The Illinois Pork Expo will include all its usual highlights of meetings, speakers exhibits and chats with legislators at the BOS Center in Springfield, but this year all be sandwiched into a one-day event on Feb. 7.
A dry fall and a dry summer in places have provided some challenges for livestock producers looking to get through the winter feeding their cattle.
In many ways, the United Soybean Board functions like the U.S. Congress.The panel that determines how checkoff funds are spent is large and diverse. Its 78 farmer-members work like a legislative body, divided into committees and subcommittees.
Matt Stubblefield is adamant about the fact that he is a cattleman, not a hog farmer. But with generations of pork producers in his family, raising hogs was just a part of the farm operation.
LE MARS, Iowa — Matt and Angie Schnepf love the farm life — a sentiment they hope they are passing along to their three sons.
As one of the leading pork-producing states, Illinois has a strong voice in the industry. The state’s pork association is taking steps to ensure that its influence continues well into the future.
Animal diseases can provide major challenges for livestock producers, with some respiratory diseases in particular spiking during the cold months. In addition, producers, veterinarians and government agencies continue to work to keep African swine fever out of the U.S.
Although parts of January have been seasonably warm with green grass still visible in parts of the Midwest, livestock producers must still be prepared for winter yet to come.
There are a number of reasons why livestock producers may want to consider the use of anaerobic digesters in their operations.
Trends and technology will be discussed and displayed at the Iowa Pork Congress Jan. 25-26 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
Much of the Midwest continues to battle a record-setting outbreak of high pathogenic avian influenza.
The USDA’s December Hogs and Pigs report places the December 1 inventory of all hogs and pigs at 73.1 million head, down roughly 1% from last quarter and 2% from last year. The year-over-year decline is driven by a nearly 2% smaller market hog inventory, which is toward the bottom end of pre…
After two years of dealing with COVID-19 issues, Bob Noble says it was nice to see a good crowd at the annual meeting of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association last month in Altoona.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is one that commonly refers to the importance of reducing the risk for disease spread.
Weather may have pushed some cattle north, and depending on future forecasts, that trend could continue.
Normally after a lengthy run of higher prices, hog producers will begin thinking of expansion. But that’s not the case at the moment, and that outlook will likely continue into 2023.
LEBANON, Mo. — Driven by a desire to help others learn about the beef industry, Hanleigh Young is taking a different approach to business growth. Her company, Sync Up Breeding, provides artificial insemination services to beef producers, but her focus is small hobby farmers.
Every day brings new challenges for Jerry Snyder.
It looked a lot like Christmas on Dec. 13 when the Illinois Pork Producers Association reached its goal of donating one millions pounds of pork to food banks in an effort started in 2008. Pork producers and their supporters hammed up their achievements wearing Santa hats.
Cows can handle just about any weather event, but there will come a time when even the hardiest of bovines needs some help.
In many ways, the United Soybean Board functions like the U.S. Congress.The panel that determines how checkoff funds are spent is large and diverse. Its 78 farmer-members work like a legislative body, divided into committees and subcommittees.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A well-balanced diet is a key to good health. For cattle, vitamin A is one nutrient that producers need to manage to keep cattle healthy, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.
Preparing livestock buildings for winter is the easy part. The challenges come when the white stuff starts to fall.
AMES, Iowa — It’s important for producers to know the vitamin and mineral statuses of animals in their operation, but it takes more than a simple glance to accurately determine.
Feeder calf sale numbers are ramping up across South Dakota. Fall brings many weaning and selling time decisions. These decisions include options to sell calves at weaning, wean them and hold them for 45 days, background until spring, or retain ownership until the calf reaches yearling or fe…
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