Issues related to the safety and security of our food supply top the news on a regular basis. However, a recent article about the future of the business as posted on Yahoo-Education is the type of report doing more harm to agriculture than good.
At World Ag Expo 2012, Pavilion D, which is home to beef and livestock exhibitors, seminars, live cattle demonstrations and new for this year, a ranching and livestock competition, is the place to be to see the latest advances in the beef and livestock industries....More
Every time you think that a nail is about to be put in the wheat price coffin, it bounces back from death. The market refuses to take the chance that wheat will not be available to feed the world....More
Because the wheat crop is so advanced huge U.S. acreage is now more vulnerable to freeze damage. Wheat specialists say that farmers considering booking their wheat should keep the freeze threat in mind....More
After years of management with the herbicide glyphosate on golf courses, resistant weeds have developed, which will make keeping a clean fairway more challenging....More
Cow-calf producers should continue to prosper for at least the next few years, as beef exports boom and national herd numbers remain low. Current good prices for their cattle should remain in that lofty range for two years or even longer. Beef production is still an industry requiring tough decision-making. That is unlikely to change, no matter what the price per pound may be....More
Did Olson’s climate-controlled warehouse protect his bees from CCD? By overwintering them indoors, the bees encounter fewer stressors, especially pesticides. Even if they’re not killing them outright, they leave the bees vulnerable. Can honey bees fend off CCD by being overwintered indoors with atmospheric controls?...More
David Alt of USDA's National Animal Disease Center explains how a contagious leptospirosis disease is able to transmit to humans, cattle, and other mammals....More
