From managing pastures to producing feed, the...
View ArticleValley Queen to expand operations
Milbank, S.D., plant expansion coincides with growth in dairy herds along the Interstate 29 corridor. Over its 93-year history, Valley Queen Cheese in Milbank, S.D., has adapted to market drivers to...
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Selecting dairy replacements based on heat stress
Project to determine which dairy cows are best suited for warmer temperatures. Courtney Daigle is looking for dairy cows that can take the heat without skipping a beat.With heat stress increasingly...
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Family keeps dairy tradition alive
The Ode family of South Dakota adapt the operation with each generation, including breeding some cows to beef. Dairy farming is in the Ode family heritage, traceable to the original homestead in...
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Sometimes it IS all fun and games
Added enterprises may be the opportunity for the next generation to return to the farm. Everyone has looked at their farm or ranch at one point and thought to themselves, “We could start a little...
View Article5 Trending headlines in the beef world
Here are 5 stories in the beef community, you don’t want to miss. BEEF magazine scoured the country looking for what has cattle producers talking. Here’s a look at 5 headlines that appear to be at the...
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Texas strawberry season average amid erratic weather
Texas Crop and Weather Report – May 3, 2022 Texas strawberry producers have experienced an average season so far despite freezes, drought and temperature variability impacting yields, according to...
View ArticleCaterpillar rolls out new compact wheel loaders
Three new models bring range of new features from cab to bucket. The compact wheel loader is a popular machine in a range of industries from waste handling to landscaping. And in agriculture, these...
View ArticleFund set up for cattle producers affected by spring blizzard
North Dakota cattle organizations create Hope After Haley Disaster Relief Fund. April threw North Dakota cattle producers an aggressive one-two punch, with the blows coming at the most inopportune...
View ArticleLivestock insurance programs updated
RMA revises DRP, LGM and LRP to adjust to evolving needs of livestock producers. USDA updated three key crop insurance options for livestock producers: the Dairy Revenue Protection, Livestock Gross...
View ArticleVeterinary student creates infectious-disease website
Colorado State University student Caroline Wollman's horse came up lame with symptoms of equine herpes virus type 1 in 2021. A sometimes fatal equine herpes virus that is cropping up in horses around...
View ArticleAnti-CAFO bill dies in California Assembly
The legislation failed to receive a committee hearing by an end-of-April deadline. A bill that would have prohibited the proliferation of commercial animal feeding operations (CAFOs) with annual...
View ArticleTammy Lee names rodeo office in memory of her mother
A family's love for rodeo and a desire to honor her mother's strength and fortitude prompts Tammy Lee to name the rodeo office after her mother Mary Lee. The Lee family cultivated a love of the land,...
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Bird flu proves more lethal than past outbreaks
With more than 37 million chickens and turkeys dead in the U.S., this is quickly becoming the worst outbreak on record. By Zijia Song, Elizabeth Elkin and Michael Hirtzer, with assistance from Jen...
View ArticleQuick Take: Wheat tour, youth livestock opportunity and more
Read about the Southern Illinois Wheat Tour, ILLI event, youth crop scouting competition, IBA and IFGC summer conference, and IAA Foundation scholarship winners. Attend Southern Illinois Wheat TourOn...
View ArticleMinnesota awards improvement grants to 15 meat processors
This is the first year of the special grant program designed to help small- to medium-sized businesses. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded $709,235 in meat, poultry, egg and milk...
View ArticleHe makes the feed for NC State’s Howling Cow
N.C. State University's Sam Brown ensures the feeds are made correctly, the animals are fed and nutrition research studies run smoothly. The NC State Feed Mill Education Unit, located off of Lake...
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Know difference between vultures
Black vultures can become aggressive and kill calves, lambs, piglets and other weak animals. Two types of vultures exist in Indiana. The red-headed turkey vulture feeds only on the carcasses of dead...
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Dewberry time on the ranch
The ones on our ranch were left “wild” for the sole purpose of dewberry cultivation. Kentucky Derby weekend has long been a seasonal marker in our family, and while “betting” on our favorite horse...
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