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Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality expert at the University of California, Davis, will receive the 2019 Borlaug CAST Communication Award.
If Meatless Monday were adopted by all Americans we’d see a GHG reduction of just 0.5%.
California’s Cattle Council will soon begin funding programs designed to help consumers understand the positive role cattle and beef production play in the environment, and other issues.
A South Dakota judge presiding over the foreclosure of Robert and Becky Blom has ordered that the nearly 28,000 head of cattle be inspected and sold.
As an advocate of science, Frank Mitloehner believes efforts to reduce meat and milk production globally will only result in “more hunger in poor countries.”
A case of bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed at a dairy located in the Panhandle region of Texas by animal health officials.
Scientists are one step closer to understanding how dangerous contaminants from fecal matter are entering private wells in a northeastern Wisconsin county.
A farmer and a farm worker are on probation after applying liquid manure onto a field that resulted in runoff into a nearby stream. The farm was fined $50,000.
The U.S. annual Cattle Inventory report found 94.8 million head on farms and ranches, up slightly from last year. The calf crop from 2018 totaled 36.4 million head, up 2%.
Social media has been full of MEME and cartoons that are poking fun at the “farting cows” mention in the Green New Deal’s FAQ sheet.
Green New Deal fact sheet continues to spark controversy with a call for reduction in farting cows.
Hay produced on irrigated grass and subirrigated meadows can be a potential supplementation source throughout Nebraska.
Producers can learn about growing corn for silage and feeding corn silage to cattle.
Severe cold this winter, especially in areas with little to no snow cover, could result in damaged or killed stands of alfalfa.
From what’s being observed in some south Georgia pastures this fall, oats are struggling, with growers seeing issues from cold damage, nutrient and moisture stress, and possible barley yellow dwarf virus.
The competition for world’s biggest bovine has started to heat up with contestants from the U.S. and Canada stepping up to the measuring tape against Australia’s Knickers.
Scientists from USDA developed the tools to mass produce penicillin, which was used for treating wounded soldiers over 70 years ago during World War II.
Meet one of the leading scientists in the world of livestock genetics. Dan Carlson of Minnesota-based Recombinetics is rewriting the future of genetic code of animals.
Agricultural officials this week confirmed the presence of the Longhorned tick in Benton County, Arkansas, increasing to four the number of states with confirmed sightings of the exotic Asian pest.
While it can be easy to get in a rush, avoid barn fires by ensuring your hay is dry enough before you bale it.
If fly season has not yet begun in your part of the country, it soon will.
In many cases, mycotoxins won’t alert livestock producers to their presence.
Growth in popularity of natural, organic and “antibiotic free” labeling for meat and dairy products has provided options for consumers and opportunities for producers.
Raised-without-antibiotics (RWA) programs for cattle production have become increasingly popular. However, when an animal needs antibiotic treatment, they typically cannot stay in this type of marketing program.
Across livestock production, we’ve seen growing acceptance of the relationships between stress, disease and lost performance. We’re also operating in a time when consumer perceptions are evolving rapidly.
A device about the size of an electronic key fob, paired with a smart phone, will allow livestock producers and consultants to conduct real-time on-farm feed analysis
Successfully preserving stalklage is not that different from making good corn silage or haylage.
The new, 100,000 square foot facility will house manufacturing and professional space along with a state-of-the-art training facility.
The webinar is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. CDT tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 23.