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8 Kansas meat lockers receive $1.5 million in USDA grants
First round of RAMP-UP Act funds will help small to midsized lockers expand. In November, USDA announced the recipients of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program. Eight Kansas...
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Roaming gray wolf found dead in SoCal
Oregon-born OR93 was apparently struck by a vehicle in Kern County, according to the CDFW. California officials recently announced that OR-93, a GPS-collared gray wolf that roamed from Oregon deep...
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FDA proposes changes to agricultural water rule
FMSA Produce Safety Rule revised to change certain pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce. Recent foodborne illness outbreaks have been linked to agricultural water upstream....
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Proper labeling encouraged for cell-cultured meat
Livestock groups make it clear they don’t want labels to use “beef” and “chicken part" terms on cell-cultured meat labels. One thing is clear when it comes to cell-cultured meat—livestock...
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New cheese on the block
Sheep’s milk cheeses are gaining in popularity. It may be common knowledge that Wisconsin leads the U.S. in cheese production, but did you know that Wisconsin is the leader in sheep’s milk and cheese...
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Cultured meat: 8 challenges in production
Cultured meat produced in a petri dish faces many hurdles before it can be considered for general human consumption. Cellular meat production has been a topic in the livestock world throughout 2021...
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USDA expands ELAP to cover feed transportation costs in drought
The update will immediately cover feed transportation costs for drought-impacted ranchers. In response to the severe drought conditions in the West and Great Plains, USDA announced its plans to help...
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Linking beef feedlots to consumers
AgriWebb beef software adds Connect feature to provide supply chain key information. Today's consumer wants to know more about where their food comes from — and in the case of beef, they want to know...
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Minnesota’s AgMag marks 35 years
More than 41,000 students last year learned about agriculture through the free magazines. For 35 years, a free agricultural education magazine has been sharing the stories of farmers from across the...
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Silage trials can help you choose wisely
Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont corn silage trials are now available to view online. It’s not too late to consider switching up your corn silage hybrids for 2022. If you need help deciding what to...
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Congress gets more time to work on livestock price reporting
LMR one-year extension advanced in House as legislators work for consensus on cattle market reforms. At the start of the month, Senate and House lawmakers approved another short-term funding bill that...
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More research needed on COVID and deer
Researchers say more monitoring of deer and the spread of COVID may be necessary. Recent scientific research has shown a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection within white-tailed deer populations in...
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APHIS announces funding to protect animal health
States, universities and other partners will receive $16.3 million to strengthen programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is awarding more than $16.3...
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During calving season, sometimes bad things come in threes
Assisting in bovine labor and delivery is a God-given gift my sister possesses. It’s human nature to hope that if an unfortunate event has already happened twice, once more will be the merciful end....
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7 ag stories you might have missed
Catch up on renewable fuel requirement changes, this week’s USDA report and a busy week in the House. Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories to fill you in.December WASDE...
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Buffalo County becomes 51st Livestock Friendly County
Gov. Pete Ricketts announced the designation at the Nebraska Cattlemen convention. Most of Nebraska’s 93 counties have plenty of livestock production and are friendly to livestock.However, Steve...
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Make people priority on your operation
Rancher says human resources should be considered your most important work. It’s not just the internal workings that make a farm or ranch successful, but also the management of external...
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K-State rolls out Economic Prosperity Plan
The goal is to add 3,000 new jobs and $3 billion in new investments in the state of Kansas. Kansas State University, as the nation's first operational land-grant university, has served the people of...
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Iowa, Minnesota pork growers attack California’s Prop 12
If the U.S. Supreme Court does not intervene, pork farmers could have California ‘inspectors’ knocking at their doors. Iowa is the largest hog producing state in the United States. Minnesota, with 9...
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New publication offers Iowa feedlot benchmark data
The Iowa Beef Center has pulled together information showing performance details that producers can use for their operations. Just how is your beef feedlot doing? You may have a feel for your...
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