Beef Industry News How’s the weather in your part of the world? If you’re in the beef cattle industry, you might want to push back calving to much later in the spring, according to Tyler Harris of BEEF. The weather hasn’t been forgiving, especially in the Midwest and Great Plains, where temperatures have dropped to […]
Author Archive | Fred Clark
PSU Extension Releases Best Milking Practices Online Course
Mastitis is a serious condition that not only affects a herd’s output but their quality of life, as well. Dairy Herd Management just announced that Penn State University Extension currently offers an online course called “Best Milking Practices.” This is a self-paced course for producers, employees, and managers in the dairy industry. It covers concepts […]
USPOULTRY Approves 7 New Research Grants
USPOULTRY Approves 7 New Research Grants Research is an integral part of any industry, especially animal nutrition. New developments can help the industry evolve to better serve consumers. The Poultry Site just released an article that talks about how USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation approved seven new research grants at five institutions. The total amount […]
Tips for Winter Respiratory Disease Prevention in Poultry
Tips for Winter Respiratory Disease Prevention in Poultry Winter is coming and most broiler producers are aware that this can be a critical time for their flock. This article from The Poultry Site will come in handy if you are looking for ways to prevent flock respiratory disease come winter. Tak Niino, VMD, who is […]
Are You Choosing MPP or LGM for 2018?
With 2017 about to be over, producers have a few weeks to decide if they want to re-enroll in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or go for the Livestock Gross Margin insurance program instead. Just in case producers have had their heads buried in managing their operations this year, Sonny Perdue, who is the […]
The Poultry Industry: Hurricane Harvey and Irma Relief Efforts
The Ag industry has proved time and time again that it is made up of companies that care about the community. I was browsing through Poultry Times when I found an article by Jeff Hardin of the American Egg Board that made me smile. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left so much destruction in their wake. […]
Are You Going To Stay Or Sell Out?
The dairy industry, much like any other industry, has gone through a lot of tough times, especially in the last few years. A lot of small to mid-sized operations have gone “belly up,” but not without a fight. With the way the industry is going, there are still a few small operations that doggedly refuse […]
South Korea Removes U.S. Poultry Ban
South Korea Removes U.S. Ban from Poultry Products U.S. broiler companies will exhilarate to hear that South Korea has lifted the ban on poultry and poultry products from the U.S. According to an article in Poultry Times, the ban was off for products slaughtered after August 16, 2017. The ban was put in place due […]
Holstein Sire Evaluations to Change by April 2018
Holstein sire evaluations will change by April 2018, according to an article I read in Dairy Herd Management. There will be six health traits added. These are ketosis, metritis, hypocalcemia, retained placentas, and displaced abosamus, in no particular order. These evaluations are being present as percentages. A higher positive value will indicate greater resistance than […]
3-Step Body Condition Scoring by UW Extension Specialists – Cattle
Body condition scoring for range cattle just got easier. University of Wyoming Extension released a 3-step scoring system that can help producers determine cattle body condition scores. Derek Scasta is one of the authors and a UW Extension range specialist. He collaborated with Scott Lake, a beef specialist from UW Extension for this project. The […]