A SHIC-funded effort aimed at increasing swine disease awareness, prevention, and preparedness, The Early Regional Occurrence Warning project, was launched by Drs. Xiaomei Yue and Mariana Kikuti with the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project in September 2022. On May 9, 2023, the first TEROW report was sent to participants and will be released weekly. Through […]

At the beginning of July, all pork products sold in California must meet Prop 12 requirements, unless efforts to delay—which are already happening—are successful. If unsuccessful, Steve Meyer, lead economist at Partners for Production Agriculture, told Global Hog Industry Virtual Conference (GHIVC) attendees that two channels of pork into the state will likely emerge: one

The lack of a regulatory threshold has been a significant barrier to the approval of hempseed cake in animal feed.

When hay can’t be found and water is scarce, older cattle and those not bred are sold to reduce expenses. This year, the Coker family’s thorough pregnancy checking improved the operation’s efficiency.

The primary tool of genetic selection of beef cattle is expected progeny difference, EPD, which merges progeny records, pedigree and genomic information to estimate breeding values.

Jesse Replogle, host of the pasture walk, will provide a brief overview of the location’s current rotational grazing pasture system.

Locations for this hunt include Upper and Lower Cottonwood Creek and the San Luis Reservoir wildlife areas, both in western Merced County.

“Adam will emphasize the significance of basic agronomic traits in ensuring yield stability, as well as a focus on dry matter and starch yield,” said Fred Hall, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.

“Corn-fed beef is the most widely produced type of beef in the U.S. In fact, 103 million bushels of corn went directly to corn-fed beef cattle in the U.S. last year,” said Dean Meyer, a farmer from Rock Rapids and the U.S. Meat Export Federation Chair.

An analysis conducted at the University of São Paulo showed that no sample exceeded the recommended limit for aflatoxin M1, a contaminant of fungal origin considered carcinogenic