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Curious what makes or breaks your silage fermentation process? Extension Specialist J.W. Schroeder explains each phase of fermentation and why it’s important.

Feeder cattle up 3rd straight day and lean hog contracts settle higher.

Futures prices traded higher for the week, but the gains didn't appear in the cash market.

According to agents from the Louisiana State University AgCenter say the biggest concern is moving cattle to higher ground and feeding them.

Dan Murphy writes that In Japan, there is a heavily subsidized program to hunt down wildlife that damage croplands. Now plans are underway for those animals to end up on a menu, rather than in a landfill.

Carbon dioxide monitoring towers share essential data.

According to agents from the Louisiana State University AgCenter say the biggest concern is moving cattle to higher ground and feeding them.

Kroger Co on Friday reported a quarterly profit drop after an intensifying grocery price war hit its bottom line, and warned that same-store sales and operating margins would be lower than expected for the remainder of

Agricultural influencers share their stories on restaurant's social media platforms.

U.S. beef exports remained well above last year۪s pace in July, posting one of the highest monthly export value totals on record.

While we still have nice warm days, it is good time to scout pasture and hay fields for the presence of perennial weeds.

Labor Day seems a bit early for many producers to be talking seriously about fall and winter stockers.

The main thing is to prepare to be self sufficient for a more than a week.

Humid conditions and excess forage in East Texas have created a prime environment for leaf spot in Bermuda grass hay fields, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

The Range Beef Cow Symposium will be held Nov. 28-30, 2017 at the Little America Resort and Convention Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Mexico aims to boost agricultural exports to Canada and the United States, including chicken, eggs and dairy products, following the latest round of talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a sen

Feeder cattle ends sharply higher and lean hog contracts settle lower.

America۪s cattle feeders earned an average of $323 on a cash basis for every steer and heifer they sent to market during the first eight months of 2017.

It looks likely that the cattle and beef markets will show typical seasonal weakness through much of the fall. There is some good news but much of what we observe have the potential to hold prices down. The Cattle on Fe

World food prices fell 1.3 percent in August from the month before after three straight monthly increases, reflecting lower values for cereal, sugar and meat, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

Hear from some of the beef industry۪s top-most experts, like Dr. Temple Grandin, on how implementing sound Stockmanship and Stewardship practices on your operation will add value to your bottom line.

Ranchers in Florida are no stranger to hurricane preparations, but each one brings it's own concerns. Hurricane Irma is expected to make landfall this weekend.

Planning now for winter feeding can provide an opportunity to become more efficient in the use of our winter feed dollars.

Having cattle that are too large or too small has real consequences.

Hurricane Irma is bearing down on the northern Caribbean islands at Category 5-strength, and residents and businesses in its path are making storm preparations.

Get a behind the scenes view of shipping cattle from the Youngmeyer pens in the southern Flint Hills of Kansas.

Feeder cattle ends higher and most hog contracts rise.

Some residents "blindsided" by plans for $320 million poultry facility.

Attempting to satirize anyone's religious beliefs is like walking on hot coals: One step too far and you're going to get seriously burned in this case for trying to promote Australian lamb.

Weakness remains the theme in the fed cattle market as last week۪s average came in just under $105/cwt., a $2 decline from the week prior. The total federally inspected harvest was smaller than expected at 622K, 2.7% s

Grinding CRP hay, mixing it with wet distillers grains, and limit feeding it to cows or pairs in confinement can be a good way to maintain body condition.

As a follow up to last year۪s Stuff animal rights activists say post, Hannah Thompson offers some of the most extreme and alarming statements from the 2017 National Animal Rights Conference.

Does your organization have a plan for the upcoming busy collegiate recruiting season? Discover ten reasons why your agribusiness should attend on-campus collegiate career fairs.

A new report shows a regional uptick in clean energy employment for 2015-16 among 12 Midwestern states.

Beef heifers raised in close quarters are under more stress and don۪t get as much physical activity as heifers raised on pasture, according to an Oregon State University study.

Storing hay in pastures is not recommended, and it should be baled at 18 percent or less moisture .

Juicy lab-grown steaks and burgers made of plant-based meat could soon be tempting hardened carnivores scanning restaurant menus in the world's biggest cities, as food producers explore fresh ways to feed booming popul

Wildfires have burned wide swaths of the western U.S. the past week forcing evacuations of communities, cattle to move pastures and highway closures.

Hurricane Irma is tracking toward the United States, and because FEMA and other resources are depleted because of Harvey, farmers and all citizens should prepare now.

U.S. lean hog futures surged about 4 percent on Tuesday, boosted by chart-based buying and stronger demand from pork packers, traders and analysts said.

Closeouts remain in the black, but margins are razor thin.

A leniency deal struck between the controlling shareholders of Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA and prosecutors may be partially revoked, threatening witnesses۪ immunity but keeping their testimony, the country۪s top prose

A professor in the University of Virginia Darden School of Business offers a new way of thinking for business leaders. One suggestion is to think of your employees as a jazz band rather than an orchestra. Find out why.

A research study from Michigan State University shows just how little consumers know about science, let alone the food they eat. It۪s a problem agriculture must address.

All sudangrass and sorghum-type hybrids can produce a compound called prussic acid that is potentially poisonous.

Cornell University staged a formal debate among students on the following topic: Is eating meat immoral? Thats a loaded question, but the results of the debate are not what you might expect.

Fall cattle work is here. The industry might not face the sharp price drop seen last fall, but market indications are pretty clear that there are still challenges ahead.

Falls and electricity are among the most common hazards encountered in agriculture. An upcoming webinar teaches you how to educate others about these hazards.

Livestock in the wake of Hurricane Harvey are still at risk for lack of feed, injury or disease, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists.

Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH & Co will modify the formula for foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in Brazil after the government recommended milder doses in the wake of a surge in beef shipment suspensions.