CLAAS has brought an intensive German apprenticeship program to its Omaha facility, teaching mechatronics, a discipline that incorporates mechanics, electronics, fluid power and computing.
“We could have run more cattle over the years but trying to squeeze every last productive dollar out of your grazing resource year after year is a recipe for failure.”
Calf prices are encouraging cow-calf producers to increase cow inventories to have more calves to sell.
Balancing the checkbook and reviewing the monthly credit card statements are just two ways that consumers monitor their spending.
Grazing winter annuals such rye, winter wheat or triticale commonly begins in April. All three of these forages can be very high in quality and reduce the need for feeding expensive hay while allowing additional time for spring growth of our perennial summer pastures.
Here's a list of livestock auctions coming up in the area.
The fourth edition of the Aggieville Showdown in Manhattan, Kansas, unfolded at the Riley County Fairgrounds and downtown Aggieville April 5 and 6, featuring 229 entries from 114 exhibitors hailing from 10 different states.
Here's a list of livestock auctions coming up in the area.
A team of Kansas State University watershed specialists have tips on how to safeguard water resources while providing grazing animals with the water they need.
Anyone involved in the pork industry is invited to the Nebraska Pork Expo, set for July 17 in York.
Farm Rescue is coordinating hay donations for wildfire-affected farmer and ranchers.
“Every year I come to the show and I learn something new. You aren’t going to learn sitting at home."
The pros and cons of retaining heifer calves born to first-calf heifers
Fillmore County is hosting the inaugural Pen to Plate event Sunday, April 14 from 3-6:15 p.m. at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Geneva, Nebraska.
Founding Father and inventor Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.” In the cattle business, that sentiment rings true when it comes to executing an artificial insemination breeding strategy, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle In…
Cows of several dairy farms in southern states were recently infected by bird flu, according to state and federal agriculture officials.
The effects of drought conditions on the cow herd can extend beyond the cow to the newborn calves, especially if they’re born into wet conditions, said Jess Hinrichs, DVM, with Zoetis beef technical services, and based in Sutton, Nebraska.
Aggieville Showdown to feature grand drive through business district, live country music in Manhattan, Kan., April 6
Here's a list of livestock auctions coming up in the area.
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team is hosting a virtual chat via Zoom to discuss the latest information on the mystery illness effecting dairy cows in the Southwest on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m.
Sick dairy cows in Texas were found to have bird flu, according to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
"The moisture would be very welcome, but the wind they are calling for will make things miserable and minimize the benefit from the snow."
As the state's largest and primary public veterinary diagnostics lab, the KSVDL is the laboratory clearinghouse that veterinarians around the state and country know and rely on to diagnose and track the diseases that could wreak havoc on individual households and the U.S. agricultural econom…
To effectively prevent liver abscesses in cattle, it is crucial to gain a complete understanding of the development of this condition and the bacteria responsible for causing the infection.
The Danish swine industry has its own set of unique challenges, yet farmers share similar marketing woes and epidemic threats as American pork producers.
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