Rhonda Brooks

Agronomy Editor, Farm Journal

Rhonda Brooks is the Agronomy Editor for Farm Journal and AgWeb, covering all aspects of crop production. A Missouri native with a background in agricultural communications, she has previously worked on multiple Farm Journal brands.

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Bovine Veterinarian - February 2023 Cover

Education

5 Ways to Ready Your Practice for June 11, 2023

June 11, 2023, is a Sunday and the day Guidance For Industry 263 goes into effect. Here are five things you might consider doing between now and then.

February 28, 2023 11:18 AM

Rhonda Brooks

Education

Six Ways to Help Preweaned Dairy Calves Succeed in Group Housing

Factors for consideration include colostrum management, group composition and dynamics, bedding and space, nutritional management, early disease detection and the need for “real life” observations.

February 24, 2023 04:20 PM

Rhonda Brooks

Jody Kull discusses vet shortage with legislators

Industry

Bovine Veterinarian Addresses Food Animal Practitioner Shortage With Legislators

One of Dr. Jody Kull’s goals was to bring attention to the dwindling number of veterinarians practicing in rural America today and what that means to livestock producers, pet owners and their local communities.

February 13, 2023 01:04 PM

Rhonda Brooks

Industry

Veterinarians Honored with 2023 NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award

Will and Monnie Carter, DVMs, based near Pintlala, Ala., and their children, received the Region ll award for work to steward their land and water. The Carters own a cow herd of Sim-Angus and Brangus crossbred females.

February 02, 2023 04:14 PM

Rhonda Brooks

Industry

5 Ways to Ready Your Practice for June 11

June 11, 2023, is a Sunday and the day Guidance For Industry 263 goes into effect. No one knows how it’s going to play out at the producer level or for your practice.

January 30, 2023 04:23 PM

Rhonda Brooks

Ag Policy

DVM Named Undersecretary For Food Safety

The U.S. Senate confirmed Jose Emilio Esteban, a veterinarian, as undersecretary for food safety with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in December.

January 17, 2023 12:05 PM

Rhonda Brooks

Education

A Disease You Don’t Think About is Taking a Health Toll on Dairy Calves

If you listed the top three disease problems in young dairy calves, diarrhea and pneumonia would likely come to mind immediately. The third one might not be as obvious: umbilical infection.

January 09, 2023 11:48 AM

Rhonda Brooks

Education

DVM Reaches out to Livestock Owners about OTC Antimicrobials move to Rx

Sandra Stuttgen, bovine veterinarian and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin, says now is the time for livestock owners to establish a relationship with their DVM.

December 16, 2022 04:45 PM

Rhonda Brooks

Education

9 Practices to Help Resuscitate a Newborn Calf

After a typical birth the calf should breathe within 30 seconds of delivery, says Dr. Geof Smith, dairy technical services veterinarian for Zoetis. If it isn’t, you need to intervene.

November 10, 2022 02:51 PM

Rhonda Brooks

Industry

Embrace the ‘S’ Word (Nope, it doesn’t have 4 Letters)

Veterinarians already do so much to help livestock producers adopt sustainable practices, and we get that. This story simply shares insights from what some beef producers are doing. It might give you some ideas to try.

September 29, 2022 01:57 PM

Rhonda Brooks