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Pastures looking thin? Consider frost seeding
The freeze-thaw cycles allow for maximum seed-to-soil contact. With the recent warmup and lack of snow cover, fields are starting to green up in many places.As we start shifting from winter to spring,...
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Missouri State Fair implements bedding fee for cattle only
A new cattle barn bedding project is being funded by the fair, donors and exhibitors. A bedding fee of $10 per head will be implemented this year for Missouri State Fair beef cattle exhibitors only....
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Fed cattle prices drop drastically, hard to give a current price
Demand shocks like this usually have the largest impact on cattle that are close to harvest. For the most part, that is what we are seeing now. The worldwide COVID-19 crisis is affecting every...
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Call yourself a solar energy manager
Concentrating on your task of capturing and cultivating solar energy could make you a better livestock producer. Ask a cattle producer what he does and likely the answer will be, “I’m a cow-calf...
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Everett Forkner inducted into NPPC Hall of Fame
The Missouri producer was honored for his work on the Pork Quality Assurance program and industry relations. Missouri pork producer Everett Forkner recently was inducted into the National Pork...
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Put these bull buying tips to work
No matter the season, keep your herd goals in mind when adding new genes to the herd. You can always tell when the first of the year rolls around in the cattle business. This is the time of year when...
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Late-planted cover crops yield value
Buckeye Beef Brief: OSU Extension educators provide summary of 2019 cover crops. The combination of poor-quality hay made in 2018, historic alfalfa winterkill and excessive rainfall across most of...
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Webinar to examine impacts of COVID-19 on Arkansas beef industry
The agenda is designed to guide cattlemen decisions. As COVID-19 sends workers home, shuts down exports and eateries and spurs panic buying, the pandemic’s effects are being felt in the beef...
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Scholarships help dairy farmers follow soil health practices
Applications for the Kiss the Ground scholarship program are due by March 31. The Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota encourages dairy farmers interested in soil health practices to apply for...
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Junior Livestock Show remains at Kansas State Fairgrounds
KLJS has extended its contract with the fairgrounds for three more years. The Kansas Junior Livestock Show will continue to host one of the state’s top youth livestock shows at the Kansas State...
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Wheat acres up slightly amid good growing conditions
Texas Crop and Weather Report – March 17, 2020 Wheat acres in Texas were up and facing little to no threat from pests or disease in grazing and grain fields, according to Texas A&M AgriLife...
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Webinars set for cattle industry over viral concerns
Webinar to provide cattle producers a forum to talk through unknowns. Oklahoma State University and Extension experts will host two online teleconferences March 26 and March 31, to address questions...
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Swine sale photo shoot provides valuable lessons
College Farmer: The family farm is the perfect place to learn teamwork and creativity. Taking photos of bred gilts for an online sale at my family’s swine farm is our own version of a...
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Verify first before taking sheep or goats to sale sites
Sheep and goat prices remain strong. Sheep and goat producers wanting to sell their animals should check with the establishment conducting the sale to make sure coronavirus precautions have not caused...
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Sheep prices steady, goats great amid uncertain market conditions
Texas Crop and Weather Report – March 24, 2020 Texas sheep and goat producers are experiencing a mixed bag of good-to-stable prices amid increased market uncertainty as they get farther into 2020,...
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COVID-19 bill includes billions for ag
Senate to vote on package with $14 billion for CCC replenishment and $9.5 billion for livestock and specialty crops. On Wednesday, the Senate leadership announced a bipartisan deal on a new...
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Coronaviruses are nothing new for cattle producers
Animal caretakers have dealt with coronavirus infections for years in calves, pigs and other livestock. When reports of the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the U.S., very few people had likely heard of...
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Aquaculture entrepreneur mimics ocean habitats
This central Ohio farmer is producing 2,100 pounds of shrimp a month. If you’re eating a good steak, you don’t need sauce to enhance the flavor, and the same thing is true for good shrimp. That’s the...
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Mud expected to be an issue with wet spring predicted
The ground has not been frozen for long, which is leaving fields saturated. Rain creates mud, and mud creates angst for farmers kept from doing what they value most: getting out in the fields.2019...
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'Quarancalving' and other PE activities
Need some physical activity for your crisis schooling? We can help you out! “Calving season is the worst. Especially when you’re on quarantine.” — Caroline Spangler, age 11Welcome to “quarancalving”...
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