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Parents, community arrange last-minute show for Boone County 4-H’ers
Slideshow: Here’s how Boone County 4-H members showed their livestock live during the pandemic. COVID-19 tried its best, but it couldn’t keep Boone County 4-H members from showing their livestock. The...
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Meat markets scramble to keep ahead of high demand
Many plants are booked for livestock slaughter through 2021 and into 2022. Nearly every day, Dan Weber gets a call from another farmer wanting to know if a date can be booked to butcher a beef animal...
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Farm Progress America, August 20, 2020
Max Armstrong shares rising interest in protein consumption comes with some interesting misinformation Max Armstrong looks into new data showing that consumers want more protein. Max shares the many...
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When the ramps give way
What’s a good community really worth? We found out in a big way this summer. They were loading the trailer.Just like we’d done a hundred times before. We had a couple-hour break between showmanship...
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Forage considerations in a difficult year
Cropping Systems: Taking care of hay fields and pasture in the fall will pay off next year. As we approach the 2020 fall season, we can only say, “I’m not sure how much more I can take.” No doubt 2020...
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Scenes from Missouri State Fair Youth Livestock Show
FFA, 4-H and farm families gathered at the state fairgrounds to exhibit livestock. As Brent Jennings walked across the center of the Sheep Pavilion during the Missouri State Fair Youth Livestock Show,...
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Creating a dehorning plan can improve efficiency, animal well-being
“Seek input from your veterinarian when developing the written protocol.” Dehorning cattle? Oklahoma State University experts recommend producers develop and implement a dehorning plan that improves...
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Prepare a calving kit before fall calving season begins
Cow-calf operators encouraged to develop a plan and discuss with employees. With fall-calving season just around the corner, cow-calf producers should be clearing a lot of tasks on their to-do lists.A...
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Next generation of nitrogen stabilizers hits market
Hi-Tech Farming: A major player receives EPA approval for an improved formulation. Who says there is nothing new under the sun? Corteva Agriscience introduces a product that is new but still familiar,...
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Livestock Risk Protection continues to evolve
Recent changes to the insurance program make it more affordable and accessible to producers. Livestock Risk Protection insurance contracts emerged in the early part of this century as a tool to help...
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Check sweetclover hay for toxicity
Extension specialists have issued warnings about feeding sweetclover hay that may have mold. If you baled sweet clover this year, beware. South Dakota State University and North Dakota State...
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You can now call me ‘Colonel’
Life is Simple: I’ve finally achieved one of my lifetime career goals. When I was a kid, I tagged along with my father to cattle sales all over the country and had dreams of choosing one of two...
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K-State researcher receives grant to study porcine virus
$500,000 grant will fund research into gut microbiome as tool for control of PRRSV. A new $500,000 grant will help a Kansas State University researcher look for ways to control one of the most...
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The coming battle over cell-based ‘meat’
Major investors are counting on improved taste, lower cost to attract new customers. The global meat sector will be valued at $1.5 trillion by the year 2022. If a new niche industry like...
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‘Ripe conditions’ for Texas dove season
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 25, 2020 Texas hunters should expect a promising number of dove in flight as the 2020 hunting season kicks off, according to John Tomacek, Texas A&M AgriLife...
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Minnesota ag grants boost livestock processing capacity
More than $200,000 awarded to 46 Minnesota plants and producers. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded $208,213 to 46 Minnesota livestock processing plants and producers to help them...
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More than $9.2 billion in CFAP payments issued
Iowa producers have received the most aid thus far, with 48,255 receiving more than $921 million. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue confirmed Wednesday that USDA will be offering a second round of...
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Kansas Livestock Association Convention drops to single day
COVID-19 precautions have shortened the KLA convention to one day on Dec. 3. This year’s 108th Kansas Livestock Association Convention will be condensed to a one-day event on Dec. 3 because spacing...
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2 recent graduates to join Ashland Veterinary Center
Drs. Ashley Fischer and Libby Farney want to specialize in large-animal practice at Ashland, Kan. Many young veterinarians looking for their first job shy away from geography as remote as Ashland,...
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More federal aid earmarked for hard-hit Iowa farmers
Gov. Reynolds allocates $100 million in CARES Act funding to support Iowa agriculture. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Aug. 25 that she has allocated approximately $100 million in relief funds...
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