…as soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Genetically modified crops have been engineered for resistance to pathogens and herbicides and for better nutrient profiles. GM livestock have been developed,…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…Wire dominated for a short while, but bits of wire got into the grain and ended up inside livestock and flour with disastrous results. William Deering adopted the twine-tying mechanism…
Beef Association Names New Leader
…is a graduate of Kansas State University and began his career as a farm broadcaster for WIBW Radio/Television before joining the staff at Kansas Livestock Association as director of communications….
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…USDA staff did to make using checkoff dollars in Cuba a reality. Cuba is an important market for Illinois soybean farmers and the livestock producers who use our soybeans. It’s…
Agri View: Corn Facts
…for livestock and poultry feed. It also has a wide array of industrial uses, from ethanol to toothpaste. The U.S. also grows almost all of the world’s popcorn, but the…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…(and sorghum) can produce toxic amounts of hydrocyanic acid, which can poison livestock when ingested. It is a highly variable species with some regional biotypes. Read more from UC IPM….
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…in California.” The survey asks farmers to provide information on acreage, production, and sales for a variety of certified organic crop and livestock commodities. NASS is also gathering information about…
Ag Students Win State Farm Bureau Discussion Titles
…included agricultural education-communication senior Dominique Germann (Ceres), animal science-livestock business management junior Emma Briggs (Santa Rosa) and animal science-pre-veterinary senior Ana Lopez Campos (Tulare). Berry earned a $1,250 prize, and…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…vitality of this important segment of the country’s livestock industry. APHIS Announces Interim Rule on Indemnity for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza HPAI Preparedness and Response Plan – updated January 22,…
Child Safety on the Farm
…a farm is also a place of work, with machinery and livestock that can be dangerous. Children have to learn how to be safe, just as they have to learn…
Livestock Review
…at 11.2 million pounds, was 4 percent below from January 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 161,400 head, down 3 percent from last year. Pacific Region Livestock Review with all charts (.pdf)…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…Free Trade Agreement is partly responsible for expansion of this type of trade between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Sugar and tropical-product imports have exceeded livestock and livestock product…
Orleans Parish 4-H and Bayer to Break Ground on Pollinator Garden
…increasingly relying on bees, the world’s most heavily traveled livestock, to pollinate many of the foods required for a nutritious diet and the rich diversity of the flowers and plants…
New Dairy Conference Focuses on Golden State
…got together and realized a need for a California dairy conference. University of California Davis Livestock Waste Management Specialist Deanne Meyer says a lot of research will be covered in…