Applied research is a core component of Extension and Outreach at Iowa State University, and the Iowa Beef Center has conducted a number of research.

How can I best meet the mineral requirements of my beef herd? It comes as no surprise that the answer to this question is not a simple one. There are many factors impacting the mineral requirements of beef cattle such as stage of production, age, body condition and genetics, which are further compounded by the

A new tool added to the Swine Health Information Center’s domestic swine disease monitoring report will strengthen the efforts of pork producers to rid the swine industry of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

Agri-Food Economic Systems suggests countries such as Canada that are advantaged by climate change will be called upon to take a more active roll in addressing global food insecurity

The Ontario government is strengthening the province’s beef sector by increasing financing available through the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program to $500 million. The province is also investing in an industry-led market development program to increase domestic and international sales.

Lauren Schwab Eyre, who blogs at Farm Girl with Curls, farms full time with her family about an hour north of Cincinnati, Ohio, near Somerville. She’s combined her love of pigs, country music and bourbon to ignite conversations with consumers online and share important information about raising pigs to the public. Eyre’s dad began pig

Pork producers from seven state pork associations participated in an NPPC mini legislative fly-in Wednesday in Washington, DC, lobbying lawmakers on several issues important to the U.S. pork industry. During visits with their members of Congress, the pork producers and state executives asked them to: • Pass a Farm Bill that includes a legislative fix

Now, researchers have recovered a millennia-old genome of the sheep, goat, and human-infecting pathogen.

The Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Meat Cutting School offers fun and impactful hands-on workshops, adding valuable skills to the labor force in Kentucky’s meat processing industry.

With the USDA cancelling its regularly scheduled July cattle inventory report due to budget cuts, that’s a question that many would like to have answered.