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Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children will be allowed to remain in the country without fear of deportation and able to work, under an executive action the Obama administration announced on Friday, reported The New York Times.
Administration officials said the president used existing legal authority to make the broad policy change, which could temporarily benefit more than 800,000 young people.
The policy, while not granting any permanent legal status, clears the way for young illegal immigrants to come out of the shadows, work legally and obtain driver’s licenses and many other documents they have lacked.
Fall born replacement heifers have been (or soon will be) weaned and will be at a very critical growing period. It is imperative that they reach the target weight of 60-65 percent of their mature weight by the start of the breeding season.
The stocker and feedlot sectors provide a dramatic contrast in the economics of two beef industry sectors.
While the stocker sector sees opportunities with strong values for forage-based gains, the feedlot sector is under increasing pressure as limited feeder cattle supplies, high feed prices and excess capacity combine to result in severe feedlot losses.
Cattle feeders are in a fight to the death to see who survives the next couple of years.
Livestock Shed has launched a new website that is easier to navigate, features improved search capabilities, and provides a more user friendly experience.
Livestockshed.com carries livestock equipment and supplies, including brands like Sioux Steel, Powder River, Tartar and others. At Livestockshed.com ranchers and farmers can order on-line and have it delivered.
Hi-Plains Systems, Inc., a major supplier of feedlot software to feedlots in the U.S. and globally, has released new desktop software and a new app for iPhone and iPad.
The app, IPRO.MED, is available for purchase and download through the Apple App Store.
When combined with Hi-Plains Systems' new Pro Med XI software, you can enter in all of your animal treatments on your mobile device and download to a desktop running Pro Med XI.
Twenty-three teams consisting of 4-H and FFA members representing Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri competed at the 13th Annual Mid-America Grassland Evaluation Contest.
With the massive grilling event that is Memorial Day weekend in the rear view and with summer heat forcing people into the comfort of their central air, June can be kind of a touchy time for beef prices. It's a bit early yet, but so far prices still look pretty good.
Wholesale beef prices are currently well above where they were at this time last year. However, beef prices last week did seem to lose a bit of their recent momentum.
The Choice cutout basically held its ground last week, with the weekly average Choice cutout working out to $197.10, up a few cents from the prior week and closing in on the high of $198.51 posted at the end of February.
ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ArcherDaniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), has announced the acquisition of certain assets (including physical assets) of Liquid Feed Commodities, a manufacturer of liquid animal feed supplements based in Fremont, Nebraska.
Liquid Feed Commodities was a privately owned company that began business in 1970, producing and supplying liquid cattle feed supplements to producers in the Midwest.This acquisition follows ADM Alliance Nutrition's entrance into the liquid feed business with the acquisition of certain assets of Cattleman's Choice Loomix in June of 2011.
“Is there anything better on a warm, summer day than a scoop of ice cream? Does any other treat compare with the smooth, creamy, delicious taste of ice cream?”
Judging by the rush of anxious spectators out in front of the capitol, not many would disagree with Lolly Lesher’s comment above.
In this month’s column, usually written by Executive Director John Frey, the Center for Dairy Excellence invited summer intern Rebecca Shaw to share what she learned during a recent visit to the Marcho Farms facility.
The operation is based in Franconia, Pennsylvania, and processes more than 1,500 veal calves a week. Center staff visited the facility with the intention of learning more about the veal industry and the connection between the veal and dairy industries.
As an intern at the Center for Dairy Excellence, I have the opportunity to engage in the dairy industry at many levels – from visiting local dairy farms to talking with state legislators to engaging in meetings with stakeholders from all facets of the industry.
