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The U.S. beef herd has been shrinking for several years, driven primarily by severe drought in cattle country. Jeff Stolle, vice president of marketing with the Nebraska Cattlemen, says the contraction shows signs of slowing. “The liquidation appears to have slowed somewhat, but it has not stopped. When we see the number for January 1 […]

Rural communities are disadvantaged in race for federal climate-change funding, Colorado artists “feel the love” from rural creative districts, and beekeeping finds friends in West Virginia’s coal country.

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 19, 2023) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Arthur S. Totton Circle Farm Road on the University Farm for Arthur S. Totton in recognition of his service and contributions to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES). “Mr. Totton was a visionary educator and respected advisor here in […]

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MI), along with 15 Senate colleagues, are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed mitigation measures targeting 11 rodenticides. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the senators urged consultation with the businesses and individuals who rely on rodent control products when developing rules that […]

If you are what you eat, then some animals in agriculture may actually be black soldier fly larvae! Liz Koutsos is president of EnviroFlight of Apex, North Carolina. We raise black soldier fly larva using byproducts from the food and feed industry, essentially upcycling to make sustainable protein and energy that we feed back to […]

The soy checkoff and the National Oilseed Processors Association partnered on an economic impact study to engage farmers and the agricultural community about the importance of the soybean industry to the U.S. and state economies. Ed Lammers, United Soybean Board Secretary and Nebraska farmer, shares details on the findings in the study. “As a farmer, […]

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus, or BRSV, is a fast-acting virus that is one of the main causes of pneumonia in beef and dairy cattle. Dr. Curt Vlietstra, a professional services veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim, shares three easy ways to slow the spread of BRSV on your cattle operation. “The concepts of the BRSV protection are […]

There’s a quiet revolution happening in of all places. Wilson, North Carolina. It’s there that the world’s largest cultured meat factory is taking shape. Believer Meats and its ironically named CEO Gustavo Burger are launching a new food product grown in the laboratory, which Burger says comes from actual animal cells. We grow these cells, […]

USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing will continue following a recess through the Thanksgiving holiday. Peter Vitaliano, National Milk Producers Federation Vice President of Economic Policy & Market Research, says the hearing is making progress. “We’re in the last topic of five topics. It is moving more slowly than expected. Because it did not finish […]

A new dairy checkoff growth program with pizza partners is expected to drive a lot of additional cheese use during the rest of 2023. Paul Ziemnisky is Group EVP of Health and Wellness, Insights and Innovation with DMI. He says the bulk of the cheese will be used domestically with Domino’s and internationally through a […]