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5 steps to adding livestock opportunities
Studies show a healthy livestock industry aids job creation, tax bases, soil health through manure and feed usage. Are you considering adding livestock to your operation, or are you merely wishing to...
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Smithfield’s court loss may spell trouble for large-scale livestock farmers
The agricultural world changed November 19, 2020, and few in our business noticed. Murphy-Brown, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, lost a major case on November 19, 2020. With Thanksgiving activities...
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Cattle needs rise as temperatures drop
Livestock-care checklists available to help producers alleviate risks during acute weather conditions. This week's arctic blast can create significant dangers for animal health and production. To help...
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Texas A&M AgriLife’s wool testing lab becomes nation’s largest
Bill Sims Wool and Research Lab expanding to serve U.S. industryTexas A&M AgriLife Research’s wool lab is poised to become the nation’s largest commercial wool testing lab. Already one of just two...
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Food inflation likely to get worse
Meat is poised to become a driver of global food inflation. By Michael Hirtzer, Megan Durisin and Tatiana FreitasThere are signs that the food inflation that’s gripped the world over the past year,...
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Pasture-cropping practice could improve soil health, resiliency
Texas A&M AgriLife-led research to analyze effectiveness and economics of pasture cropping.Adopting the ecologically sensitive, low-cost conservation management pasture-cropping practice could...
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University of Missouri forms Center for Regenerative Agriculture
The new center researches the best cover crops to plant, along with livestock integration. Missouri is home to the first Center for Regenerative Agriculture in the Midwest.The University of Missouri...
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How to treat hypothermia in newborn lambs
Low temperatures coupled with wet weather can be a dangerous combination for lambs. Adult sheep are capable of enduring colder weather, but lambs are not. Lamb owners need to manage accordingly, said...
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Samantha Ludlam to lead Michigan Sheep Producers Association
Ludlam also works as an agriscience teacher and FFA advisor. Samantha Ludlam (left) is the new executive director of the Michigan Sheep Producers Association. She replaces Maury Kaercher, who recently...
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What do increased grain prices mean for backgrounders?
Backgrounding and stocker enterprises are tight-margin industries. This time of year, we receive several questions regarding supplementing cows and calves. Often, I must ask what feeds are available...
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Build a place where wildlife, livestock can coexist
Outdoors: Grazing adds weight to cattle, and it brings back wildlife. This spring, the calls of bobwhite quail and dozens of other bird species will be heard across the 2,885-acre Woodson Wildlife...
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Arctic conditions deliver frigid blow to Texas ag
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Feb. 17, 2021 Arctic weather conditions that blanketed the state with snow, ice and frigid temperatures is damaging Texas agriculture crops in a historic way, according...
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Battling through the winter storm
Texas A&M AgriLife offers information to aid in survival, recoveryTemperatures across the state should start rising soon, but damage from the recent winter storm will linger in the form of broken...
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4 factors that will influence fall profits
What needs to go right now for a profitable harvest? My family runs a dairy and beef herd in Northwest Illinois. Every spring, my dad claims he isn’t worried about planting and there’s some truth to...
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Unprecedented cold disastrous for farmers
Broiler house roofs collapse in Mississippi from snow and ice, Oklahoma ranchers busy thawing waterers. By Michael Hirtzer, Isis Almeida and Kim ChipmanIn Arkansas, ranchers are fitting pantyhose over...
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Beef industry weathering mid-February snowstorm
The full impact of subzero temperatures, loss of electricity and frozen pipes not yet known. At this time, consumers are not likely to experience any sudden spike in beef prices brought on by...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Feb. 19, 2021
USDA releases acreage forecast, farmer protests continue in India and winter storm wrecks havoc across farm country. Missed some agricultural news this week? Here's seven stories to catch you up.1....
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When youth work with dairy cattle, remember safety first
Dairy Program: Be prepared for unpredictable behavior when working cattle. The best compliment a parent can have is when their children follow in their footsteps. The child’s desire may be to pitch in...
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New NPPA president anxious to get back to promoting pork
Being prepared for what may come is a good place to start. Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series of interviews with Shana Beattie, Beattie Family Farms, Sumner, Neb., who is...
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Record beef, pork, broiler production forecast for 2021
Overall, meat exports are important across all sectors leading to forecasted higher prices. Despite a challenging 2020, the livestock industry was actually able to pivot and turn things around, ramp...
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