It’s not news that hay has been expensive and hard to find lately. And there’s also the fact that current economic difficulties require improved efficiency to keep an operation going strong. But something that’s not so obvious is the simple fact that how.

Tuesday’s storm caught many South Dakota cattle producers in the middle of spring calving. The storm’s cold, wet and windy conditions will potentially cause significant losses to their calf crop, says Warren Rusche, South Dakota State University Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist.

Following an announcement by House lawmakers that they will introduce legislation to address issues with the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) urged Congress to reform the biofuels mandate.

From an economic standpoint, the biggest reason to consider organic alfalfa production would be having contract with someone who has to have organic alfalfa and is willing to pay a premium for it, said Kallenbach, who is also a professor of plant science in the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

While National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) breathed a sigh of relief over the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) audit, opponents of the longstanding relationship were no doubt sorely disappointed with the findings.

A refreshing bit of budgetary activity took place at the end of last month. Both the Senate and the House passed a budget for 2014! And as Congress gets back to work—the Senate today, the House tomorrow—each branch has the other’s budget to consider.

Located in Oregon’s extreme southeast corner, Louse Canyon and the surrounding environs are revered by backpackers, wildlife enthusiasts, and photographers for their remote and scenic splendor.

The inspectors checked five downstream processors that tenderized meat for retail or consumers and found that FSIS didn’t test the product at any of them. According to the report, two outbreaks have been tied to tenderized meat, one of them involving 19 cases in six states and necessitating a recall of 248,000 pounds of meat.

The I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form is required to be filled out for every newly hired employee on the farm (applies to all individuals hired after Nov. 6, 1986, with some limitations). The Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the U.

Due in large part to softer same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) slipped below 100 in February. The RPI stood at 99.9 in February, down 0.8 percent from January’s five-month high.