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The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture recognized more than 140 Oklahoma FFA chapters for donating to the foundation’s Pork for Packs program as a part of the 2022-2023 Oklahoma FFA Hunger Challenge.

Over 70 young swine producers (from 13-21 years old) from across the U.S. spent a day on campus during the National Junior Swine Association’s National Youth Leadership Conference.  Dr. Jodi Sterle presented the keynote address, “Weaving Your Web” and also conducted a reproductive dissection wet lab for the participants.  

We know grazing cattle are an integral part of the grassland ecosystem and play an important role in ensuring grasslands do not disappear from the Canadian landscape.

A fraudulent cattle scheme in Kentucky has been exposed, revealing the existence of 78,000 “ghost cattle” that were never actually raised or sold.

USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) publishes the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. The report contains domestic and international supply and use forecasts for most crops and livestock products.

Starting June 11, 2023, all currently available over-the-counter antibiotics for livestock will be available only as prescription medications. This new rule will impact all livestock species. Over-the-counter antibiotics are moving to prescription only to provide more veterinary oversight. Similar to the Veterinary Feed Directive, placing antibiotics under the supervision of veterinarians should result in more

Zoonotic diseases can be prevented with proper protection.

As native grasses turn green in May, many Kansas beef producers will often transition the cow-calf herd to grazing pastures

The potential closure of 37 Smithfield sow farms in Missouri this month has raised concerns about the impact on the local economy and the state’s pork industry

Over the winter meeting season, it’s been said many times that there are opportunities to be profitable given the current state of the beef industry. In the most simple of economic terms, Profit = Revenue – Input Costs. In order to increase profits we can do one of the following: 1) increase revenue, 2) reduce