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Tight forage supplies are forcing changes in 2013 planting season
Summer annual forage seeds may not be available if producers wait too long to order their seed.
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Oil ends slightly up, dour U.S. economic data caps gains
Brent June crude oil futures expired slightly higher on Thursday, buoyed by a weaker dollar even as a bevy of slack U.S. economic data capped gains in the stock market.
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U.S. beef exports tighten into 2014
U.S. beef exports for the first quarter of 2013 totaled 557 million pounds, just fractionally below the first-quarter export level of 2012.
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K-State recognizes ‘Top Hands’ at 2013 Cattle Feeders College
Kansas State University, in cooperation with Merck Animal Health, recognized Jesus (Jessie) Ramirez, Dean Patterson and Scott Plankenhorn as recipients of the “Top Hand” awards at the 2013 K-State Cattle Feeders College
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Ag markets diverged significantly Thursday
Despite the system that came through the Corn Belt Wednesday, it looks as if short-term weather conditions will remain highly conducive to accelerated corn plantings.
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Midwest farmland values up 15 percent in 1st quarter
Farmland prices in the U.S. Midwest Corn Belt states rose 15 percent in the first quarter from the year before as demand for land remained strong though the frantic pace of recent gains slowed, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said on Thursday.
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Watch for bovine anaplasmosis when restocking herds
With cattle producers restocking herds in certain parts of Texas following drought, experts are urging ranchers to be mindful of bovine anaplasmosis, an infectious disease that can be transmitted among cattle by blood.
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Keystone XL oil pipeline bill moves to full U.S. House
The full U.S. House of Representatives will soon begin debate on a bill to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL oil pipeline, a lawmaker said on Thursday after his panel advanced the measure.
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USDA'S novel cell line identifies all FMD virus serotypes
USDA scientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), which causes a highly contagious and economically devastating disease in cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals.
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Overcoming breeding challenges on fescue pastures
A large number of Kentucky beef producers have spring-calving cow herds that graze fescue pastures.
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Drought continues to drive cattle movements and prices
Despite improvements in soil moisture and pasture conditions in many areas of the Central and Northern United States, continuation of the drought in the Southwestern and Southern Plains States generated some fiscal pain for cow-calf producers as feeder cattle and calf prices began to deteriorate over the last weeks in April.
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- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Cornell genetic testing process cuts cost by up to 75 percent
- Angus Foundation receives $28,500 from “The Card Challenge”
- Commentary: In praise of animal foods
- 100K Pathogen Genome Project maps first genomes
- Beef exports depend on quality reputation
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
