Advancing animal agriculture

Following the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s annual conference in Denver, Scott Stuart, the organization’s managing director, offers his observations from the program.

1. Oil gains on lower U.S. stockpile, all eyes on Fed
2. New ads emphasize agriculture’s role in economic recovery
3. Ag markets were generally mixed overnight trading
4. Winterkill losses put pressure on forage supplies
5. Canadian CJD cases are “classical" form
6. Bull sales and trends at Nichols Farms

1. 3,000 pounds of copper wire stolen from Oklahoma ranch
2. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
3. Changes in U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade
4. Peterson Brothers: What summer vacation?
5. Experts weigh in on lowest beef supply in 60 years
6. Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down

1. COOL isn’t working
2. NIAA releases white paper on FMD preparedness
3. Feedyard margins a train wreck, packers cozy
4. Finding the comedy in ag-gag
5. Vilsack: A bill to grow local, regional markets
6. Expert offers tips to reduce hay-drying time