The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service yesterday confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow from central California....More
This little piggy went to China, this little chick went to Japan, and along with them went nearly 60 percent of the 3.1 billion bushels of soybeans grown in the U.S. last year....More
In reality, producers should be preparing for less forage availability and implementing grazing strategies that will be in balance with what Mother Nature decides to provide this year....More
Renting pasture for grazing livestock is a fairly common practice, but one a Purdue Extension forage specialist says landowners and producers need to carefully discuss....More
Like most producers, Adair County dairy farmer Jonathan Gaskins regularly checks the progress of his forage crops, but he found a big surprise when checking his wheat fields early this spring....More
Interest in beef production is high in part because of record-high prices producers have been fetching, yet some producers have concerns about rising prices for feedstuff and gasoline, which could make consumers less likely to buy pricey cuts....More
The 2011/12 marketing year will end May 31, a point at which most analysts expect the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make only minor changes to its year-end supply and demand estimates....More
With the breeding herd only 0.6 percent larger than a year ago, sow numbers stable, and the market herd reportedly 2 percent larger, the nation's pork producers are largely holding back on expansion even though the industry returned to profitability in the spring of 2011....More
A diversified Dallas County farm was named the state's 2012 Farm of Distinction during the Alabama Farm-City Awards Luncheon April 2 in Birmingham....More
On Jan. 6, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “published an order prohibiting the extra-label use of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals.”...More
After an extremely warm winter, many forage grasses and small grains used for forages are quickly nearing the stages where they need to be cut to maintain optimum feed quality....More
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), representing generations of farming and ranching families across the nation, strongly supports legislation introduced March 28, 2012, that will fight for full, permanent repeal of the estate tax....More
On March 23, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative opted to appeal the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)....More
There are many opportunities that exist for grass finished beef, whether it is direct marketing off the farm or selling to a wholesale company that specializes in marketing grass finished beef....More
University of Illinois research reports that swine producers can feed distiller's dried grain with solubles (DDGS) to their pigs without concern for sulfur content....More
After 14 confirmed tornadoes, including three EF-3s and one EF-4, people all across Kentucky were left to clean up and deal with the aftermath including dozens of fatalities and injuries....More
While I was at the as the Professional Crop Producers Conference earlier this year, I attended an equipment session titled “Hay Baler Adjustments and Maintenance” presented by Gary George from Deere Country Farm and Lawn....More
