Dave Patterson, University of Missouri (MU) Extension beef specialist, told what it takes to make Show-Me- Select (SMS) replacement heifers Tuesday, March 12 at North Central Missouri College’s Barton Farm Campus in Trenton. The meeting was a makeup for one canceled by snow.

Detecting standing heat or estrus in beef and dairy cattle can be a critical aspect to the success of an AI program. Time and dedication to observing cattle throughout the day and evening are essential in accurately detecting estrus.

Many cow/calf producers in Nebraska are in the midst of calving season or will soon be starting. While calving is the primary production activity on the minds of most producers, now is the time to begin planning for the use of estrus synchronization for heifers and cows this spring.

Anyone can nominate their favorite farm mom by visiting AmericasFarmers. com before April 23 and submitting a brief essay explaining how she contributes to her family, farm, community and agriculture. One regional winner will be selected by a panel of judges from American Agri-Women and Monsanto for each of the contest’s five regions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a series of five meetings to provide the public with opportunities to discuss and provide critical feedback on the challenges faced by livestock producers and veterinarians as FDA phases in veterinary oversight of the therapeutic use of certain medically important antimicrobials.

The past week featured generally dry conditions across most of the western half of the contiguous 48 states with a deep trough over the eastern half.

House Joint Resolutions 7 and 11 (HJR 7&11)—a wonderfully concise piece of legislation—proposes to change the state’s constitution to guarantee and safeguard the ability of farmers and ranchers to use modern practices.

As consumers at home and abroad get more interested in their food, production technologies get more attention and scrutiny from all angles. None is so frequent in the mainstream media today, or possibly as valuable to the beef industry, as beta agonists.

Although the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has reluctantly agreed to go ahead with processing Valley Meat, Co.’s application for final inspection, it is unlikely that the matter will be laid to rest. In an unprecedented move, USDA has publicly urged.

For ranchers along the lower Snake River corridor in eastern Washington, neighboring with government and corporate landowners has long been a part of daily life.