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Cybersecurity is More Than Just Resetting Your Password
Cybersecurity is More Than Just Resetting Your Password

Cybersecurity is no longer just about avoiding those sketchy phishing emails or resetting our passwords. It’s about being aware of our online presence in animal ag and how that may make us vulnerable to extremists.

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Poor Air Quality from Wildfire Smoke can put Livestock, Pets at Risk

Areas in the upper Midwest, Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic are being impacted. The American Veterinary Medical Association says to monitor animals as well as people and take precautions to keep everyone safe.

Here’s Why You Need to Find Time for A Nap During the Busy Season
Here’s Why You Need to Find Time for A Nap During the Busy Season

UNL researchers found that planting, harvest and calving season shave off 28 minutes of a farmer’s sleep each night, while fewer than 7.5 hours increases their risk of injury by 61%.

One Family's Tragedy Sparks Nationwide Farm Safety Project
One Family's Tragedy Sparks Nationwide Farm Safety Project

What started off as a normal day on the farm for 13-year-old Kaden Wall on Nov. 3, 2020, ended in tragedy when Kaden’s life was taken too soon as a result of a freak farm accident. 

Devastating accident leaves one family without its patriarch and a wife without her husband.
Heartbreak Serves as a Warning to Other Farm Families

In a split second one life ended, and dozens of lives would never be the same. