Industry News
Protecting and improving the health of nearly 10 billion food animals and companion animals in the United States, and many more around the world, supports over 1 million jobs and generates billions in revenue and taxes.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition and the Progressive Agriculture Foundation are teaming up to offer silage safety education for up to 100,000 children and adult volunteers through Progressive Agriculture Safety Days.
When New York farmer Kelly Hendrickson was told she would have to start dumping milk, her milk inspector planted a seed in her mind.
AVMA and other organizations are stepping up to fill the information void for veterinarians.
As U.S. dairies apply modern production practices to produce milk more efficiently, they’ve significantly reduced inputs and greenhouse gas emissions per unit of output..
Early results from research at the University of California, Davis, indicate that a small amount of an ocean algae in cattle feed could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions million dairy cows.
If you’re coming out of veterinary school this December – or looking for an internship – it’s time to start preparing for that first job interview.
Neogen announces the launch of Igenity® Feeder, a DNA tool designed to assist cattle producers in the stocker and backgrounder phase to manage feeder cattle according to their genetic potential for carcass traits.
The Livestock and Meat Industry Council at Kansas State will recognize Kelly & Marcie Lechtenberg and family as the 2020 Don L. Good Impact Award winners in virtual presentation Sunday, Oct. 11.
The future of cattle economics from genetic selection to herd management, and marketing will be increasingly tied to the final product and continually searching for efficiencies across that entire process.
Allflex Livestock Intelligence announces the appointment of Paul Koffman to North America Lead, with responsibility for the company’s livestock identification, monitoring and traceability businesses in North America.
NCBA and the Public Lands Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ducks Unlimited and Safari Club Int. to outline the groups’ shared commitment to conservation of natural resources through sustainable use.
Avoid the commingling muddle when it comes to your profits and expenses.
Agricultural fairs, like a lot of businesses and organizations, have been hard-hit by the pandemic. Grants would provide $500 million in funding, through state departments of agriculture, to keep them functioning.
Look for veterinarians and producers to work together more closely in the months ahead to make farms more resilient, through the use of contingency planning and improved standard operating procedures.
Eprinomectin kills 39 species and stages of parasites
The program will address types of flies found on cattle and in facilities, the economic impact of flies and how to control them.
Construction of the School of Veterinary Medicine is on time and progressing as planned, according to Billy Breedlove, vice chancellor of Facilities Planning and Construction at the Texas Tech University System.
Farm Journal invites you to join producers from across America at this free event at #FJFieldDays, a virtual extravaganza.
Here are just a few of the ways COVID-19 is recasting the supply chain.
The award is presented to an AVMA member veterinarian in recognition of their achievement in advancing the welfare of animals via leadership, public service, education, research/product development, and/or advocacy.
Veterinary practices interested in taking advantage of the new Paycheck Protection Program or other disaster-related loans should move quickly and urgently, working with a lender to get applications completed.
AVMA’s top priority is the health, safety and well-being of the veterinary community, convention attendees, vendors, speakers and exhibitors.
People versus business is a false choice. We have to save the people in order to save the economy. The idea of sacrificing a few for the good of the many has a strange parallel which should be familiar to farmers.
Montana farmer Michelle Jones, known as Big Sky Farm Her, offers observations on what it means to #FarmOn.
The Industry Leadership Award was recently presented to Dr. Hummel.
The 2020 DCHA Annual Conference is scheduled for April 7-9, in Madison, Wis.
The university’s hire will benefit the equine and food animal industries.