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Southeast: Utilizing technology to improve efficiency in the beef industry

October 23, 2020

Matthew Burns

What better time to talk about technology than during this pandemic? We have all been stretched to our limits with the use of technology over these months of virtual content. Schools, churches, livestock producer meetings, national conventions and numerous other programs and events have been impacted.

Is automated processing in beef’s future?

October 22, 2020

Jaclyn De Candio

COVID-19 swept the packing sector particularly hard – impacting production, processing and distribution. With labor becoming scarcer and operating under strict protocols, a fully human workforce is disadvantaged.

Producer and veterinarian perspectives on COVID-19

October 19, 2020

Karen Lee

COVID-19 has led to many changes in 2020. Everything from public gatherings and social experiences to home and work life is different today than it was a year ago.

‘Cookies are made with butter and love’

October 19, 2020

Peggy Coffeen

A wise old Norwegian once said, “Cookies are made with butter and love.” This I know to be true.

2021 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo canceled

October 13, 2020

The executive committee of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) voted unanimously Oct. 8 to cancel the 2021 show scheduled for Jan. 15 through Feb. 6.

Dairy demand during the pandemic

October 1, 2020

Calvin Covington

The coronavirus threw a monkey wrench in dairy sales. State and local governments issued stay-at-home orders. “Non-essential” businesses were mandated to close in many localities and states.

HERd Management: 10-ish reasons to be thankful you’re a farmer in 2020

October 1, 2020

Annaliese Wegner

Year 2020 – what a time to be alive. Can we all agree that this has been one of the worst years ever? It hasn’t been my favorite.

Economic review: COVID-19’s impact on the U.S. cattle industry

September 29, 2020

Brian Philpot

When the COVID-19 pandemic first ignited a global shutdown earlier this year, U.S. ranchers experienced a livestock backlog of monumental proportions. As global trade stalled to mitigate spread of the virus, consolidation of slaughterhouses exacerbated production bottlenecks as virus hotspots emerged within our nation’s major meat processing plants.

Arrival health programs for high-risk calves

September 23, 2020

Cassidy Woolsey

We’ve learned a lot from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have learned to stock up their pantries and the basics of home cooking; businesses have learned productivity can be maintained while working from home. And, beef veterinarians, well, they have learned there are similarities between managing cattle and human health.

Three farms share their experience hosting a virtual farm tour

September 17, 2020

Emma Ohirko

Consumer awareness is top of mind for many people working in agriculture. Given the technology available, farmers are now in a unique position to connect directly with consumers and share their knowledge and individual experience. One manner in which this connection can be achieved and fostered is by hosting a virtual farm tour.

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