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Alternative feeds an option for cattle amid drought
Options vary depending on where you live and what’s available. When traditional feeds are in short supply or expensive, non-traditional crops and feeds can be used. Options vary depending on where...
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Bison ranching ‘how-to’ now available
Collaboration focuses on bison herd management throughout the Great PlainsThe South Dakota State University Center of Excellence for Bison Studies in collaboration with the Texas A&M AgriLife...
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Hog manure makes renewable energy
Smithfield Foods closes in on natural gas installation at hog farms. Smithfield Foods and Roeslein Alternative Energy marked their 10 years of partnership by completing installation of renewable...
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Tips to minimize loss, maximize value of silage
Corn crop can have more moisture than it appears, even in a drought year. With South Dakota rangeland and pastures rated 84% poor to very poor across the state, many cattle producers may be thinking...
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Determine standing corn value
North Dakota State University Extension tools are assisting to find value in silage corn. The ongoing drought is forcing some North Dakota producers to harvest corn for silage.In some cases, corn for...
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Minnesota cattlewomen get WIRED
The state organization Women In Ranching and Education Development recently hosted a national WIRED program in northern Minnesota. Weather on a late July Saturday couldn’t have been better for an...
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Beef Quality Assurance training added to Canyon ag day
Randall County Ag Day and Crops Tour to focus on crops in the morning, cattle in the afternoon. The 44th annual Randall County Ag Day and Crops Tour, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension...
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Senators seek national security risk review of JBS
Warning letter draws attention to Batista brother’s actions and corruption-fueled expansion. JBS S.A. has repeatedly used its significant presence in the U.S. meatpacking sector to inflate its profits...
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How you can prevent tire blowouts on livestock trailers
Several factors can add up to a bad surprise on the road. Here’s how to avoid a flat tire. Maybe you’ve heard those commercials where the rear tire of a vehicle calls the driver, informing her it’s...
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University’s wool sales to benefit sheep industry
The money will help expand research and training opportunities for students. Sales from the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources wool throw project will be sown back into...
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NCBA takes sustainability initiative by the horns
Cattlemen’s association commits to demonstrating the climate neutrality of the industry by 2040. The U.S. beef industry is taking the sustainability subject by the horns with the recent National...
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Youth sheep program seeks applicants
A program through NDSU Extension provides interest-free loans to youth interested in beginning their own flock. North Dakota State University Extension and the North Dakota Lamb and Wool Producers...
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Governor's Charity Steer Show blows past previous donation record
The 39th Annual Governor's Charity Steer Show raised more than $375,000 to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. The Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show reached new heights, raising...
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Another ag gag lawsuit loss in Arkansas
Here’s a classic example of the courts attempting to legislate when they should not. Ag gag lawsuits have been around for years. Ag gag laws, by definition, seek to “gag” would-be whistleblowers and...
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2020 Nebraska farm expenditures down 4%
Input costs are up in 2021, but they had declined in 2020 in several production categories. Farm and ranch production expenditures for Nebraska totaled $20.3 billion in 2020, down 4% from a year...
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Chicken owners invited to take disease survey
'Knowing how live birds are moved in California will be crucial in the event of a poultry disease outbreak,' project leader says. Californians who raise chickens and game fowl are invited to...
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Barbecue to benefit Wyoming student ag
Proceeds from the Sept. 4 event benefit College of Agriculture and Natural Resources student organizations. The 38th Ag Appreciation Barbecue is Saturday, Sept. 4, prior to the University of Wyoming...
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Tune in to Tennessee for #CattleCon21
Here are some highlights from the annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, held Aug. 10-12. More than 6,000 attendees traveled to Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 10-12 for the 2021 Cattle...
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NCBA 2021: Q&A with President Jerry Bohn
We chat with Kansas cattleman and NCBA President Jerry Bohn on sustainability and more. The pandemic might have postponed the annual gathering of cattlemen, but it didn’t postpone the work of the...
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Panel shares lessons learned, insights at Minnesota CattleWomen event
From farm to stockyard to processing to consumer, panel talks about challenges with markets, drought and COVID-19. From farm to fork, each segment of the meat production and marketing chain has faced...
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