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Digging into the details of a new virtual farm show

Jul 24, 2020

In this episode of Around Farm Progress, we get the lowdown on the new Farm Progress Virtual Experience

Are you marketing or guessing?

Jul 31, 2020

Cattle markets are telling us now they’ll pay for weight gain and management.

New USDA Dietary Guidelines in the works

Jul 22, 2020

Advisory committee releases scientific report, with dietary guidelines similar to previous version. You can comment.

Preconditioning, premiums and the real value of vaccines

Jul 14, 2020

When you precondition calves, you expect a better price, but what else can you get from the deal?

MS Biotec releases rumen aid

Jul 28, 2020

LactiproFLX product said to use lactic acid, thereby reducing acidity from high-energy diets.

Beef producers: Do you want to vote on the checkoff?

Jul 28, 2020

A nationwide petition drive requesting referendum on ending the Beef Checkoff program continues.

Elanco closes acquisition of Bayer Animal Health

Aug 05, 2020

The acquisition strengthens Elanco's Innovation, Portfolio and Productivity strategy.

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Smithfield defends its pandemic response

Aug 04, 2020

Management shuffle at Tyson

Aug 03, 2020

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Jul 31, 2020

Readers respond to blog on AI and sexed semen

Jul 30, 2020

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Great grazing is nature’s balm

Jun 29, 2020

Our grazing management decides whether succession moves up or down.

Natural miracles need a reboot

Jun 01, 2020

Agriculture is not reaching its potential

May 06, 2020

Today we have empirical, pragmatic evidence to prove regenerative agriculture is the most productive and most profitable.

Earth is still a work in progress

Apr 13, 2020

Weeds

Fall cheat grazing saves money and cuts fire danger

Mar 31, 2020

Grazing cheatgrass with livestock in the American West is proving its worth on public land.

Management

Lessons from a big-herd Texas grazing operation

Jun 15, 2020

Here are a few tips from these ranchers about how they manage a rotating herd of 5,000 steers.

Farm Progress America, June 9, 2020

Jun 09, 2020

Max Armstrong offers insight on how land sales have been impacted by coronavirus

Animal Health Notebook

No postmortem, no accurate diagnosis

Aug 05, 2020

Management is usually the answer to the dead-cattle problem.

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Why we need cattle on the land

Jul 16, 2020

The learned know how cattle can improve the environment, and how to explain that to the ignorant.

Massey Ferguson makes statement with new MF 8s series

Jul 24, 2020

There are four machines in the new line starting at 205 hp, along with a new cab, engine and enhanced connectivity for a competitive tractor market

More than 1.2 million acres accepted for CRP Grasslands

Jul 14, 2020

Through CRP Grasslands, landowners protect grasslands while retaining the right to conduct common grazing practices.

Purdue team gets $1 million IDEAS grant to develop rapid BRD test

Jul 15, 2020

Bovine respiratory disease costs beef and dairy producers as much as $900 million a year; a quick and accurate diagnosis will save producers money.

USDA report is first step in beef price investigation

Jul 27, 2020

Senators introduce legislation to help small meat processors, take action on spot pricing.

Niching up the combine market

Jul 01, 2020

Deere's latest move with the X9 expands combine capacity in new ways; segments buyers

Beef

ADM introduces NutriPass L encapsulated lysine

Aug 05, 2020

Company says its patent-pending encapsulation technique creates a more consistent and available source of lysine for ruminants.

Coronavirus vectors, regenerative ag and a beef update

Jul 31, 2020

This episode of the Around Farm Progress podcast gets a look at some interesting disease research, a soil health project, and an update from a big...

Beefs and Beliefs

USDA disasters investigation suggests changes

Jul 24, 2020

Report on Kansas packing plant fire and COVID-19 pandemic notes need for transparency and perhaps better enforcement in the beef industry.

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