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Alternative crop outlook a mixed bag
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 30, 2019 Alternative crops like sunflowers and sesame experienced a mixed year amid variable market conditions for the commodities that produce everything from...
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Flies galore bring up question of early control methods
Throwback Tech: Pioneers and modern farmers have tried unique ways to control flies. The 2019 season may well become notorious for several things. One of them will be flies.How bad is it? I use the...
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Raising their own replacements
Through the Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program, beef producers provide heifers, mentorship for future beef farmers. The future of beef farming in Minnesota is in good hands thanks to some...
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Events slated for Illinois State Fair
Quick Take: Ag Day, FFA tours, and pork and dairy events will occur during the state fair, Aug. 8-18 in Springfield. State fair’s Ag Day schedule announced Agriculture Day at the 2019 Illinois State...
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New incentive boosts South Dakota livestock development
Approving livestock development permits will make counties eligible for funding. There’s a new initiative to support livestock development in South Dakota.Joe Fiala, community development director for...
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Fewer calves in beef’s future?
The USDA cattle report may signal higher prices on the horizon as heifer retention stalls. Data from the USDA July Cattle Report suggests increasing beef supplies soon could come to an end,...
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7 Illinois counties eligible for CRP haying, grazing
Thanks to early rains and midsummer drought, FSA has opened up CRP acres for hay and grazing in seven western Illinois counties. USDA’s Illinois office for the Farm Service Agency recently came to the...
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Implications of this year's rains on next year's calf crop
With rapid growth and lower quality in hay, it's important to closely monitor body condition of cattle this winter. By Karla WilkeThis year's snowy and rainy spring gave way to above-average rainfall...
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To burn or not to burn native pasture
Prescribed burn revitalizes native grass stands. Native grasses like fire. “It invigorates them,” Pat Keyser says.The University of Tennessee professor and director for the Center for Native...
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Iowa State Fair 4-H livestock numbers increase
2019 promises to be a record-breaking year for 4-H livestock entries. The 2019 Iowa State Fair is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for the number of 4-H livestock entries in the show ring. This...
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Has the cattle cycle peaked?
The price highs of the current cattle inventory cycle are likely behind us. The history of the cattle business has been one of cycles. Cow-calf producers expand inventories in response to profits....
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Putting a value on grazing corn residue
With higher pasture rental rates, Nebraska producers are more willing to transport cattle greater distances. By Jay Parsons, Daren Redfearn and Mary DrewnoskiThe western Corn Belt historically has...
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Perennials needed for best benefit to soil, grazing
Resilient Ag Landscapes: For one producer, cover crops and forages were a start, but perennials are the next step. Two years ago, Nebraska Farmer featured a young cattle producer and his family on the...
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Visit Avenue of Breeds at 2019 Iowa State Fair
The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers is partnering with the Iowa State Fair to sponsor the Avenue of Breeds. In celebration of Iowa’s diverse livestock industry, the Coalition to Support Iowa’s...
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Plan now for winter forage stockpile
Fescue is good fodder for cattle; grazing timing is critical to prevent toxicity. Even though winter is four months away, it is time to think about and plan your winter cattle-feeding strategy, says...
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Answering your questions on vesicular stomatitis
An outbreak of vesicular stomatitis in horses and cattle is spreading north. An outbreak of vesicular stomatitis is spreading north. The latest cases are in western Colorado. Most cases involve...
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Entire Kansas delegation votes to end horse ‘soring’
The decades-old practice creates pain to force ‘Big Lick’ gait in some show horse breeds. It is not common in today’s polarized political world for legislation to pass with strong bipartisan support...
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Women in NRCS names Conservationist of the Year
Rachel Hopkins is a fourth-generation cattle producer and a community engagement specialist with MU Extension. A fourth-generation Crawford County, Mo., cattle producer was named Conservationist of...
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Emergency response training offered for livestock accidents
One-day training event is set for Sept. 23 at the Michigan State University Pavilion in East Lansing. After several livestock truck rollovers over the past few years in Michigan and adjacent states,...
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Meet the champions
Here’s a look at the champion market animals at the Illinois State Fair, plus which ones will sell in Tuesday’s Sale of Champions. The Illinois State Fair’s annual Parade of Champions emerged from the...
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