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According to Leah Halvesron, CEO and founder of Ten Acre Marketing, it’s better to be proactive than let a passersby draw their own conclusions about your operation. Here’s how to get started.
Merck Animal Health announces the opening of a manufacturing facility in Louisiana to establish printing, production and distribution of Allflex Livestock Intelligence ear tags.
While several brand-name and generic products are available at a variety of price points, what questions do you ask yourself when there’s a sick animal needing care?
The White House announced several steps to increase access of fruits and vegetables as a food source, but some say animal protein is also an answer to the need for healthy and nutritious food for all Americans.
Looking for talent? Ready to make a career change? AgCareers.com announced their 2022-2023 line-up of “Feed Your Future’ virtual career fairs.
Merck Animal Health has awarded $90,000 in scholarships to 18 bovine veterinary students based on their academic achievements, career goals, work experience and interest in veterinary medicine.
A new report shows over one-third of the food produced in the U.S. is never eaten. Not only does this waste resources used to produce food, but it also creates a myriad of environmental impacts, EPA said.
How well prepared is your operation to manage risk? Here’s a list of the top 5 risks and ways to mitigate the challenges.
The company’s in-house culinary team created its own plant-based patty and tested it in select Canadian stores last year.
AgCareers.com surveyed ag employers and found the agricultural industry is surely resilient, and this is clear as over one half of companies surveyed expect their workforce will increase in size over the next two years.
The author of bestselling book ‘Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?’ Timothy Caulfield is set to provide keynote at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2021 Virtual Stakeholders Summit.
Even though ag-related postsecondary enrollment was down, there were an increase in ag degrees awarded.
Staffing, competition, culture and flexibility were important considerations for ag organizations in 2020. The pandemic impacted almost all aspects of daily work life. Here’s a look at AgCareers.com’s latest report.
When a mental health crisis hits, Shannon Ferrell, Oklahoma State University ag law specialist, outlines seven resources to keep handy in the event you are the first responder to help someone in need someday.
U.S. ag is suffering from a labor shortage that could increase production costs and consumer food prices if not addressed through visa reform to provide better access to the foreign-born workers on which it depends.
AgCareers.com is launching its 2021-2022 season of Feed Your Future virtual career fairs across the United States.
The critical nature of the ag industry has required many ag employers continue business operations as normal. AgCareers.com’s annual Agribusiness HR Review survey of ag employers assesses employers’ COVID responses.
Here are five bad habits to break to be a better farm leader.
Data from the past five years shows that finding hourly/non-exempt staff is notoriously challenging. AgCareers.com’s recent Agribusiness HR Review illustrates this difficulty only intensified in 2021.
From recruitment to retention to building trust in the workplace, AgCareers.com will host their annual HR Roundtable on June 15, discussing current trends and issues in the agriculture industry workforce.
As outdoor temperatures increase, so does the possibility of heat stress or even heat stroke. But there are ways to avoid getting “overheated” this summer, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
A lack of understanding and appreciation for what farmers do is resulting in increased feelings of loneliness among farmers, a new study suggests. Loneliness is often linked to depression and anxiety.
Jeff Pybus is farming’s invisible grim reaper, slaying rats in the dark as he shoots and films for an addicting, no-frills YouTube channel.
Preliminary results of a field study found 73% of farms tested positive for BCoV in the respiratory pathway, and BCoV is associated with increased risk for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD).
With busy season ramping up for farmers across the country, now’s a good time to revisit some strategies to help manage stress as your workload picks up.
According to a recent article, meat is underpriced—but not in the way producers might hope. There is a “social cost” being ignored, researchers say.
A book about why eating a plants-only diet won’t improve your health or save the planet is turning heads. A British-based investigative journalist digs into the concept that plant-based food is better for your health.
California dairy farmer, Steve Maddox found a newfound love for Amazon Prime, who hauled premium alfalfa dairy hay from his Logan, Utah hay ranch to his Riverdale, Calif. dairy farm.
Stable flies and other blood-feeding pests take a $2.2 billion bite out of agriculture. A team of researchers is finding a new way to fight back...with a coconut.
All manure is not the same. That’s why a group of researchers is taking another look at manure nutrient “book values.”