Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, says it has entered an agreement to acquire Lohmann Animal Health (LAH), a privately-held company headquartered in Cuxhaven, Germany.

Growers Edge has released a new iPad app, available for free in the App Store or by registering on the company’s website.

Severe drought in the western U.S. has left alfalfa as not only one of the victims but as a possible villain.

Robert Glennon, a water policy expert at the University of Arizona, said he was struck with “utter disbelief” when he first learned that the U.S. was exporting alfalfa crops that had been grown with limited western irrigation water.

When an audience member at National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention asked McDonald’s Bob Langert what the biggest threat is to the company’s viability, he didn’t struggle for an answer.

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Germany recently to demand a global right to food and nourishment.

A cattle producer wants to put 25 head of feeder cattle on pasture you are not currently using. Envisioning 500-pound feeders, you estimate that the pasture will feed 25 500-pound steers for three months ... and you agree.

The doctrine of prior appropriation governs water law in much of the western U.S. Although the specific laws and regulations vary by state, the basic concept of the doctrine is the same across the West.

The extreme cold weather across much of the cattle areas of the continental U.S. disrupted meat processing and livestock movements to slaughter and has had a negative impact on cattle body maintenance and gains.

The Agrievolution Alliance (AA) announces that Japan has joined the alliance and is the 12th member of this global coalition of agricultural equipment manufacturing associations. The alliance has a full agenda of cooperative projects, including a new “global impact statement.”