Farmers, landowners and conservationists are looking at what options may be available for 436,000 acres across the state that will move out of USDAs Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) at the end of this month.
The pain of recent record losses in the U.S. cattle feeding industry will not diminish soon, but tightening supplies could lead to a modest rebound in late 2010, according to agricultural economist James Mintert.
The common tradition for weaning spring-born calves is to wait until late October and even early November. Most mature cows that have been feeding on adequate summer forages will be in very good body condition, despite the pressure of nursing a rapidly growing calf.
Children starting school are a lot like calves getting weaned. Each individual is different. For some, the experience is more stressful than for others, but careful preparation by their caretakers can help make the whole experience much more productive.
When terrorist attacks engulfed Manhattans financial district on Sept. 11, 2001, the New York Federal Reserve staff slept on their desks and survived on cheese sandwiches for several days just a block from the ash and burning rubble of the World Trade Center.
Now, producers can merge the inside information from Igenity with calf health, source and age verification records all in one place, says Dr. Stewart Bauck, executive director of research and development, Igenity. This partnership is a continuation of user-friendly solutions Igenity and GAM have brought to the beef industry.
The Extreme Mustang Makeover, the nations most unique equine competition, will offer an estimated $300,000 in prize money as it enters its third year of competition after two years of what industry observers are calling nothing short of amazing events across the U.
Oregon cattlemen with summer permits on the Malheur National Forest (MNF) recently won a victory in the Oregon Federal District Court after Judge Ancer Haggerty ruled to overturn a preliminary injunction on grazing on the Murderers Creek and Lower...
Jon Konen was unloading lambs for sale at Billings, MT, on Sunday, Aug. 16, when he got a frantic call on his cell phone from a son who remained behind at their ranch near Dillon, MT, to tend to their livestock there. Dad, weve got a heck of a mess up here! his son exclaimed.