While calving season has started for some operations, others won’t see new calves for several months.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer a workshop for hog confinement site operators on four dates in Feb…
After a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa Pork Congress returns to the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines Jan. 26-27.
Keeping sows longer in the farrowing house requires a variety of factors.
CARROLL, Iowa — Aaron Juergens went to college to study business management, and while he believed he would pursue a career in agriculture, he…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Each day, Corinne Bromfield gets up and does what she grew up dreaming about doing.
ALTAMONT, Ill. — When challenges in the supply chain may have caused some farmers to reconsider their career producing pork, they propelled Al…
Chad Leman, a third-generation Woodford County, Illinois, pork producer, appreciates the value of a good employee. Consequently, he often finds them.
Higher feed costs have provided a challenge for livestock, dairy and poultry producers.
Lambing season is underway for some and down the road for others, but it’s always smart to be ready well before it begins.
Farmers understand “running to where the trouble is,” and new technology with promising results can help.Precision farming technologies, which…
CAMBRIDGE, Wis. – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently visited Hinchley Dairy Farm near Cambridge. After a tour of th…
Each year, cow-calf producers have a percentage of cows that are culled from the herd for various reasons. They may have been open at pregnanc…
Scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are part of a national effort investigating whether cattle production could be harnessed to c…
Livestock prices will finish strong in 2021 and should maintain that momentum well into 2022.
Whether it is cow-calf operations or feedlot setups, livestock specialists say paying attention to cattle’s needs and providing quality feed a…
Incorporating Brahman genetics into beef cattle herds amid changing temperatures has one Texas A&M AgriLife team researching the physiolog…
More than 108 years ago, an Angus calf was born in the rolling hills of western Iowa.Named Earl Marshall by his owner, W. A. McHenry, that bul…
For seedstock producers, each calf crop comes with the question of which male calves will be bulls and which will be steers.
Dairy cows may spend much of their winter days under a roof, but there are still extra steps to take to make sure they are getting the feed th…
Neil Dierks won’t miss the travel or the constant use of his cell phone when he steps down later this month as CEO of the National Pork Produc…
There are alternatives to the feedstuffs normally used in Midwest livestock production, but any practical use may depend on geography.
AMES, Iowa — Cattle producers are hoping the latest effort to pass legislation to require more price transparency in the spot market will succ…
Cold weather may be an important factor in udder health and milk quality. During wintertime, it’s crucial to create a good environment, and th…
Winter is visible on the not-so-distant horizon, so it’s a good time to prepare feedlots for the frigid months ahead.
Many regions in the Midwest are coming off an extended period of extreme drought, so pastures may not be in optimum shape as winter approaches.
When Dave Patterson came to work for the University of Missouri a quarter century ago, one of his first projects was getting the Show-Me-Selec…