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Decide whether to keep alfalfa stand
Evaluate your alfalfa stand early and determine if it will still be a productive field. Winter isn’t always kind to alfalfa. Chris Parker says heaving due to freezing and thawing deserves evaluating...
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Pipestone hosts annual lambing short course, farm tour
The annual Lamb and Wool Program is set for Feb. 14-15 in Pipestone. The annual Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program Lambing Time Short Course and Bus Tour is set for Feb. 14-15 at Minnesota West Community...
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Minnesota Pork Board elects 4 new executive board members
The new board members begin their term in March and will serve for three years. Four individuals were elected to serve on the Minnesota Pork Board executive board at the Minnesota Pork Board’s annual...
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Rangeland Summit focuses on ranching tradition
Speakers lament loss of irrigated rangeland, seek to preserve Western lifestyle Ranching has a long history in California, starting when Spanish missions were established in the early 1700s,...
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Another nitrate groundwater alarm: This time it’s Oregon
Activists blame large-scale livestock farms, irrigation, for ‘nitrate pollution.’ EPA was petitioned on January 16, 2020 to add less nitrate groundwater contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin (LUB)...
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Considerations for hog expansions in Ohio
Ask A CCA: Expansions require proper siting and manure management. Ohio is home to 2.7 million hogs, that statistic is as of December 2016. The new Clemens Food Group processing plant in Coldwater,...
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Innovating the labor dilemma
Another Voice: Talk to any farmer, and the topic of finding and keeping good labor comes up. As part of my job at Farm Progress and working with Western Farmer-Stockman is the opportunity to connect...
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Farm show seminars offer education opportunities
Farm Futures sponsors program that looks at combines, sprayers, livestock equipment and tires Farm Progress has a long history of providing seminars at the National Farm Machinery Show. The aim is to...
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Beef specialist stresses importance of matching cattle to environment
Documenting progress and problems also recommended Matching cattle to the land available to graze and the nutrition it offers is critical in optimizing production in an operation.Jason Smith, Texas...
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Coronavirus disrupts agriculture, manufacturing
Roads to transport animal feed and farm products were blocked, leaving farmers to watch their poultry starve and farm products go bad. By Bloomberg NewsChina’s consumer prices rose the fastest in more...
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Ranch-focused educational event planned
From low-stress livestock handling to wild horse training to a Women in Ranching Forum, there's plenty for all at the Range Practicum. In a single day, the organizers of the inaugural Range Practicum...
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Address beef production problems by asking, 'Why?'
When an issue occurs, there often is an effort to fix the problem without fully understanding its source. Beef production from conception to consumption is a complex, biological system where cause and...
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Reduce replacement costs by growing non-BMR sorghum
Non-BMR sorghum or sorghum-Sudan can replace corn silage, but don’t plant early. A significant cost on farms is raising replacement animals. Exacerbating those costs are low-forage rations and...
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Northwest market report offers profit news
Northwest Farm Credit Services’ look at major crops and livestock for the region shows bright spots. How are the key commodity markets faring in the Northwest? As with any report on the markets, there...
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Texas Supreme Court sides with bull owner in fence law case
Tiffany Dowell Lashmet's Texas Agriculture Law Blog The Texas Supreme Court has issued an important opinion in a much-watched fence law case from Wilson County involving a collision between a vehicle...
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UC: Livestock grazing reduces fire fuel loads
Grazing is often the only feasible way to reduce fire hazard from herbaceous fuels, scientist says Thanks to generous support from the newly formed California Cattle Council, UC Cooperative Extension...
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Grain sorghum has potential to bridge grazing gap
Sorghum stalks and leaves provide high energy and protein for grazing. Josh Lofton, Oklahoma State University assistant professor and cropping systems specialist, discussed the extended benefits of...
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Can sheep grazing benefit vegetable farming?
Montana State University work looks at the interaction between sheep and crops to refine best practices. Farmers and ranchers have long sought ways to limit the need for tillage and chemical...
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Parasite management starts with genetics
Ohio producer uses data to increase his sheep flock’s resistance to internal parasites. For sheep producers with flocks on pasture, controlling internal parasites can be expensive and time-consuming,...
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Phase One offers good news to hog, poultry, tobacco farmers
The Phase One trade agreement between China and the United States offers good news for North Carolina hog, poultry and tobacco producers. At this year’s Ag Development Forum held during the Southern...
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