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Owners of V-Valley Farm in Wisconsin have filed a $50,000 claim against local officials for actions they took to prevent the farm from spraying liquid manure. According to the claim, the town chairman and two board members have harassed or obstructed the drivers of equipment carrying the farm’s fertilizer from the Granton farm to another property.
The Red & White dairy breed sector continues on a rapid growth curve, according to statistics provided by the National Association of Animal Breeders. Over the past ten years, Red & White semen sales have more than doubled.
Horsemeat DNA was found in beef products in parts of Europe in January of this year. As European officials take steps to contain the scandal and assure consumers of quality control, the USDA is also gearing up to ensure the problem doesn't spread to the U.S.
Representatives from the USDA – Agricultural Research Service (USDA – ARS) and Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) signed the Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (NFCA) on March 27. The agreement allows for the transition of genetic evaluation calculations, maintains the industry cooperator database and focuses USDA – Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory’s (AIPL) mission on research.
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers has proposed a model that provides forecasts of crop yields prior to the end of the crop season – and could potentially provide such estimates even before the season starts. For Jerry Hatfield, co-author of the paper and plant physiologist at the USDA – Agricultural Research Services, the purpose of the model is simple.
AgriLabs has introduced StressMate, which it describes as a unique product developed from colostrum that provides a source of small proteins commonly referred to as bioactives, which help calves cope with stress.
Rockway Inc. has introduced AccuBreed wireless heat detection systems to its family of herd management products.
The system sends mounting activity data in real time through transmitters located on the ranch, feedlot or pasture.
It has shown to be effective in distances in excess of a half-mile from the nearest transmitter.
Area cattle owners have probably noticed some funny spots on the head or neck of their cattle from time to time. According to Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension, novice cattle producers may not recognize those mystery spots as either ringworm or warts.
