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Survey seeks to guide future Minnesota beef research for producers
Minnesota Beef Council, U-M beef Extension and U-M veterinary medicine college are collaborating on a statewide beef industry survey. The Minnesota beef industry and university scientists want to know...
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Want better soil health? Build fences
Illinois farmer Brett Mathews is fencing his cover crops and hopes to attract custom livestock grazing, with help from a new grazing exchange. Liberty, Ill., farmer Brett Mathews says he’s nearly done...
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Meat and poultry workers high priority for COVID vaccine
CDC recommends older adults and “frontline essential workers" be next in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Frontline meat and poultry workers should be among the first to be vaccinated after health...
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3 grants awarded for antimicrobial research
Grants will evaluate tylosin use in beef and antimicrobial resistance in U.S. swine herd. Three grants have been awarded by the International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture, a...
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4-H’er’s efforts to help others pay off
Indiana’s Maddy Zimmerman wins a 2021 4-H Youth in Action Pillar Award sponsored by Bayer. Madelyn Zimmerman, Milford, Ind., may only be 19, but she’s already accomplished more than some people twice...
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Remove cattle from cornstalks when soils begin to thaw
There are few, if any, compaction issues with cattle grazing cornstalks during the winter. In many portions of the Great Plains states through fall and into early winter, cattle have been able to...
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Farm Progress America, December 22, 2020
Max Armstrong offers a look at how the sheep industry has been hit by the pandemic Max Armstrong talks wardrobe because he hasn't had the need to buy a new suit lately, which impacts the sheep...
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Slaughter rates near normal
Fewer workers means cheaper and less popular cuts going to rendering. By Isis AlmeidaJBS SA says its North American slaughter rates remain near normal even after the world’s largest meat packer sent...
View ArticleAg Pass program aims to improve wildfire preparedness
Growers provide firefighters with detailed access road maps, receive ID cards for use in emergencies. When the Detwiler Fire broke out near his family's ranch in 2017, Tony Toso was home to take...
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Cedar fight goes across fence and state lines
Working together has been a successful formula for Nebraska and South Dakota advocates of prescribed fire. Gathering landowners to work together on prescribed burn projects has been a winning model in...
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Court will not rehear Prop 12 challenge from Meat Institute
Attempts to overturn cage and pen space requirements in California continue to be turned down. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit rejected the North American Meat Institute’s challenge on...
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COVID reveals need for more zoonotic disease research
Former Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman urges greater focus on research to protect against the next pandemic. In the short term, COVID has been nothing short of a disaster for the country and for...
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5 K-State students earn research awards
A total of 33 students present research at virtual animal research symposium. Five students were awarded scholarships based on a combination of their scientific abstract, poster and presentation of...
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Farmer works to save grasslands
A northeast Nebraska producer uses prescribed fire to battle invasive eastern red cedar trees. Wayne Rasmussen understands how eastern red cedar tree encroachment can sneak up on landowners. “When the...
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Keep good records for Livestock Indemnity Program
Tough Decisions: Accurate records make applying for funds easier. Keeping good records is an important risk management tool for agricultural producers. Good records provide accurate, complete and...
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Streamline forage making, livestock handling
What’s New: Here are products that will appeal to forage growers and livestock producers. You may know someone who once owned and used a New Holland baler that made small square bales, but required...
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Cattle feed raised indoors
A new system from Grōv Technologies guarantees fresh, green feed every day for beef or dairy cattle. "The momentum is undeniable now for what everyone is calling controlled environment agriculture,"...
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Hog Futures continue to hold steady
Stuck in the middle of a price range; plentiful supply and glimmers of lasting export demand Hog futures have been trading in a sideways trading pattern since late October. The theme hasn’t changed....
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Specialists: Uptick of Med Am use in livestock is not a trend
Seasonality, herd health fluctuations and increases in respiratory issues are possible explanations. The most recent data on the sale of medically important antibiotics for food-producing animals is...
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On the ranch, going to the circus can be a 'circus'
True to form, the various herds got wind of sister's afternoon plans and commenced to execute a few performances of their own. One afternoon in November was all that Rachel asked of her bovine...
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