Bovine tuberculosis (TB) has been diagnosed in a white-tailed deer in Franklin County, Indiana. This marks the first time the disease (more formally known as Mycobacterium bovis) has been found in a wild animal in Indiana. This finding means significant changes in disease monitoring requirements for cattle owners and deer hunters in the area.

The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA), along with other industry partners, recently donated more than 1,600 pounds of beef to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, as part of TCA’s Second Harvest Initiative.

Production agriculture uses tremendous amounts of fossil energy in the production of food, feed and fuel. The crops, livestock and renewable energy programs at University of Minnesota’s West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) are engaged in an initiative to “green” energy consumed in crop and livestock operations.

Lower milk prices boosted Dean’s bottom line; September fluid milk minimum prices rise and August margins are improving.

In an effort to take better care of their cows, prevent antibiotic residues and ensure their rights to use various treatments, two dairy producers have taken on a more dynamic approach in working with their veterinarians.

With commodity prices pressuring cropland values lower in most parts of the country, rental rates will need to follow suit for crop production to remain economically viable, according to a new report from Rabobank.

Two USDA reports suggest dairy income margins should improve through the end of 2016. Days later, the Global Dairy Trade index jumped nearly 13 percent.

Quarterly Federal Reserve Bank surveys are in, and the second quarter of 2016 took a toll on land values across much of the nation’s midsection.

With the county fair now a memory, we’ve set our sights on the first day of school. Well, Mama has a countdown on the calendar; Tucker is in denial; and Cassidy, who starts 3-year-old preschool two days a week, is cautiously excited.

“Training employees to properly handle cows and heifers in labor is not only important, it is imperative,” says Jenn Bentley, Iowa State University dairy specialist.