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After adjusting the rules mid-game, all but two of the 28 samples tested by EWG had levels of glyphosate above their health benchmark of 160 parts per billion.
EWG’s Phony Glyphosate Warning

After adjusting the rules mid-game, all but two of the 28 samples tested by EWG had levels of glyphosate above their health benchmark of 160 parts per billion.

NOAA Predicts Greater Than 70% Chance Of El Nino Winter
NOAA Predicts Greater Than 70% Chance Of El Nino Winter

Despite a wild fall, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects a warmer-than-normal winter for the western two-thirds of the U.S. They don’t expect any areas with cooler-than-normal conditions.

(l-r) Aislinn Ophoff, Juli Henderson and Amanda Anderson attended the student luncheon at the U.S. Animal Health Association Annual Meeting, taking place in Kansas City, Mo., through next Wednesday.
“Veterinary Students – We Need YOU!”

Veterinary students at the U.S. Animal Health Association annual meeting are hearing a clear message: The profession needs young people, and those who enter the field have unlimited opportunities.

Livestock Protein Still Tops Plant-based Alternatives for Consumers
Livestock Protein Still Tops Plant-based Alternatives for Consumers

While the popularity of plant-based proteins is certainly growing, data shows that consumers are still choosing traditional sources of protein such as meat, eggs and dairy as their primary source.

As online options become more available and consumers become more comfortable with online shopping, the category is set to grow rapidly.
Online Grocery Shopping Popularity Grows

As online options become more available and consumers become more comfortable with online shopping, the category is set to grow rapidly.

Oct. 12 is National Farmer's Day, a time to recognize the farmers who continue on in spite of the hardships.
A Day to Recognize Farmers

Oct. 12 is National Farmer's Day, a time to recognize the farmers who continue on in spite of the hardships.

Is it too much to expect that even news sources with a partisan bias at least make an attempt at presenting a story objectively?
Media Misses the Mark

Is it too much to expect that even news sources with a partisan bias at least make an attempt at presenting a story objectively?

Crops harvested from flooded fields are often unacceptable because of contamination.
FDA Offers Resources for Feed Producers in Flood Areas

As Hurricane Michael makes landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast, the FDA lists resources available for producers who harvesting, mixing, storing or distributing grains and other foods for animals.

There’s still a lot of financial strength in farm country. At the same time, because of the industry wide economic recession, it will be difficult to secure operating credit.
How To Start Crucial Conversations With Your Banker Now: Part One

Because of the industry wide economic recession, it will be difficult to secure operating credit. Here's how to start crucial conversations now.

Should Happy the elephant win "legal personhood" in a lawsuit filed in New York, America's legal system will see more such suits from activists seeking to end food animal production.
If Happy Is Set Free, Expect Lawsuits To Flourish

Should Happy the elephant win "legal personhood" in a lawsuit filed in New York, America's legal system will see more such suits from activists seeking to end food animal production.

Accounting for Agriculture: Federal Withholding after New Tax Bill
Accounting for Agriculture: Federal Withholding after New Tax Bill

The new U.S. tax bill is in full effect. While we wait for the IRS to provide a full interpretation, we do have more information on some sections.

Accidents on farms and ranches can be quite severe, and space in a first aid kit is limited, so it is important to choose items for kits wisely.
First Aid Kits for Production Agriculture

Accidents on farms and ranches can be quite severe, and space in a first aid kit is limited, so it is important to choose items for kits wisely.

USDA's September Report: Reviewing Trends and Capacity of Cold Storage
USDA's September Report: Reviewing Trends and Capacity of Cold Storage

Of the top 10 products in terms of year-over-year percentage growth, poultry products account for half of them, with chicken making up the bulk of that.

Kevin Frazier, who started his 40th year of teaching agriculture this fall at Ponca City High School in northcentral Oklahoma, with some of his students.
FFA Teacher For 40 Years Is #AgProud

"No greater calling than that of a classroom teacher,” says Kevin Frazier, who began his 40th year teaching agriculture in Ponca City, Okla.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to reopen the rulemaking process known as “Farmer Fair Practices Rules” in the spring of 2019.
GIPSA Rules Back On USDA Agenda In 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to reopen the rulemaking process known as “Farmer Fair Practices Rules” in the spring of 2019.

