Beef News

• Bringing Grazing Animals Back to Our Croplands by Grazing Cover Crops June 24, 2022
  Bringing grazing animals back to our croplands is an important part of regenerative farming. A recent study Pennsylvania showed the important economic and environmental benefits.
• Meat, Milk From Gene-Edited Cows Safe To Eat? New Study Says 'Yes' June 24, 2022
  Scientists have known for many years that genetically engineered (GE) crops pose no greater risk to human health or the environment than their conventional counterparts.
• Cargill, Delacon to join together to create a leading plant-based phytogenic feed additives business for healthier animal nutrition June 23, 2022
  The acquisition will bring deep feed additives expertise, global presence, and more wholesome food production
• Water for Calves is Important June 23, 2022
  Water is essential to raising healthy calves and must be provided separate from milk from an early age.
• Animal Vaccines – Principles, Types, and Important Points to Know June 23, 2022
  Having healthy animals is the wish of every farmer (livestock and even deer); however, keeping animals healthy requires a good herd health management plan. All animals have various defense mechanisms to prevent or deal with infections.
• Impact of Early Calving Replacement Heifers on Cow-Herd Production and Longevity June 23, 2022
  Cattle producers commonly evaluate reproductive performance by determining how many cows became pregnant during the breeding season. Although pregnancy rates are important, when females become pregnant within the breeding season is also a key component of cow-calf profitability.
• Use Caution with Poison Hemlock, Ivy and Oak June 23, 2022
  Flowers are blooming and vegetables are ripe for picking out of the garden, but unfortunately, poison hemlock and other toxic plants are also blooming across the state.
• How Satellite-guided Cows Might Save the Kansas Prairie and Make Ranchers More Money June 22, 2022
  Prairie wildlife needs a patchy landscape, in which different areas bear the marks of varying degrees of grazing. Scientists have a plan to achieve that.
• As Heat Returns to Wisconsin, Farmers Work to Keep their Cows Cool June 22, 2022
  "I made sure the belts are tight and cleaned the blades to make sure that they're operating at maximum efficiency. So when it gets hot today, you know we're not looking in the barns and saying, 'Oh we’ve got four fans not running,' because once it’s hot, it’s too late," Breunig said Monday.
• Hog Market Update June 21, 2022
  Forward hog contract prices have been stable as of late. Tyler Fulton is director of risk management with Hams Marketing Services. "We've seen a fair amount of volatility day to day, but they haven't been trending one direction or the other," he said.