When thinking about the beef or dairy industry, transportation is not the first part of the industry that may come to mind. However, transportation is very important to both industries.

Farm labor rates released by the USDA National Statistics Service (NASS) for April 2015 resemble the bouncing gas prices across the nation. The cumulative difference from a year ago, however, shows a $.24 per hour increase across the nation.

The most recent ruling of the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the U.S. mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) law has sparked members of Congress to craft new legislation that would end the controversial trade restriction.

So far this growing season, UW Discovery Farms has collected two types of soil samples from more than 20 farms in seven counties throughout Wisconsin.

Beef supplies are tight and will remain so, but does that mean you should finish out your own steers on your dairy operation?

The word “undercover” usually sends shivers down livestock and poultry farmers’ spines – and for good reason. For years, animal rights activist groups have used misleading undercover video campaigns in an attempt to make consumers distrustful of farmers.

Mega-retailers Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club on Friday announced new policies on the use of antibiotics in farm animals and promoting animal welfare.

Placements of feeder cattle into feedlots of 1,000-plus head in February 2015 were lower than some analysts expected, with lower placements in most weight classes.

Some forage species are more energy-dense than others. Beef producers around the world have been utilizing some of these species in grass-fed beef production, using forages instead of grain for finishing beef animals.

My grandmother has been gone now for 13 years. Yet hardly a day goes by that I’m not remembering some direction or counsel she preached in passing that became a lesson lasting a lifetime.