Giving the classic children’s song a twist, Land O’Lakes changes the lyrics of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” for Women’s Equality Day.
Land O’ Lakes Raises $100,000 with ‘She-I-O' Video

Recognizing female farmers for Women’s Equality Day, Land O’ Lakes has raised $100,000 for Feeding America with their popular video “She-I-O”, a spin on “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”

Our young people are looking for causes to help them connect. They are replicating the "specialness" they experienced in their families by recreating pools of “specially connected” influencers.
Op-Ed: Are We Losing Our Minds? The Case of "Bird-Brain" Teaching

Our young people are looking for causes to help them connect. They are replicating the "specialness" they experienced in their families by recreating pools of “specially connected” influencers.

Heavy rains in many parts of the country mean the potential for stuck equipment is huge.
Stuck in the Mud? Think Safety First

The worst thing you can do is to rush when equipment gets stuck. It only takes seconds for things to go horribly wrong.

Perdue Farms, Inc. may join a growing list of meat processors, like Tyson Foods and Cargill, Inc, to invest in plant-based protein products.
Perdue Explores Non-Meat Options

It’s a sign of the times that 98-year-old Perdue Farms Inc. is looking at selling non-meat protein products alongside its signature chickens and turkeys.

Fresh beef in the meat case at a Safeway grocery store in Colorado.
Dan Murphy: Feast on This, Carnivores and Milk Drinkers

Guess what? A comprehensive new study determined that eating meat and drinking milk not only isn’t bad for human health, it actually reduces mortality.

As companies try to cater to Americans' interest in lighter eating, the term "plant-based" is replacing "vegan" and "vegetarian" on some foods. The worry is that the v-words might have unappetizing or polarizing associations.
Don't Use the "V" Word

It's not vegan, it's "plant-based." So will carnivores bite?

A judge has ordered a man charged in the kidnapping and murder of an Iowa college student to be jailed on a $5 million cash-only bond.
Meanwhile the farmer who employed Cristhian Bahena Rivera says he's received death threats.
Iowa Farmer Threatened in Tibbetts Case

The farmer who employed murder suspect Cristhian Bahena Rivera says he's received death threats. Rivera was charged with the murder of missing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts. Rivera worked at the dairy farm.

A viral comedy video exposes “nut milking” and seeks to start a conversation with consumers about labeling plant-based beverages that are often called “milk.”
Hilarious Facebook Video Exposes Nut Milking; Opens Labeling Dialogue

A viral comedy video exposes “nut milking” and seeks to start a conversation with consumers about labeling plant-based beverages that are often called “milk.”

Today is the deadliest driving day of the year.
Deadliest Driving Day Of The Year: Road Safety Tips For Farmers

Today is the deadliest driving day of the year.

Major U.S. food companies are targeted in a scathing new report by Mighty Earth on meat's impact to water pollution and climate change.
U.S. Food Companies “Flunking the Planet,” Report Claims

Major U.S. food companies are targeted in a scathing new report by Mighty Earth on meat's impact on water pollution and climate change.

Three universities will partner to lead a new national institute on antimicrobial resistance.
New Institute Will Fight Antimicrobial Resistance

Three universities will partner to lead a new national institute on antimicrobial resistance.

Kent is one of the animal nutrition master brands produced by Kent Nutrition Group (KNG), a leading manufacturer of quality feeds throughout the Midwest and East.
Kent Feeds Featured at the “Made in America” Showcase

Gage and Jimmy Kent were invited by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to the “Made in America” product showcase at the White House July 23, 2018.

For those who don’t have their farm transition or succession plan in place, be sure to get started on that process.
Land Transition Can Lead to Unintended Consequences

For those who don’t have their farm transition or succession plan in place, be sure to get started on that process.

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Kylie Needs A Boost To $1 Billion

Drought, tariffs, trade wars – a seemingly bottomless vat of depressing news. That’s why it’s refreshing to see Americans pulling together to right an injustice.

Robert Hagevoort, New Mexico State University Extension Dairy Specialist (left) and Jim Abacherli of South Slope Dairy in Clovis, New Mexico, talk to students at the 2016 U.S. Dairy Education & Training Consortium.
New Farm/Ranch Employee Intake

A training period will set the employee up for success and contribute to the farm or ranch operation.

Indiana State Board of Animal Health
Indiana Modifies Bovine TB-Testing Requirements for Cattle Entry

The blanket requirement for bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing of dairy cattle entering Indiana has been lifted, effective July 11.

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Prosthetic Testicles May Alleviate Ol’ Blue’s Low Self-Esteem

Last year Americans spent $69.5 billion on their pets, according to the American Pet Products Association. More than $62 million of that on plastic surgery.

