Most Progressive Cattleman readers do not support the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

In the realm of cattle health and well-being, the increased use of pneumatic darts and other remote injection methods have caused industry leaders to question the appropriate uses of these devices when administering drugs and other products.

On Nov. 16, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced 53 grants totaling more than $18 million to support research, teaching and extension activities at 1890 historically black land-grant colleges and universities through the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding applauded changes to milk pricing, announced Nov. 5 by the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB), benefitting both Pennsylvania dairy farmers and consumers. The changes may adjust prices paid to dairy farmer cooperatives upward and adjust prices paid by consumers downward.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has released an updated version of its Milk and Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Manual – one of the key components of the National Dairy FARM Program.

“Don’t cross your eyes. They’ll get stuck that way.” Your mother said it; my mother said it; every mother everywhere said it. The premise was that one action, repeated over time, could have dire consequences.