Roto-Mix LLC, a cattle feeding and mixing equipment company, has broken ground on the expansion of its primary manufacturing facility located in Dodge City, Kansas.

Alex Souza Dairy Advisor Tulare, California University of California Cooperative Extension

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) has invited Donald Driver to headline its 2014 annual conference, set for April 1-3, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Driver will keynote the event, themed “Be a ‘Driver’ of Change.”

Tara Smith Vice President of Federal Affairs Michael Torrey Associates Washington, D.C.


Both calf and feeder cattle prices continue to move higher as prospects for a record corn crop and lower corn prices materialize. Support is also coming from historically tight feeder cattle supplies and increasing live cattle futures prices with expectations of declining beef production in the months ahead.

As Congress continues to struggle over a farm bill to replace the 2008 legislation due to expire Sept. 30, a farm policy analyst says there is probably a 50-50 chance that a new bill will be finished this year. If a bill isn't ready before the end of October, pressure will build to pass a temporary extension, said James Richardson, co-director of the Texas A&M University Agricultural Food and Policy Center.

If you're working today, count yourself among the millions of Americans who are exponentially more productive than Uncle Sam and the federal government. As of midnight last evening, the U.S. government is closed for business.

More than $250,000 in scholarships and other awards recently were given to veterinary students and graduate veterinarians at the 2013 annual conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The awards, funded by AABP members, partners and its foundation, will enable recipients to further pursue careers in bovine medicine.

Dylan sits at the table across from his manager, normally calm and collected. Today he is a little nervous. This is his first formal performance review, one in which he was required to rate his own performance against pre-established criteria. Now sitting across from his manager, it’s time to hear how his boss thought he measured up. Dylan received mostly great reviews from his manager, one area he felt he needed to work on, but overall a solid grade.