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Fire kills more than 50 cattle in Pennsylvania

A barn fire killed more than 50 cattle early Saturday morning at a dairy in northwest Pennsylvania. "When we left town here for the fire, we saw a huge glow in the sky," Dick Massung, assistant chief of the Cambridge Springs Fire Department, told the Erie, Pa. Times-News. "We didn't have a chance on it."

Quarantines lifted at 2 Calif. dairies associated with BSE case

As USDA's investigation of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy case nears completion, quarantines have been lifted on two central California dairies.

Fly season could be intense

The mild winter and warm spring has resulted in an early and intense fly season in Kansas. K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk says producers can significantly reduce flies on their farms this summer by removing or limiting the areas where flies breed and the larvae develop.

Milk production up 3.2 percent in April

Milk production across the U.S. was up 3.2 percent in April compared to the same month a year earlier.The increase is down slightly from the hefty increases of 4.3 percent and 4.2 percent in February and March, respectively. Dave Kurzawski, dairy analyst with FC Stone/Downes-O’Neill in Chicago, says his initial reaction to the report is “slightly bullish” because the increase wasn’t as high as analysts had predicted.

Cattle prices remain strong on bullish COF expectations

Corn futures closed higher on Friday. Corn futures closed up on spillover support from surging wheat prices.

Mo. Senate passes diluted “ag-gag” bill

A new law passed by the Missouri Senate takes aim at reporting animal abuse to authorities. However, the bill is still a far cry from the “ag-gag” bill passed earlier by the state’s House.

Decades of partnership in research

Nearly 150 years ago – on July 2, 1862, just two months after the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture – President Lincoln signed another historic measure, the Morrill Act, which created the land grant university system.

Dry weather continues to drive wheat prices at midday

Corn futures are trading higher at midsession. Corn futures are being propped up by gains in the wheat market. Steady cash markets and tight old-crop corn supplies are supporting corn prices as well.

Weather report: Showers drench the Carolinas

In the West, cooler weather prevails. On the Plains, beneficial rain showers dot northern and central areas. In the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are confined to the upper Great Lakes region. In the South, showers continue to provide drought relief in the Carolinas.

Dairy farmers face misdemeanor charges over raw milk

The trouble continues for the owners of Hartmann Dairy Farm in Gibbon, Minn., for allegedly selling unpasteurized milk products.