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Control your pasture weeds while protecting your white clover

Control your pasture weeds while protecting your white clover

A new pasture herbicide for cattle producers provides broad-spectrum weed control while preserving white clover and annual lespedeza.

WOAH declares Germany FMD-free

WOAH declares Germany FMD-free

Since foot-and-mouth disease was detected in a herd of water buffalo in Brandenburg, authorities have not detected any further cases in livestock or zoo and wild animals.

Transitioning heifers from a winter dry lot setting to a spring pasture management

Transitioning heifers from a winter dry lot setting to a spring pasture management

Nutritional status during the first 21 days of the breeding season may be as crucial as prebreeding.

Nebraska to launch Rural Veterinarian Grant Program

Nebraska to launch Rural Veterinarian Grant Program

UNL also moving into next phase of Elite 11 Veterinary Program, which provides scholarships to students interested in becoming large animal veterinarians in the state.

Paralyzing economic uncertainty leading to more at-home meal prep

Paralyzing economic uncertainty leading to more at-home meal prep

Retail meat sales continued to climb in March, but ongoing tariff news is causing more shoppers to stockpile some items for fear of rising prices stockouts.

Can Trump solve the farm labor crisis before harvest?

Can Trump solve the farm labor crisis before harvest?

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins said easing restrictions for noncitizen farmworkers is a top priority, as labor shortages continue to strain farmers across the U.S. Changes to the H-2A visa program and new legal pathways could offer relief soon.

Western Ranch Management Academy

Western Ranch Management Academy

Utah State University Extension joined Intermountain Farmers Association (IFA) to establish an ongoing ranch management seminar series focused on the Intermountain West. The series will provide high-quality educational opportunities for ranchers and allied industry professionals.

Angus joins global initiative to improve livestock efficiency

Angus joins global initiative to improve livestock efficiency

Angus Genetics Inc. to lead North American data collection for $4.85 million research grant from the Bezos Earth Fund and Global Methane Hub.

Key Brazil Port bustles as China poised to shift away From U.S.

Key Brazil Port bustles as China poised to shift away From U.S.

Brazil is China’s largest trading partner and vies with the U.S. for supremacy in global agricultural export markets.

Livestock producers concerned about diseases, uncertain about level of threat

Livestock producers concerned about diseases, uncertain about level of threat

Nearly all Iowa swine producers concerned about PRRS and swine influenza; 81% of poultry producers were at least somewhat concerned with avian influenza.