Vytelle outpaced their plan to double laboratory capacity to meet the demand for hormone-free in vitro fertilization (IVF). Part of the five-year plan, initiated at the conclusion of their Series A Funding, promised to double the laboratory capacity to produce bovine embryos through IVF. The announcement of the Franklin, Tennessee location marks the fifth laboratory […]
The Public Lands Council (PLC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced Nov. 28 the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote cooperative monitoring of grazing allotments on National Forest System lands. The MOU will help public lands ranchers and local Forest Service officials cooperate to collect and analyze data […]
As winter slowly approaches and producers are planning their winter supplementation, the question comes in each year; can I feed whole cottonseed to my bulls or will it make them infertile? Our answer to this question is always absolutely not IF you stay within the recommended feeding levels. Currently, the recommended inclusion rate is 0.5% […]
At the age of 15, Graham Bramley almost completely severed his left arm between the elbow and shoulder in a car accident on farm in the Riverina. Click to check the original article.
Just 12 days shy of his 90th birthday, Frank Schiefelbein, Jr., otherwise known as “Big Frank”, passed away on his beloved farm on Nov. 28. Big Frank was a pioneer Angus breeder, focusing on the finished product: the perfect steak. Big Frank was born on December 9, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minn. He was the oldest […]
Teaching a dog to stop stealing food, clothes, TV remotes or anything else that they like to pinch can feel like an uphill battle — but by coming at it from a different angle, you can mend your dog’s thieving ways. Expert dog trainer Ben Randall explains how. We might find it amusing and — depending […]
This week, I want to focus on factors impacting consumer demand for beef. It’s important to continue last week’s discussion because beef demand will be one of the most important things to monitor in 2023. Supply fundamentals will support cattle prices next year, but there is still uncertainty about what consumer demand will look like, […]
Ornamental waterfowl are an endlessly cheering and fascinating addition to any stretch of water, but they can make a mess. Vicky Liddell asks experienced keepers for their advice. Illustrations by Fiona Osbaldstone for Country Life. Please note that at the time of writing (November 2022) the UK is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of avian […]
Max Armstrong reports on his involvement with the 2023 Farm Futures Summit, which includes a wide range of speakers. Max offers a look at the program for this annual event including a look at the geopolitical issues impacting the grain market with insight from Cesar Cruz and Brian Basting from Advance Trading will be on […]
Journalist, writer and photographer Jessica Howard (inset right), who lives on Queenslands Sunshine Coast, wrote and edited Bush Life and edits its quarterly journal, on behalf of the Beauty in the Bush Collective. Her photograph is of her sister Phillipa Howard and her children Maggie, then aged 3 and Molly, aged 1, taken at their […]
The inaugural sale saw bidders and representatives from Dalby, St George, Morven, Wyandra, Charleville, Condamine, Cunnamulla, Isisford and Quilpie fill the stands, while buyers from Keith in South Australia, Blackall, Gatton and Mitchell operated successfully online. Click to check the original article.
The market seems to be focused on the reality that the crop will be big and grain continues to be exported in big volumes. Click to check the original article.