U.S. agriculture posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday. Final 2022 trade data released by the Commerce Department showed that U.S. agricultural exports increased 11%, or $19.5 billion, from the previous record set in 2021. “This second […]
Know the hay you are feeding and know what the test says is in it. Click to check the original article.
We have been blessed in many parts of the state with recent moisture yet most of Oklahoma remains in various degrees of drought. Fortunately, the winter has been mild to this point and as we move closer to spring, this week my article addresses a winter checklist of management practices in preparation for the future. 1. […]
Country Life’s 21st century Grand Tour of Britain stops off at the remarkable church and almshouses at Ewelme, Oxfordshire. You feel you can almost touch the late Middle Ages at Ewelme. This small settlement near Wallingford, south of Oxford, is where William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, and his wife, Alice Chaucer — granddaughter […]
Consumers increased their willingness-to-pay for all evaluated retail protein items except plant-based patties and shrimp, in January compared to December. However, in the food service sector, the WTP for pork chops was basically flat month over month, according to the latest Meat Demand Monitor. Glynn Tonsor, professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas […]
FROM startup success stories to the beef industry’s major players, the speaker lineup for this year’s ICMJ Northern Conference in Rockhampton is shaping up to be the best yet. Hosted by CQUniversity and Teys Australia, the event is designed to enhance the knowledge and training of young red meat industry participants with a special focus […]
The annual sale reached new heights on Tuesday. Click to check the original article.
On the shores of Loch Awe in Kilchrenan, James Fisher discovers a two for one offer that is almost too good to be true. We here at Country Life love a good deal, and with Collaig House and Byre in Kilchrenan, you can quite literally get two properties for the price of one as the […]
AN OPPORTUNITY to join the carbon conversation and become familiar with emissions accounting is set to be provided to agronomists, consultants and other industry services at the upcoming Grains Research Updates in Perth, on Monday, February 27 and Tuesday, February 28. Click to check the original article.
“I’ll tell you why – they’re growing grain at Maxwelton now,” he said. “If you’ve got cattle at Normanton or somewhere and you need to give them 50, 60 days, you can send them down here, put them in a feedlot – they’ll walk straight across into the yard, and load out.” Click to check […]
AS autumn bull sales are in full swing, the time is right for cattle breeders to turn their attention to the genetics of their female herd to ensure the right cows are selected for joining. Neogen Australasia’s genomic sales manager Hannah Bourke said research showed it cost between $1800 and $2500 to raise a heifer […]
In 2023 cattle producers have an incredible amount of information on offer to inform and guide their selection decisions on new sires and replacement females. The first EBVs were produced in 1982 for the Simmental breed, three years ahead of the first generation of BreedPlan. Fast forward to 2017 and Single Step BreedPlan analysis was […]