Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In a bid to be totally true to his terroir—a French winemaking concept that aims to impart a combination of natural factors including soil, climate and sunlight to the glass—he’s working with a herd of indigenous cattle to “produce” compost. Growth of the market—and the cattle—was slow. Nantaise cow in the Loire Valley.

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Agwired

JULY 24, 2023

million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of July 1, 2023, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. After a yearlong search, Purdue Animal Sciences has selected Hattie Duncan to lead its livestock judging team as well as the department’s newly formed livestock judging program. Poultry & Egg Association.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Research also shows that beef from cattle raised strictly on grass is more nutritious than conventional beef, although it’s not yet clear how regenerative practices may impact those findings. Grazing cattle on pasture for the entirety of their lives, on the other hand, is far less productive. Cumulatively, the U.C.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

million head of cattle and calves on U.S. 1, 2024, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. Mikell Fries, Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton, Georgia, was elected chair of the board of directors of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). There were 87.2 farms as of Jan. Sponsored by the U.S.

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Agwired

JANUARY 2, 2024

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced registration for the 2024 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo taking place March 22-24, 2024 in downtown Fort Worth opened Jan. Poultry & Egg Harold E. AgTech Insight is delighted to support the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit on March 18-19, 2024.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In modern times, there’s a long tradition of techno-optimists or cornucopians–science writer Charles C. Edible insects are already being used to feed poultry and farmed fish, but they could also be included in the feed of cattle and pigs. Mann calls them “wizards”–telling us that technology will come to our rescue.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In support of these efforts, USDA has finalized the first in a series of rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which is aimed at helping contract poultry growers compete more effectively and better understand the terms of their agreements with major processing companies. American Foods Group sponsored the event.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The advance, reported in a recent issue of Crop Science , will be especially welcome news for organic poultry producers whose birds require dietary formulations of the amino acid to ensure optimal growth, health and production of meat and eggs. and Wayne-Sanderson Farms in Tyler, Texas.

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Agwired

MAY 28, 2024

Since the detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in March, USDA has worked swiftly and diligently to assess the prevalence of the virus in U.S. The 70th annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. dairy herds and to use the latest scientific data to learn about the virus and to quickly contain the disease event.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

For me, well, I was taking an introductory soil science class in a two-year horticulture degree program at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, NY. In that soil science class, I learned all about soil horizons, particle size ranges that comprise sand, loam, and clay, pH, N,P,K, and the fact soil compaction inhibits plant growth.

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Agwired

MARCH 4, 2024

A new resource developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and CattleFax helps cattle producers maximize profitability from their culling decisions. A Guide to Cull Cattle Management” is now available at www.ncba.org. Right Time. –

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

used farm management software to consolidate their farm data from multiple years of running their cattle, pig, poultry, and sheep farm operation that was disorganized, not able to scale, and the land was suffering from overgrazing. To tackle the challenges of changing technology and emerging science, education is crucial.

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Agwired

JULY 29, 2024

an animal health company that aims to improve the success rates of embryo transfer (ET) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for cattle producers, announces a partnership with SMART Reproduction earning the team a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

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Agwired

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Greener Cattle Initiative (GCI), the first consortium investing in research mitigating enteric methane, awarded its initial grant to develop actionable options that reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle. Registration and housing are now open for CattleCon24 , the cattle industry’s largest event of the year.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2024

an animal health company improving success rates of embryo transfer (ET) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for cattle producers, announces open enrollment for EmVision. Research from the University of California, Davis — published online in the Journal of Dairy Science (published in press Nov. EmGenisys, Inc. ,

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Agwired

JUNE 18, 2024

Dairy Forage Research Center in partnership with UW–Madison CALS, the new facility and its associated buildings will house robotic milking systems, chambers for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, an advanced animal nutrition unit and state-of-the-art laboratories for agronomy and dairy science, as well as offices and a visitor center.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The campaign, Raised with Respect , centers on the common ground found between cattle producers and beef consumers, with a focus on animal welfare and beef sustainability. Poultry & Egg Association ’s Harold E. The Conference recognizes 4-H members who have excelled in their states in poultry learning experience activities.

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Agwired

JUNE 3, 2024

Department of Agriculture announced it is taking several additional actions to ensure the health and viability of the nation’s livestock and poultry. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences Hunger Solutions Institute (HSI) through a program named Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects.

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Agwired

MARCH 18, 2024

Cattle raisers impacted by wildfires in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma can apply for financial aid through the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Disaster Relief Fund.

