How to win at life
It was 1987 on the University of Illinois campus. Students packed the sidewalks, headed to class and beyond. Amid the Frisbees and college kids and backpacks on the Quad, there was also a steer.A...
View ArticleData and sustainability in pork industry
I live near Columbus, Neb., and we own a hog finishing operation, raise corn and soybeans, and feed some cattle. September was a busy month of pork meetings, with sustainability as a primary subject.We...
View ArticleThe cost-price squeeze for farmers
Profitability measures the amount a business earns from its use of labor, management and capital. Oversimplified, profit is what is left over from sales after all production expenses have been paid.In...
View ArticlePatch burning a potential cost saver for supplemental feed
Ongoing research at Oklahoma State University shows that the process of patch burning has the potential to save cattle producers $20 per cow per year in supplemental feed costs.Most cattle producers...
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Living the dream
Joshua Stamper can cite the date and location when he felt in his heart that one day, he was going to own a farm in northern Minnesota with his wife, Alison.“July 3, 2006, is the exact day I fell in...
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Texas pecan production below average, demand remains strong
Texas pecan orchards were expected to produce a mixed bag of results amid good prices and strong demand, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.Larry Stein, AgriLife Extension...
View ArticlePerspectives and quotes: Food for thought
Concerns about the long-term challenges of food inflation have become a front and center topic of discussion. It is amazing how quickly our food system is changing and how it is impacted by external...
View ArticleMetaphylaxis can help manage high-risk cattle
Concerning animal antibiotic usage, veterinarians from Boehringer Ingelheim say using targeted metaphylaxis treatments to medicate an entire group of purchased livestock upon arrival to the farm or...
View ArticleChoose age-appropriate tasks for farm youth
Every year we hear the statistics. Children are often at risk of accidents on the farm, and these are statistics we never want to see.Choosing the right farm tasks for youth of every age is crucial to...
View ArticleGive up meat? Not so fast, say consumers
Many consumers may tell pollsters they’re concerned about climate change, but it doesn’t necessarily equate to their own reductions in meat consumption or other changes in diet, an Oregon State...
View ArticleUptick in bird flu likely, state warns
With the fall migration underway across the nation, Washington state is preparing for an uptick in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases. Veterinarians predict newly infected wild birds will...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus cases in horses increase
Utah officials are urging horse owners to vaccinate their horses to protect them from the West Nile Virus because of an increase in cases.Four horses have tested positive for the virus since Aug. 16,...
View ArticleNew products on menu at UNL Food Processing Center
Creating a new food product can be a long and winding road filled with potholes. But the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center on the Nebraska Innovation Campus can pave the way for...
View ArticleTax implications of forced cattle sales amid drought
Drought and high feed prices forced many producers to sell off portions of their beef herd to survive, a move that likely has tax implications.Additional sales usually mean additional income taxes....
View ArticleHemp byproducts are good feed for lambs
An Oregon State University study found that spent hemp biomass – the main byproduct of the cannabinoid (CBD) extraction process of hemp – can be included in lamb diets without any major detrimental...
View ArticleApplying drought lessons 10 years later
The effects of drought are devastating, but agricultural data collected during such challenging times is a valuable teaching tool.Oklahoma State University Extension specialists have some retrospective...
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New Holland initiative brings ag to Penn State fans
Right smack in the middle of Pennsylvania, Centre County is in the heart of the state’s farming region.But for a few months each fall, this strong farming community becomes a hotbed for college...
View ArticleBison are important to the health of the Konza Prairie
For many, the Konza Prairie located just south of Manhattan, Kan., has the best nature hiking trails in the Flint Hills, but it also serves as a biological research station — and home to nearly 280...
View ArticleWhite House actions target livestock concentration
During a White House Competition Council meeting on Sept. 26, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced USDA is publishing a proposed rule updating the Packers and Stockyards Act including changes...
View ArticleThe no-tech way to preserve Calif. grass
Though it is disappearing, California's official state grass has the ability to live for 100 years or more. New research demonstrates that sheep and cattle can help it achieve that longevity.Purple...
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