Dwayne Faber's Twitter following climbed to over 30,000. Humor helped him gain traction. That daily dose of humor still exists, despite the many challenges he’s battling as a dairy farmer in Washington State.
The U.S. Geological Survey has released a worldwide map detailing worldwide cropland. The interactive maps are part of the Global Food Security-Support Analysis Data.
Corn and soybean producers aren’t the only ones feeling the squeeze of wet weather. Cattle and dairy producers are left wondering what this means for their access to feed, and how soon they should lock in inventory.
Officials say the more than 1,800 dairy cows that died in a blizzard in southern Washington state earlier this month were a nearly $4 million loss, not including the lost milk production.
The Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (FEEDD Act) would allow producers who are utilizing prevent plant to at least graze, hay or chop a cover crop to feed livestock.
Used to feed approximately 180-cows a day, a feed truck at the Washington State University Knott Dairy Farm caused a dangerous accident that could have proven deadly.
The Afriscout app, which uses satellite images to identify where there is grass and surface water, “is better than what we are used to”, says herder Buchu Boru.
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.