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Agwired

APRIL 8, 2024

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) announced applications for financial aid through the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund remain open for those cattle raisers impacted by wildfires in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma. Simplot Animal Sciences announced Samuel G. million metric tons (MMT) — or 0.2

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Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

Farmers and gardeners often use livestock manure from poultry, cattle or horses. Mingchu Zhang, professor of soil science and agronomy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, cautions in an email about infectious organisms in dog poop that might survive composting. “That is perhaps why most cities prohibit it.”

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Agwired

JANUARY 7, 2025

This year’s topic will be “Effectively Communicating Sound Science and the Value of Animal Agriculture to Society.” cattle producers, and we look forward to continuing to work with him in the new Congress, said NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Pastured livestock offer much higher percentages of conjugated linoleic acid; indeed, only two weeks of grain feeding chases it out of the body on beef cattle. Compare that to our pastured poultry model which requires 10 ft. We were castigated for being anti-science, anti-progress. Would you call that an impediment to entry?

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Sheep and cattle are their primary livestock, but they also have layers for eggs. They have also raised other livestock and poultry through the years. Sarah and Ralph raise cattle, chickens, produce, blackberries, hogs, cows, and more as they continue to look to add value and diversify their operation.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Over the past year, cattle producers had the opportunity to harness the therapeutic potential of Pennchlor (chlortetracycline Type A medicated article), coupled with the coccidiosis control and performance enhancements offered by Rumensin (monensin Type A medicated article) in their starter rations. Dairy Management Inc. 7 in Washington, D.C.

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The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

The US agriculture sector covers 654 million acres of pasture and rangeland for grazing cattle and another 391 million acres to produce corn, soybeans and other field crop monocultures—and all of them pollute one way or another. Could the farm bill address this problem?

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Agwired

JUNE 11, 2024

USDA is also announcing new publicly available cattle market transparency tools. As we approach a herd rebuild, you need confidence to navigate today’s cattle market dynamics. FQF will be hosted at the Boot Hill Casino and Resort Conference Center in Dodge City, Kan., 20 and 21, 2024. 20 and 21, 2024. From July 1 to Aug.

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Agwired

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Harris campaign rhetoric unfairly targets the meat and poultry industry and does not match the facts. Avian Influenza, a shortage of beef cattle and high input prices like energy and labor are all factors that determine prices at the meat case. A federal ban on price gouging does not address the real causes of inflation.

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Agwired

JULY 1, 2024

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) expanded ELAP through the rule-making process to assist with a portion of financial losses resulting from reduced milk production when cattle are removed from commercial milking in dairy herds having a confirmed positive H5N1 test. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) was in attendance. The Add Milk!

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

The book details her journey to connect head (Western science) with heart (Indigenous worldview)—the latter of which she says is the “missing puzzle piece” in our efforts to re-establish planetary health amid an ongoing climate crisis.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

poultry farmers in the worst outbreak of the virus since 2022. Altogether, more than 159 million poultry livestock in the U.S. The viruss impacts on the poultry industryand, to a lesser extent, on dairy production may well be the biggest interruption to the U.S. In December, some 13.2 In the first six weeks of this year, 23.5

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NASDA

JANUARY 16, 2025

Rollins strong foundational knowledge of agriculture also extends to her formal education, attending Texas A&M, where she received her Bachelor of Science in agricultural development on scholarship. Throughout her career, she has brought the perspectives of the American farmer and rancher to her work.

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The Equation

MARCH 13, 2025

Over the last two weeks, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has claimed to have the answers to increasing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, or bird flu) on US poultry farms and the sticker shock and scarcity many people have encountered when shopping for eggs.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 24, 2025

FDA launched the Closer to Zero initiative (C2Z), which sets forth a science-based approach to continually reducing exposure to lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury to the lowest levels possible in foods eaten by babies and young children. A fifth rule related to creating fairer cattle markets is still in its early stages.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In 1997, some Texas cattle barons found this out the hard way. They had sued Oprah over a comment she made on her show the year before, during a segment about “mad cow disease”—or bovine spongiform encephalopathy—a brain disorder in cattle that can spread to humans via infected meat and tissue. It is rare, incurable, and fatal.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Nestle disagreed with many of the finer points and thought the opinions at times came across as anti-nutrition science. Even so, she said she understood the frustrations and broader concerns. Read More: Can Farming With Trees Save the Food System? As California Gets Drier, Solar Panels Could Help Farms Save Water So Goes the West Coast.

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