The next big thing in crop growing may actually be smaller. In presenting “Short Stature Corn: The Next Evolution of Corn Production That Will P.A.Y.” at the 2022 Commodity Classic, Denise Bouvrette, Ph.D., the North America Corn Project manager and launch lead with Bayer Crop Science, noted that sh...

Farmers know raising livestock comes with risk. Factors such as weather, consumer preferences, market prices and the ripple effect of domestic and international incidents can seriously impact bottom lines. Jack Field, risk advisor for CKP Insurance, explained federal insurance options for those who ...

Cows are people too. Well, they’re not, actually, but they still deserve to be treated humanely. Dr. Temple Grandin is a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University. The proponent for the humane treatment of livestock in both the beef and dairy industries recently presented the seminar...

Consumers want the products they purchase to be consistent, especially if they’ve paid a premium price. With a stable group of consumers willing to purchase milk from grass-fed cows, product consistency is critical to maintaining customer loyalty. However, there are notable flavor differences in gra...

As most of you have begrudgingly found, the availability of dry cow antibiotic tubes has been drastically challenged due to numerous factors. It appears as though the shortage will continue into the foreseeable future. Dairy producers should consider looking at this as an opportunity instead of a fr...

The Alliance for Grassland Renewal partnered with several state universities to present several day-long workshops on novel tall fescue renovation. At a workshop held recently in Maryland, Dr. Craig Roberts, University of Missouri, discussed some of the animal health problems associated with tall fe...

by Troy Bishopp, Madison SWCD Grazing Specialist Many livestock farmers are concerned about the effect of high fuel and fertilizer prices on agriculture this season as well as myriad other input and market worries. The situation isn’t anything new. The good news is we have a plentiful resource that ...

It doesn’t matter if you raise the best quality meat around if you lack the market to sell it. That quandary was addressed by “Finding a Niche Market for Your Meat,” a session presented by Courtney Grimes-Sutton of Mace Chasm Farm at the recent NOFA-NY conference. Mace Chasm Farm is an on-farm, nose...

The powerful locomotive that will be the 2023 Farm Bill is finally picking up steam. That’s what House Ag Committee Ranking Member G.T. Thompson (R-PA) told attendees at this spring’s Ag & Food Policy Summit, organized by Agri-Pulse. “The Farm Bill is incredibly important … You never get it absolute...