Key performance metrics for swine production include feed conversion, litters per sow per year, pigs per litter, and pounds of pork produced p…
HENDERSON, Iowa — Like many other livestock producers, Dick Godfrey has dealt with low prices, drought and COVID-19 over the past two years.
Production costs will take a large bite out of any profitability in the hog market this year.
At the Illinois Pork Producers Association annual meeting, held virtually Feb. 9, executive director Jennifer Tirey talked about what really h…
For livestock producers with sheep, lambing season can be a busy time. Daniel Mallory, a University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist…
Pat Bane, a central Illinois pig farmer, found support from his family and his employees when he faced a series of challenges in 2020.
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SALEM, Mo. — Down in the Ozarks, Dent County provides rocky, rolling land that’s best-suited for raising cattle.
There may be several inches of snow on the ground in much of the Midwest, but grazing season is just around the corner
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Jared Brackett was named 2020 Cattlemen’s Beef Board Chairman. He is a fifth-generation cow/calf producer from Filer, Idaho.
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The past few months have seen increased volatility in the hog market, which may signal the need to adjust risk management strategies.
Mallory Robinson began her duties as director of the Iowa Beef Expo in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and unlike many shows, she has this…
NEW SHARON, Iowa — The pride is evident in the voice of Carleton Meinders Jr. — better known to his friends as Junior — when he talks about th…
BUCKNER, Mo. — A January snow covered Missouri’s brown pastures, but for producers like Bruce Mershon, he knew in a few months that grass woul…
Brady Kramer, his wife and sons live in his grandfather’s original farmhouse near Farina in southern Illinois.
Joe Nelson and Byron Wheeler admit to being a bit nervous as the COVID-19 pandemic started impacting the Midwest last March.
Livestock respiratory diseases are a common concern for producers and can have significant impacts on performance.
AMES, Iowa — The colder temperatures of the winter season are here and livestock producers should make sure their animals are well cared for.
CLINTON, Ill. — Larry Martin’s family teases him about using his old- fashioned flip phone.
For a long time, researchers would use rats when it came to determining the digestibility of certain proteins in humans.
At the Three State Beef Conference, Justin Sexten with Performance Livestock Analytics talked about how livestock producers can use technology…
Agricultural Research Service scientists at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) in Orient Point, New York, have made two important a…
While there may be no substitute for the house call, veterinarians are using technology to help care for livestock as the COVID-19 pandemic co…
AMES, Iowa — Dairy producers and the industry will have the opportunity to learn about emerging dairy industry issues during Virtual Dairy Day…