…of appetite, lethargy and dehydration. Symptoms worsen as kidney failure develops. It’s usually fatal if left untreated. There are other risks your animals face with this holiday. Chocolate, easter egg…
UC Davis Vet School Ranked #1 in World, Again
…animals, and the environment in more than 30 countries worldwide through efforts such as: PREDICT, a $175 million multi-institutional program, led by the school’s One Health Institute and funded by…
Starr Ranch Sanctuary Barn Owl
…the behavior of even the most secretive of animals. Many of these videos were recorded using our motion-activated trail camera. The camera is the silver object mounted on the upper…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…average person doesn’t have first-hand knowledge of what life on a farm is like – for either farmers or the animals they care for. Because of this, many of the…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…have recently reported that mass extinctions of marine animals may soon be occurring at alarmingly rapid rates than previously projected due to pollution, rising water temperatures and loss of habitat….
Agri View: Real Horse Power
…it reached an all-time high of 26.4 million animals in 1918. Agricultural colleges, county agents, and tractor manufacturers spent the next 20 years urging farmers to buy tractors and get…
Today is National Ag Day
…about food. Also, make sure to check out a list of facts on plants, animals and agriculture in the U.S.: Ag Day Fun Facts: Flora, Fauna and Food for Thought….
Western View: The Role of People in Wilderness Planning
…us that was a mistake, that we were destroying ourselves with this rapacious way of thinking. Cattlemen learned to manage their grazing to protect the grass as a resource. Miners…
Agri View: Trees
…the atmosphere and store large quantities of carbon in their tissues. Trees and forests provide a habitat for many species of animals and plants. Tropical rain-forests are one of the…
Agri View: Soil Care
…also referred to as soil quality, is defined as the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. This definition speaks…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…such as dairy products,meats, poultry, live animals, oilseed meals, vegetable oils, fruits, vegetables, and beverages-showed steady growth, while exports of bulk commodities tended to fluctuate more widely, particularly in response…
Agri View: Food Protection
…name of a type of bacteria that lives in your intestines and in the intestines of animals. Although most types of E. coli are harmless, some types can make you…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
Products cause risk to aquatic animals and environments – manufacturers fail to comply with the terms of the registration The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a notice of…
NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1
David Harold’s holistic farming approach, based on building soil health through the use of diverse cropping rotations, diverse cover crop species and integrated grazing, is now the cornerstone of his…