Three years ago, the beef industry set its sights on a more sustainable process, and progress is being seen on those goals.
Madison Durflinger knew she wanted a career working with animals while growing up on a farm near Eldon in southeast Iowa.
Tim Petry, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension livestock marketing economist, said although cattle numbers nationwide are low, cattle producers are still producing more beef than they did a half century ago.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Shelby Gruss, Iowa State University Extension forage specialist, for the Integrated Crop Management blog Feb. 20.
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“If producers don’t improve animal disease traceability now, they pay an even greater price later when the industry is eradicated by disease."
Consumers have been increasingly looking toward nearby farmers for meat.
The pork sector may be the next to require a standardized electronic animal identification program.
Longtime livestock producers have seen technology shift along with profitability. Here, they reflect on the business and their hopes for the future.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on young livestock producers.
Last summer’s drought wreaked havoc on Midwestern pastures, but both hay availability and quality varies depending on geography.
China remains a major destination for U.S. ag products despite strong global competition and political tensions between the two countries’ governments.
Ag exports over the last calendar year could be called a mixed bag
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a recently released Environmental Protection Agency assessment.
With U.S. beef cattle numbers dropping to their lowest levels in several decades, many producers are looking to expand their cattle herds. However, ag economists are expecting a relatively gradual expansion as the industry still faces headwinds from ongoing forage limitations due to drought …
Pork industry leaders have been working hard behind the scenes to expand overseas marketing opportunities for U.S. products, which appears to be paying off.
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series on young livestock producers.
When it comes to replacement heifers, producers have several things to consider, whether they are raising their own or buying them.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on artists working with livestock subjects.
ISU Extension's Kris Kohl shares some guidelines for spring manure applications.
It's all about family for Jim and Ann Werner.
As early spring isn’t too far off, many farmers are thinking about calving, lambing, and farrowing when new, young animals will join the operation.
Profitability continues to elude the nation’s hog industry.
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