Media
USDA researches environmentally friendly farming
A USDA researcher is studying the feasibility of using cheaper alternatives to commercial fertilizers and how much farmers can use in an environmentally friendly way.
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Activists at the door
At the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholder Summit last week, the alliance’s president and CEO, Kay Johnson-Smith describes the theme of the summit, which focused on animal welfare, activists and consumer perceptions.
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Peterson Brothers: Springtime on the farm
The latest installment of the Peterson Farm Brothers’ “Life of a Farmer” video series shows common springtime activities on the farm.
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Livestock Marketing: Beef slaughter rates up
Derrell Peel analyzes slaughter rates, herd rebuilding and beef demand.
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Cow-calf corner: Realistic AI expectations
Glenn Selk helps producers set realistic expectations for artificial insemination success rates.
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Feeder cattle review: Feeders move higher with less volatility
Compared to last week’s closing market, feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with much less volatility than in recent weeks.
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Environment’s role in pathogen populations
Sid Thakur, MVS, PhD, with the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University, outlines his research into pathogen populations, and antimicrobial resistance, at different livestock-production stages.
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Smartphone apps for record keeping on the ranch
Barb Downey operates a commercial and registered Angus herd in Kansas. An active mobile technology user, she shares her experience on how these tools can provide more convenient opportunities for beef producers to manage herd records.
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Formula advice for dry lot feeding cattle
Dave Lalman describes a formula for dry lot feeding, an option for cattle producers still coping with drought conditions.
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Feeder cattle review: Spring weather fuels cash and feeder demand
Volatility is the only rule that feeder markets abide lately with demand rarely driven by sound fundamentals, just as this past week’s weekly session totally ignored last Friday’s bearish placement figures on the cattle-on-feed report.
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ADT in the cattle markets
Chelsea Good, VP for government and industry affairs at the Livestock Marketing Association, discusses the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule and animal-identification requirements for interstate movement of cattle.
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- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
- Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
