The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-06-27
Considerations for Selecting & Installing an Electric Fence Charger
Kable Thurlow, Educator, Michigan State University Extension Thomas Guthrie, Statewide Educator, MSU Extension Timothy Harrigan, Associate Professor, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural... Read more
2022-06-27
Texas Hay Season Looks Bleak
The 2022 Texas hay production outlook appears in doubt due to high fertilizer prices and widespread drought, said
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Read more
2022-06-27
Study Shows Calls To Reduce 'Intensive' Livestock Farming Practices To Mitigate EID Risk May Be Premature
Read Study Shows Calls To Reduce `Intensive` Livestock Farming Practices To Mitigate EID Risk May Be Premature in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date... Read more
2022-06-27
CCGA preparing to implement enhanced interest-free benefit for cash advances
A recent change to the Advance Payments Program (APP) could save farmers who use the program up to $5,500 in interest costs over the next two years. The enhancement, announced on June 23 by... Read more
2022-06-27
First cut of hay producing very good yields
It appears that alfalfa fields in southeastern Manitoba did not mind our wet spring. Read more
2022-06-27
As big data aims to boost Sask. agriculture, some are skeptical
The word ‘data’ has become what some farmers in Saskatchewan would describe as a four-letter swearword. Read more
2022-06-27
Canadian and Mexican Pork Producers Supportive of Efforts to Overturn Proposition 12
The National Pork Producers Council says both the Canadian and Mexican pork industries have been highly supportive of the effort to have California's Proposition 12 overturned. The challenge in the... Read more
2022-06-27
VIDO Pilot Scale Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Expected to Speed Up Vaccine Development
The CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization says the creation of an in-house pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility will help speed up the development of new vaccines. Read more
2022-06-27
Specific Compounds Secreted in the Gut Offer Early Indicator of Gut Health Issues
Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are assessing compounds secreted in the gut that offer the potential to be used as an early indicator of developing gut health issues. Read more
2022-06-27
High Inclusion of Highly Ground Pea Starch in Diets Increases Risk of Gastric Ulcers in Pigs
Research conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests the inclusion of high levels of highly ground pea starch in the rations of pigs will heighten the risk of gastric ulcers. Read more
2022-06-27
U.S. Pork Producers Encouraged to Participate in Programs to Prevent and Respond to Foreign Animal Disease
The Chief Veterinarian with the National Pork Board is encouraging U.S. pork producers to take advantage of two Pork Checkoff funded programs designed to help prevent and to respond to the... Read more
2022-06-27
U.S. Pork Producers Encouraged to Enroll in the Secure Pork Supply Continuity of Business Plan
The Director of Swine Health with the National Pork Board is encouraging U.S. pork producers to enrol in the Secure Pork Supply Plan. Read more