As 2023 began, the January 1 inventory data showed that the number of beef heifers calving was down 5.1 percent year over year, to the lowest level since 2011. The question of how the beef cow herd inventory would change would therefore depend on how beef cow slaughter changed throughout the year. From the beginning, some […]
A Husker research team has received $5 million from the USDA to research more sustainable dairy and beef production. The research team is composed of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty members from the Department of Animal Science and Department of Biological Systems Engineering, along with researchers from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, […]
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is using emergency funding to respond to the threats associated with growing outbreaks of exotic fruit flies and New World screwworm. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack approved the transfer of $213.3 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to directly support emergency response efforts domestically and […]
Alexandra Fraser flies East to experience two holidays in one – a fun-filled week of skiing, and pure luxury in the Big Apple. These days, it’s all about making your holidays count. Every year the same articles spring up on my newsfeeds. ‘See how you can get 56 days of annual leave out of 25 […]
Nutrien agronomists plan 2024 season Click to check the original article.
Mike Pearson tells us all eyes are on the Iowa land value survey as 2023 comes to an end. The Iowa State University land value survey started in 1941. It provides the annual snapshot of the state’s land market. This year’s survey drew responses from 282 ag professionals. The average land value was $11, 835 […]
Refrigerated containers begin to roll at Tamworth Intermodal. Click to check the original article.
Father Christmas may be the rosy-cheeked, jolly character who personifies the fun of the festive season, but he’s had to overcome a few setbacks on the way, notes Ian Morton. A mid-15th-century carol attributed to Richard Smart, rector of Plymtree in Devon, had ‘Sir Christemas’ announcing the birth of Christ and inviting his audience to […]
Jason Goodwin goes in search of treasure, but not the traditional gold and silver. There is a man I know, the brother of a friend of my wife’s, who was born under a lucky star. He finds things. He will go for a walk along a track that has been walked a million times and […]
The cherry season was earlier this year with many growers currently in the midst of picking. Click to check the original article.
CFIG spoke to Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) principal research scientist Ed Barrett-Lennard and CSBP senior agronomist James Easton about different Wheatbelt soil constraints, the latest research on the boosting productivity of these challenging soils and how gypsum, lime, or both, could be the key to unlocking a soil’s growing potential. Click […]
The blaze has burnt more than 112,200 hectares overnight. Click to check the original article.