Sorghums grown as forages include sorghum-sudangrass, forage sorghum and grain sorghum hybrids. Sorghum-sudangrass hybrids are used mainly for pasture or hay.

Health care costs are at the center of a controversy between Darigold and the Teamsters Local 117, while after a recent negotiations meeting both sides are claiming the opposite of what the other says.

A recent research project conducted through Select Sires’ Program for Fertility Advancement (PFA) found that a new enhancement to thegenderSELECTed semen process has made a significant improvement in conception rates observed in the field.

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (BB) will invest about $38.5 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications in fiscal year 2014, if a recent recommendation of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee is approved by USDA.

PastureScout (PS) is a soon-to-be new website where people can locate, list and secure pasture leases and purchase harvested forage.  

AGCO, a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and Russian Machines (RM), part of the Basic Element group and one of the leaders in the Russian machinery sector, have partnered to manufacture and distribute agricultural equipment and replacement parts in Russia. The two groups plan to make a total investment of around $ 100 million in the joint venture over the next three years.

The highly coveted Bovine Practitioner of the Year award from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) was recently given to Dr. Tom Latta of Spearman, Texas, at the 2013 AABP Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.