A new collaborative resource draws on experience and expertise of veterinarians and industry professionals who have worked on the front lines in cattle emergencies.
Current vaccine supplies for foot and mouth disease are expired, leaving the health and safety of U.S. livestock at risk. Click to read what livestock producers want to do about it:
Glenn Obermann has a winning recipe for quality hay. At the 2018 Missouri State Fair, Obermann took Champion and Reserve Champion awards in alfalfa and grass classes 4-8, and Champion in alfalfa classes 1-3.
A U.S. government watchdog’s latest report says America’s swine and cattle populations are vulnerable to the highly contagious, deadly foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
Short supply plus strong demand restored prices for Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers selling Saturday, June 1. The 87 head of bred heifers averaged $1,857 at F&T Livestock Market. High lot sold for $2,100.
Tiny particles fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal, Science.
It's hard to think about when animals need to be euthanized. It’s harder when you’re the one doing it. Veterinarians are put in that position often. Think what would happen if a foreign animal disease were to hit.
The BNSF Railway Company is being sued by a rancher after more than 50 cattle went missing and died following flooding that is being blamed on a railroad berm.
For more than a decade, Americans have been told that ‘clean, renewable biofuel’ is the key to energy security. But growing corn to make ethanol only transfers the problem from fuel to food.
A long-delayed spring grass-growing season with frequent rains didn't give days for making hay. Regrowth season just ahead holds promise, says a University of Missouri forage specialist.
A part of the beef cow-calf enterprise a producer may not feel so comfortable with is marketing according to Eldon Cole, a field specialist in livestock for University of Missouri Extension.
Is progress being made to create a vaccine bank to protect agriculture from foreign animal diseases? Liz Wagstrom, chief veterinarian for the National Pork Producers Council, gives an update on the progress.
