Veterinary student creates infectious-disease website
Colorado State University student Caroline Wollman's horse came up lame with symptoms of equine herpes virus type 1 in 2021. A sometimes fatal equine herpes virus that is cropping up in horses around...
View ArticleAnti-CAFO bill dies in California Assembly
The legislation failed to receive a committee hearing by an end-of-April deadline. A bill that would have prohibited the proliferation of commercial animal feeding operations (CAFOs) with annual...
View ArticleTammy Lee names rodeo office in memory of her mother
A family's love for rodeo and a desire to honor her mother's strength and fortitude prompts Tammy Lee to name the rodeo office after her mother Mary Lee. The Lee family cultivated a love of the land,...
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Bird flu proves more lethal than past outbreaks
With more than 37 million chickens and turkeys dead in the U.S., this is quickly becoming the worst outbreak on record. By Zijia Song, Elizabeth Elkin and Michael Hirtzer, with assistance from Jen...
View ArticleQuick Take: Wheat tour, youth livestock opportunity and more
Read about the Southern Illinois Wheat Tour, ILLI event, youth crop scouting competition, IBA and IFGC summer conference, and IAA Foundation scholarship winners. Attend Southern Illinois Wheat TourOn...
View ArticleMinnesota awards improvement grants to 15 meat processors
This is the first year of the special grant program designed to help small- to medium-sized businesses. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded $709,235 in meat, poultry, egg and milk...
View ArticleHe makes the feed for NC State’s Howling Cow
N.C. State University's Sam Brown ensures the feeds are made correctly, the animals are fed and nutrition research studies run smoothly. The NC State Feed Mill Education Unit, located off of Lake...
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Know difference between vultures
Black vultures can become aggressive and kill calves, lambs, piglets and other weak animals. Two types of vultures exist in Indiana. The red-headed turkey vulture feeds only on the carcasses of dead...
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Dewberry time on the ranch
The ones on our ranch were left “wild” for the sole purpose of dewberry cultivation. Kentucky Derby weekend has long been a seasonal marker in our family, and while “betting” on our favorite horse...
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Recent rains make for ‘hit-and-miss’ crop progress
Texas Crop and Weather Report – May 10, 2022 While recent rains have provided a needed respite for agricultural producers in some parts of Texas, the majority of producers did not benefit and continue...
View ArticleFertilizer prices, cooler temps could affect first hay cut
In addition to a cooler-than-normal spring, south-central Kentucky has also been on the dry side, which could also impact hay cutting Farmers typically don’t need a lot of supplemental hay in late...
View ArticleDairy breeding tool becoming popular in beef
Producers can use sexed semen strategically to create replacement heifers, researcher says. Sexed semen has been available for a couple of decades in the dairy industry but now increasingly used in...
View ArticleGetting new bulls ready
Gradually transition bulls onto a grazed forage diet It’s no secret that Iowa has some great seedstock operations. However, even bulls purchased from the most experienced breeders need your personal...
View ArticleReport criticizes meat industry’s handling of COVID
Meat industry calls report “disservice” to the nation as it was one of many industries learning how to deal with COVID. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a new staff...
View ArticleBlack vultures causing livestock trouble
The Around Farm Progress podcast turns to an unsuspected pest for livestock producers – a predatory scavenger that eats more than carrion. Pest problems in agriculture are not new, but the black...
View ArticleKansas governor proclaims May as Kansas Beef Month
Governor signs the proclamation at the Lyons Ranch, near Manhattan, Kan. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly toured Lyons Ranch, near Manhattan, Kan. on May 12 to proclaim the month of May as Kansas Beef...
View ArticleKansas Gov. Laura Kelly signs fake meat labeling bill into law
New law requires alternative meat products to use disclaimer as of July 1. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law House Substitute for SB 261 on May 5, also known as the “fake meat labeling bill.”...
View ArticleNMSU to host 2022 Beef Improvement Federation Symposium
Conference to highlight genetics, selection principles and how to improve beef herd performance. New Mexico State University will host the 2022 Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium and...
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Texas olive crop fails for second straight season
Texas Crop and Weather Report – May 17, 2022 Texas olive producers face another season of setbacks due to weather conditions.Like in 2021, the 2022 olive fruit crop is expected to be a near-total...
View ArticleExtension programs to address direct beef sales
Programs June 20 in Amarillo, Aug. 26 in Brenham tackle legal, economic issuesInterest in direct beef sales skyrocketed during the pandemic, along with a public desire to make that local connection in...
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