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Veterinary service gets cash infusion
Northeast Nebraska Vet Services and Heritage Animal Health serve the Midwest, and they've created Heritage Vet Partners with a new investment opportunity. Usually when an investment press release...
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Is OR-93 looking for love in all the wrong places?
The young gray wolf that dispersed from Oregon’s White River pack has trekked to the heart of California's farm country in search of a mate. The latest California celebrity to garner public attention...
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Grizzly bear remains as ‘threatened’ endangered species
National Cattlemens Beef Association says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must work with local communities rather than misuse Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending...
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When is your livestock ready for market?
Direct-to-consumer meat sales require producers to evaluate livestock’s harvest readiness and set profitable meat prices. Direct-to-consumer meat sales boomed in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19...
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Consumers embrace technology to shop for beef in pandemic
Kansas Beef Council’s webinar offered trends in consumer beef purchasing decisions. Consumers turned to technology to help them shop for groceries and find recipes during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic....
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Smithfield loses another Right-to-Farm legal battle over CAFOs
This clearly is a case of a judge creating law rather than interpreting the law. Senior Judge W. Earl Britt issued a procedural decision in a new case on March 15, 2021, that let a complaint against...
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Shipping and selling cattle during drought
Producers need to look at all their options when grazing lands turn dry. Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a two-part series of articles on caring for cows and calves during a...
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Impact of COVID-19 on the ag classroom
How hands-on ag teachers in Illinois are faring in the pandemic — and how many ag teacher positions are open? Remote learning, hybrid teaching and virtual activities are only a few of the changes made...
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Forage producers face high input costs, drought
Texas Crop and Weather Report – April 6, 2021 Higher fertilizer prices and poor precipitation outlook could mean thin margins and little room for error for cattle and forage producers this year,...
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Faith, family and Herefords is Schultz brand
Slideshow: Kevin and Vera Schultz continue the Kansas Master Farmer and Master Farm Homemaker tradition. Kevin and Vera Schultz are one of the six couples who have been named to the 2021 class of...
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Five-day camp to immerse students in ranching
The May 24-28 camp is at the Queen Mountain Lodge on the Broadbent Ranch and geared toward recent high school graduates and college students. Teaching about the challenges ranchers face and using...
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Nation’s eyes on Colorado meat fight
Proposed 2022 ballot initiative would criminalize artificial insemination and other ranching practices. Ranchers throughout the West and around the nation are keeping a close eye on a proposed...
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Survey: Farmers are part of climate change mitigation
More than a third of respondents to Cargill's Feed4Thought survey express confidence in agriculture's ability to limit its carbon footprint. Cargill's latest Feed4Thought survey finds consumers view...
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Beginning shepherd program set in northeast Nebraska
The daylong program is focused on educational activities for beginning sheep producers. A beginning shepherd program is being planned for May 1 by the Nebraska Sheep and Goat Producers Association and...
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Know the basics of poultry care, risks of Salmonella
Humans can contract Salmonella when handling poultry, gathering eggs and eating poultry. Baby chicks are popular gifts in the spring, but it is important to remember that even birds that look healthy...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - April 9, 2021
Lean hog prices soar, Easterday Ranches files for bankruptcy and broadband infrastructure. Need a quick look at ag news. Here are seven agricultural stories you might have missed.1. The Biden...
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Here’s your opportunity to buy a quality, tested bull
The 87th annual Indiana Beef Evaluation Program’s bull test sale is April 17. If you need one or more new herd bulls, the place to be on April 17 is the Springville Feeder Auction, 10 miles northwest...
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Little 'I' a family affair for Rausches
South Dakota State University’s Little International goes on after the 2020 exposition was canceled due to COVID-19. Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series overviewing the activities...
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Lessons from Anderson Creek fire 5 years later
The Anderson Creek fire in 2016 taught ranchers lessons that they still follow today. Spring in the Gypsum Hills of Kansas is a time of renewal and new life. But for ranchers who experienced the...
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Utah’s wool industry benefits with new laboratory
Reliable laboratory testing is critical to the success and marketability of local wool production, state says. Wool producers in Utah and throughout the West will soon enjoy the benefits of the...
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