Educational events in Chase County and Thomas County to showcase ranching practices and host operations

Drought-induced feed costs and reduced cattle herds contribute to price surge

Grazing livestock to mimic how wildlife forages can prevent the erosion of topsoil, protect water quality and keep carbon out of the atmosphere, but it requires big changes in how the beef industry operates.

The MSU Department of Animal Science invites nominations for the Dairy Farm of the Year by September 15.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 1 million acres in this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup. This is one of several signups that USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is holding for the program. The results for CRP General signup reflect the continued importance

After pioneering a SHIC-funded system to improve swine health by reporting pathogen test results from public veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the Midwest, a team led by faculty from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has plans to glean even more insight from the vast data set. A new three-year, $1 million grant from the

The National Pork Board elected four new officers for the 2023-2024 term beginning July 1. NPB’s 15-producer board of directors represent the 60,000 U.S. pig farmers who pay into the Pork Checkoff – a program funding research, promotion and education efforts for the benefit of the whole industry.?The board allocates Pork Checkoff funds to address

In written testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, the National Pork Producers Council highlighted the threats posed to the pork industry by foreign animal disease. NPPC wrote, “While strong exports have tempered the pork industry’s economic challenges, that would change in an instant if the country were hit with a foreign

Matt Claeys, the CEO of the National Swine Registry, spoke to The Pig Site’s Sarah Mikesell at the 2023 World Pork Exposition in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Who is the National Swine Registry? “National Swine Registry wears a number of hats,” said Matt Claeys, CEO of National Swine Registry. “We are the pedigree association for

Farm Health Guardian Ltd. and NoveTechnologies have joined forces to bring farm biosecurity technology to pork and poultry producers in North America, according to a company press release.  The company is launching Protocol, a biosecurity management system that utilizes facial recognition technology for controlled access of livestock barns. “Together our companies are stronger, and the