Late-gestation heat stress in cattle affects future generations
It wouldn’t be a Wisconsin summer without heat and humidity. On the dairy farm, periods of heat stress necessitate special care to mitigate its adverse effects on calves, cows and people. The...
View ArticleFeeder cattle lot size: It does matter
Among the factors affecting feeder cattle price, perhaps the most important, in my opinion, is feeder cattle lot size. Cattle producers receive premiums at auction for selling large lots of cattle of a...
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When will Ukraine grain exports resume?
By Alberto Nardelli with assistance from Daryna KrasnolutskaSenior European officials see little chance Russia is willing to ease global food pressures by striking a deal to let Ukraine resume crucial...
View ArticleStockgrowers share optimism about proposed beef plant
News of a proposed $1.1 billion beef processing facility broke last week, bringing optimism to many in the beef industry. Kingsbury & Associates and Sirius Realty have announced their plans for a...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 16, 2022
Farm organizations are paying a lot of attention to what happens in California with Proposition 12. NPPC chairman Terry Woelters says that there's a group in society that wants to inflict mandates, and...
View ArticleMultispecies grazing has its advantages
Grazing two or more types of livestock in the same pasture is nothing new. Farmers and ranchers 100 years ago (and for centuries before that) usually had cattle and sheep, and sometimes goats or...
View ArticleServe on an FSA county committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is now accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas for members. LAAs are...
View ArticleLower Food and Fuel Costs Act passes in House
In action June 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 221-204 H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which lead Democrat authors say will help address supply chain risks,...
View ArticleEffective strategies to control internal parasites
Internal parasites impair production by increasing energy costs of maintenance and diet digestibility, reducing feed intake, and increasing activity of the immune system. They have a much greater...
View Article7 ag stories you might have missed
Did you miss some agricultural news this week? No need to worry. Here’s a roundup of the top headlines in agriculture from around the country.Heat stress kills Kansas cattleExtreme heat and humidity...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 17, 2022
Max Armstrong has a friend in rural Indiana who started locking his doors. In the area, there was a heinous crime, as has happened in many rural communities lately. The Wall Street Journal has pointed...
View ArticleFFA Tribute: Laura Wuebker
The FFA Chapter Tribute goes to Laura Wuebker, Ohio FFA State vice president.Highlights for the last year was getting into classrooms for Laura. She shares her experience at the recent state convention...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, June 18, 2022
Mike is at the desk this week, and kicks off the broadcast talking about farm policy, including some cattle pricing legislation.Max checks in with Brad Doyle, American Soybean Association president,...
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How do we mitigate heat stress in feedlots?
Summers in the Midwest are hot. That’s just a fact of life that farmers and livestock producers work around every year.But there are times when the heat and humidity can be more than normal for humans...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 20, 2022
Max Armstrong shares news of the development of a new potato – the Dakota Russet – which has been under development since 2001. The potato will be used for McDonald’s french fries and Max shares...
View ArticleUSDA invests further in enhancing key ports
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans June 16 to increase capacity for exporting chilled and frozen agricultural commodities at the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas, to help improve...
View ArticleBeef prices supported by other proteins
The question of beef demand for the remainder of this year is an interesting comparison to exceptionally strong wholesale and retail prices in the second half of 2021. In the first quarter of 2022,...
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Just what happens in that tractor cab?
These days everyone multi-tasks. Of course, with the rise of smart phones and Bluetooth and new kinds of content multitasking means more than it used to, but what? That’s the question we asked for the...
View ArticleAg groups critical of proposed SEC climate rule
Agricultural groups offered widespread criticism to the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule on climate-related disclosures. The comment period closed June 17 and ag groups had already...
View Article5 Trending headlines in the beef world
Check out these five stories in the news this week.1. Last week, Kansas cattle producers suffered a tragedy when heat stress killed at least 2,000 cattle in two counties. The temperatures didn’t drop...
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