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Livestock feed demand is upending global trade flows
The world is facing a shortage of feed grains, while wheat supplies are more ample. By Isis Almeida, Michael Hirtzer and Kim ChipmanFeeding the world’s chickens, pigs and cows has gotten so expensive...
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USDA improves livestock insurance policies
USDA livestock insurance policies have seen increased participation over the last year. USDA’s Risk Management Agency is updating livestock insurance policies. The RMA updates to the Dairy Revenue...
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Valders couple count sheep but not to sleep
The Wagners raise 300 lambs a year, and process and sell wool. In April, lambing was in full season at Hidden Valley Farm & Woolen Mill near Valders, Wis. Owners Paul and Carol Wagner had been...
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Pay attention to pasture
Are you taking time to properly manage your pastures? Make sure your pasture program is the one best suited for your operation. When it comes to selecting the right grazing system for your operation,...
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Study: Lamb grazing, solar panels a good mix
The practice greatly increases land productivity, according to OSU scientists. Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land,...
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Inconsistent precipitation: How can livestock producers prepare?
Great Plains grasslands, beef cattle production, rural economies challenged by climate variability Over the past decade, Mother Nature has provided increasingly inconsistent precipitation for the...
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Robbins Land & Cattle wins 2021 Environmental Stewardship Award
Robbins Land & Cattle LLC, Greene and Carroll counties, Iowa, works to enhance pasture and cropland with rotational grazing and cover cropping. The Iowa Cattlemen's Association recently recognized...
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Grazing academy to help ranchers make strategic decisions
Topics include carbon markets, livestock-wildlife relations and coping with drought, wildfire and poisonous plants. Ranchers wanting to hone their grazing management skills are encouraged to register...
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Control poison hemlock in pastures, woodlots
Learn to recognize this toxic weed and take control of it. Turn livestock out in a new pasture and they should be in heaven, right? Don’t be surprised if they’re pulling morningglory vines off the old...
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Temple Grandin to speak at Sandhills Beef Cattle Conference
Sandhills Beef Cattle Conference set July 7 in Monahans World-renowned educator and animal behavior expert Temple Grandin will be the featured speaker at the annual Sandhills Beef Cattle Conference,...
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Virtual annual forage field day set for June 3
The event will highlight a research project evaluating different cool-season annual forage species in forage nutritional value and yield potential. Annual forages can provide flexibility when managing...
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Fencing and Grazing Clinic offers technology, tools
The clinic is set for June 17 at ISU Beef Teaching Farm. Organizers say it’s a “must-attend” for anyone who works with cattle, grazing and fencing. A Fencing and Grazing Clinic, organized and hosted...
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Farm Progress America, May 5, 2021
Max Armstrong looks at a new study showing how solar power and livestock production can work together Max Armstrong shares a report from Oregon State University showing that sheep grazing plays well...
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Poultry prices skyrocket, supplies low
Texas Crop and Weather Report Poultry prices, especially prices for chicken breasts, have skyrocketed due to surging demand, tighter supplies and a transitioning supply chain, according to Texas...
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U.S. beef, pork exports break records in March
Strong performance in many regions show logistical and labor challenges are improving. U.S. red meat exports ended the first quarter on a very high note, according to data released by USDA and...
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Midweek Markets: Weather or not
Drought is playing a definite role in high prices right now, but other factors are also at play. As spring progresses, grain prices continue to move higher. Are we in a true weather rally right now,...
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Everyone loves a cowboy, but no one wants the cows
You can’t have cowboys without cattle — and beef consumption. Go any place on this planet wearing a cowboy hat, and you are instantly identifiable as an American.Whether they’re riding in a rodeo...
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Trail ride to benefit Ranchland Trust of Kansas
The first Cowboys for Conservation Trail Ride, set for June 19, will raise funds for RTK. Registration is open for the first Cowboys for Conservation Trail Ride, a fundraiser for Ranchland Trust of...
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Ralco marks 50 years providing natural nutritional supplements
Ralco, a third-generation, family-owned multinational company based in Marshall, Minn., produces supplements for animals and plants. Ralco celebrated its 50th year in business April 21 with employees...
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Methane emissions from U.S. dairies in decline
Methane as a greenhouse gas has long been the Achilles’ heel for activists to attack animal agriculture, but this appears to be shifting. U.S. dairy and livestock trends point to a decline in methane...
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