Livestock news
2022-09-08
Fundamentals of Beef Sire Selection
Selection of herd sires for a cow/calf operation is a fundamental management task that should not be taken lightly. Making an informed and sound decision when selecting a herd bull will make... Read more
2022-09-08
K-State Beef Cattle Experts Share Tips On How To Minimize Stress When Separating Cows And Calves
Young children separating from their parents to start kindergarten – and even young adults moving out of the house and headed to college or their first job — bring about transitions that often involve... Read more
2022-09-08
Lamb Weston to invest US$240 m to beef up processing capacity in Argentina | Food Business Africa Magazine
ARGENTINA — Frozen food products supplier, Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. is preparing to invest US$240 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Argenti ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-09-08
Researchers Propose New Framework for Regulating Engineered Crops
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Policy Forum article published today in
Science calls for a new approach to regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops, arguing that current approaches for triggering safety testing vary... Read more
2022-09-08
Drought And Heat Stress In Kansas Soybean Fields
Since the end of June, precipitation has been inconsistent with temperatures consistently warmer than normal across Kansas (Figures 1 & 2). Similar to corn fields, dryland soybean fields have started... Read more
2022-09-08
Crop report: 42% of harvest completes in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Last week's conditions allowed producers all over the province to make great progress with their harvest operations. Forty-two per cent of the crop has been harvested across the province, up... Read more
2022-09-08
Comparing Beef Cow Slaughter to 2011
A lot has been written about beef cow culling this year due to widespread drought in the Western half of the country and high costs relative to calf prices. Most of that has focused nationally. This... Read more
2022-09-08
Fundamentals of Beef Sire Selection
Selection of herd sires for a cow/calf operation is a fundamental management task that should not be taken lightly. Making an informed and sound decision when selecting a herd bull will make... Read more
2022-09-08
K-State Beef Cattle Experts Share Tips On How To Minimize Stress When Separating Cows And Calves
Young children separating from their parents to start kindergarten – and even young adults moving out of the house and headed to college or their first job — bring about transitions that often involve... Read more
2022-09-08
Bird Flu Forces Egg Farm To Euthanize 3 Million Chickens
An outbreak of bird flu that has led to the deaths of 43 million chickens and turkeys this year across the U.S. has been found at a giant egg-laying operation in Ohio, state and federal agriculture... Read more
2022-09-08
Lamb Weston to invest US$240 m to beef up processing capacity in Argentina | Food Business Africa Magazine
ARGENTINA — Frozen food products supplier, Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. is preparing to invest US$240 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Argenti ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-09-07
Cattle Economics: Calf Crop and Cattle Inventory
There are two cattle inventory reports each year. The “big” one occurs in January while the one that is met with less fan fair is released in July. However, the July 1 cattle inventory report provides... Read more