KLA: Reward offered in Anderson County livestock shooting
KLA is offering a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot and killed a bull in southwest Anderson County.
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Spotlight on Economics: Stress testing your farm
I wish I had a crystal ball to forecast the exact day when those conditions will change, but I do not. When market conditions do change, farmers are going to be exposed to "stress tests" of their farm.
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What a food consumer wants
The advertising and marketing agency, Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS) conducted its FoodThink research study monitoring how consumers think about what we eat and America’s relationship with food.
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Water challenges & strategies for the future of ranching
The drought of 2012 in the Midwest brought the issue of water to the forefront for agricultural producers.
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Jolley: HSUS hangs Wyoming Premium Farms
Yup, they strung ‘em up from the nearest tree. Left them slowly twisting in the wind. The trial will be held later, but this hanging was done just to save some time. Wyoming Premium Farms was already found guilty in a kangaroo court. Judge Roy Bean presided.
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Commentary: Attack of the Farm Bill zombies
It’s a curious coalition that always creeps out of the deep woods to oppose the farm bill, which, in one form or another has ensured U.S. supplies of food and fiber since the 1930s.
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White House budget seeks new food safety user fees
Farm programs are being put on a diet with President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget, while expanded user fees will fund much of the increase in the Food and Drug Administration food safety budget.
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Commentary: Climate conversion
Can we have an enlightened conversation about climate change? Can I convince skeptics that, despite a lack of precision about its effects, we do indeed face a serious threat? Let me try.
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Younger beginning farmers tend to operate larger farms
It is natural to assume that most beginning farmers--those operating farms on which all operators have 10 years or less experience operating a farm--are relatively young.
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Farmer back from hospital stay counts 27 missing cattle
An Iowa farmer who had spent some time in the hospital in the fall of 2012 did a head count and discovered 27 of his animals were missing.
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Farm Bureau sends farm bill proposal to Capitol Hill
The American Farm Bureau Federation is sending a farm bill proposal to Capitol Hill today. Approved this weekend by the AFBF Board of Directors, the proposal offers a diverse mix of risk management and safety net tools to benefit a wide range of farms and it saves $23 billion compared to the cost of continuing the current program.
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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