Producers Need to Be Prepared for Large-Scale Activist Protests
Producers Need to Be Prepared for Large-Scale Activist Protests

Farms, processing plants and other locations involved in the process of producing meat, poultry, milk and eggs need to prepare in case of an activist incident.

Dan Murphy: Accepting the Challenge
Dan Murphy: Accepting the Challenge

There shouldn’t be any debate over whether agriculture, business and education need to collaborate to address the nation’s 21st century challenges. The stakes are far too critical.

Depression and unbearable sadness can be all consuming, but suicide is not the answer. There are resources available to help you walk through this valley.
Suicide Is Not The Only Answer

Depression and unbearable sadness can be all consuming, but suicide is not the answer. There are resources available to help you walk through this valley.

Professor Ermias Kebreab with the UC Davis Department of Animal Science is conducting research with dairy cows to find out if seaweed will reduce methane emissions from cattle. Results are promising, but not final.
Seaweed Additive Could Reduce Dairy Emissions

Early results from research at the University of California, Davis, indicate that a small amount of an ocean algae in cattle feed could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions million dairy cows.

Arby's Bourbon BBQ Triple Stack
Behold: The Triple Threat

You don’t cruise into a fast-food drive-thru in search of a low-cal, lite ’n lean lunch. So why not pile on the protein? Which is exactly what Arby’s is offering with its three killer sandwiches.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is willing to pay farmers $1,000 per acre to leave corn rows standing near highways in an effort to control blowing snow in the winter.
Minnesota Pays Farmers to Leave Standing Corn for "Living Snow Fence"

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is willing to pay farmers $1,000 per acre to leave corn rows standing near highways in an effort to control blowing snow in the winter.

Farm Sense: Livestock and Health
Farm Sense: Livestock and Health

Fridays on AgDay means Farm Sense with Clinton Griffiths.

U.N. FAO: World Food Price Index Little Changed in April Versus March
U.N. FAO: World Food Price Index Little Changed in April Versus March

World food prices edged marginally higher in April from March, with the prices of most cereals and dairy products continuing to rise while sugar fell further, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

Yaakov Nahmias, founder and chief scientist of Future Meat Technologies, holds laboratory-grown fat samples in his lab in Jerusalem May 2, 2018.
Tyson Foods Backs Israeli Startup to Grow Meat in the Lab

Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, has invested in an Israeli biotech company developing a way to grow affordable meat in a laboratory that takes live animals out of the equation.

Mike Opperman
Does Smithfield Scare You?

Just because an odor lawsuit happened in the pork industry, don't think it can't happen in other animal ag industries.

Animal Welfare Tops List of American Causes
Animal Welfare Tops List of American Causes

Americans say they care more about animal welfare than children’s education and hunger.

Cold Weather May Cap U.S. Corn Acres, But What About Yield?
Cold Weather May Cap U.S. Corn Acres, But What About Yield?

Unless yields soar to never-before-seen highs, the United States this summer will certainly harvest the smallest corn crop in three years since the production volume may not be padded by a boost in plantings.

Some questions make sense. Others are ...unusual.
Murphy: Bordering on the Ridiculous

Young people have many questions about diet and health — and all kinds of misconceptions, as well. But even a university professor wasn’t ready for one student’s outrageous question.

U.N. FAO: World Food Prices Rise 1.1% in March
U.N. FAO: World Food Prices Rise 1.1% in March

World food prices rose in March from the month before, driven by increases in grains and dairy costs, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

Genetically modified organisms have been given a bad rap. It is too late to change their image?
Murphy: GMO — OMG!

As ‘Non-GMO’ labeling seems to be taking over increasingly large swaths of the supermarket shelves, it’s instructive to ask the obvious questions: Why – and also, how – did this happen?

An Easter egg hunt will cost more this year as prices surge 37% over last year.
Easter Egg Hunt Costlier in 2018

Egg prices in the U.S. have surged close to a record high, just in time for Easter.

Ramond Frank Christie was arrested on animal cruelty charges in Humboldt County, Calif.
“Large-Scale Animal Cruelty” At California Ranch

Authorities exercised search warrants and found piles of dead cattle, others in poor condition, and numerous other animal welfare violations.

Charity watchdog groups have lowered their ratings of the Humane Society of the United States, uncovering the use and abuse of its contributions.
Murphy: Understanding the HSUS ‘Whitewashgate’

Following the resignations of two of the leaders of the HSUS due to allegations of sexual harassment, a cynical re-writing of that sordid development is well underway.