Category: Ag News
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Cattle Groups Push Back on Trump Beef Import Plan
Industry organizations warn additional imports could discourage U.S. herd rebuilding WASHINGTON — A plan by President Donald Trump to temporarily allow additional beef into the United States without triggering higher tariffs is drawing strong opposition from several of the nation’s largest cattle and farm organizations. The administration is looking to additional imports as one way…
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Fall Soil Testing Can Uncover Soybean Nematode Threats
New management resources focus on identifying hidden pests that can reduce soybean yields ST. LOUIS — Soybean growers are being encouraged to use the weeks immediately following harvest to check fields for nematodes that may be quietly cutting yields. Soybean cyst nematode remains one of the most damaging soybean pathogens in North America, but it…
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Pork Prices Offer Consumers Relief as Producers Stay Profitable
Lower feed costs are keeping hog producers in the black while pork remains a bargain compared with beef COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Pork producers have been profitable for more than two years, but don’t expect that to translate into a major expansion of the U.S. hog herd anytime soon. U.S. pork production is running 1.3…
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Summer Heat Puts Cattle Health and Performance at Risk
Oklahoma State veterinarian says water shade and early detection are key when heat and humidity climb STILLWATER, Okla. — Hot weather is part of summer in cattle country, but high temperatures mixed with humidity can quickly turn from uncomfortable to dangerous. Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, Oklahoma State University veterinarian and beef cattle Extension specialist, is urging…
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Illinois Farm Support Program Becomes FARM SOS
CARBONDALE, Ill. — A statewide program providing confidential mental health services to Illinois farm families has adopted a new name and launched a new website. The Farm Family Resource Initiative is now FARM SOS. The change gives the seven-year-old program a shorter name that more clearly describes its purpose. FARM SOS began as a pilot…
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High Nitrogen Prices Shift Fall Fescue Decisions
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rising fertilizer prices are forcing Missouri cattle producers to take a closer look at the cost of adding nitrogen to stockpiled tall fescue. Stockpiled fescue gives Missouri producers an opportunity to extend grazing into the winter and reduce harvested feed costs. University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts said decisions…