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What to do about mold in feed
Buckeye Beef Brief: Mold can result in significant production losses. Now that we are getting into the summer months, moldy feed might not be on your mind right now, especially if your livestock are...
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Director Jerry Costello's legislative priorities
The new head of the Illinois Department of Agriculture brings his legislative background to bear with three priorities: LMFA, dicamba and anhydrous handling. Now that he’s at the helm of the Illinois...
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Tyson, JBS close meat processing plants
Workers test positive for COVID-19 at Iowa pork processing plant, several show symptoms at JBS plant in Pennsylvania. By Lydia MulvanyMajor U.S. meat plants are starting to take more drastic measures...
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First-generation beef producer builds family business
Slideshow: The Bichler family, Linton, N.D., received one of four Outstanding Young Farmer Awards. Doug and Maria Bichler, Linton, N.D., recently received one of four National Outstanding Young Farmer...
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Warm-season forages break dormancy, need help emerging
Texas Crop and Weather Report – April 7, 2020 Warm-season forages broke dormancy and could use some help, says Vanessa Corriher-Olson, AgriLife Extension forage specialist, Overton.Weather has been...
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What should my pastures look like?
The Sandhills Rangeland Monitoring Cooperative has started to evaluate monitoring data on ranches. Rangeland monitoring is an important task to help understand how rangeland management practices...
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COVID-19 aid promised sooner rather than later
Dairy groups differ on how to best address supply and demand imbalance. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said his staff at the U.S. Department of Agriculture is meeting daily, collecting data,...
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More viruses adapting to jump from animals to humans
Ohio State University researchers are watching the progression of a pig virus now. Viruses have been increasingly shifting from animals to people, a recent trend that has researchers at Ohio State...
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Livestock markets face negative market forces
Coronavirus is forcing milk dumping, plant closures and even a bacon glut at the store. We explore those topics in the podcast Around Farm Progress It's hard to quantify the impact of coronavirus on...
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New Indiana law makes change to advisory plan commissions
An Extension ag educator must live within the county to be a voting member of the commission. The 2020 Indiana General Assembly dealt with issues related to ensuring control stays local, either by...
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Poettkers lock in for future
As the COVID-19 shutdown ramped up, young farmers Scott and Amber Poettker benefited from locked-in contract prices on their dairy steers. Scott and Amber Poettker of Clinton County, Ill., were well...
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Smithfield closing hits South Dakota farm family hard
More than 500 farm families in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa supply Smithfield with hogs. Shane Odegaard, Lake Preston, S.D., has three semi-loads of finished hogs — about 540 head — set to go to...
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Slaughterhouses start to shut down
Smithfield shutters South Dakota plant due to COVID-19, Colorado plant winding down operations. By Isis Almeida and Michael HirtzerOn Sunday, one of America’s largest pork slaughterhouses shut down...
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Coronaviruses commonly affect livestock, poultry
While the human coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak gains attention, livestock coronaviruses are common worldwide. While many people are hearing about coronavirus for the first time as the COVID-19 strain...
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From beef to wine: A Sacramento lobbyist’s journey
A well-known former rep for CCA, CFBF is now working on policy for Wine Institute. She hasn’t quite come full circle, but Sacramento agricultural lobbyist Noelle Cremers is back to advocating for a...
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Digging into pork's food processing, income challenges
In a special Around Farm Progress Xtra, editors from National Hog Farmer share insight on the impact of food industry factory closings Plants shuttered as workers get sick from COVID-19 even as...
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AFBF urges thorough market analysis
AFBF wants to find out if market manipulations have occurred as a result of COVID-19. The American Farm Bureau is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the USDA and the Chicago Mercantile...
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Peach crop looking good despite early concerns
Texas Crop and Weather Report – April 14, 2020 Peach orchards around the state are progressing well despite a warm January that negated early winter chill hours, says Larry Stein, Texas A&M...
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Perdue proposes direct milk, meat purchases
As part of COVID-19 response, Trump administration wants to send direct financial assistance to farmers. By Mike DorningThe Trump administration would like to make purchases of milk and meat products...
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10 social distancing tips for livestock producers
Extension livestock specialists have come up with a list of tips to help keep producers safe and healthy. South Dakota State University Extension livestock specialists Adele Harty, Tracy Erickson and...
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