A low-lignin genetically modified trait for alfalfa has been deregulated by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

Patrice Prevost Director of Operations Advanced Comfort Technology Inc. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

On Nov. 5, Kemin Industries broke ground for a new manufacturing facility in southeast Des Moines, Iowa. The state-of-the-art facility will focus on the company’s production of encapsulated amino acids used in livestock feed to increase animal production and efficiency.

Nov. 1 marked the start of the MoDairy initiative’s second year. MoDairy, in support of the Movember Foundation, committed to raising awareness for men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male mental health, all through the power of the moustache.

A good majority of online readers believe that the Secretary of Agriculture’s plan for a supplemental beef checkoff is a bad idea.

Innovative, adaptable, functional. S+K Agro Solutions has announced the launch of a new product: the Calf Canopy, a portable group housing system that does not require a building permit.

Beef producers are entering a dynamic era in production agriculture, said New Mexico State University’s Lowell Catlett, which will be shaped largely by the growing differentiation in food products sought by today’s consumer.

Igniting innovation in fluid milk and milk-based beverages to meet the growing demands of both foreign and U.S. consumers is the objective of seven wide-ranging partnerships announced by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI).

While attending the National Angus Convention and Trade Show in Kansas City this week (temperatures in the mid 60s), producers from the plains of South Carolina informed me their herds saw snow for the first time ever in the month of November. In fact, it was the earliest recorded November snow in South Carolina in over 120 years. 

With September being another strong month for red meat export value, both U.S. beef and U.S. pork exports broke the $5 billion dollar mark for the first three quarters of the year, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).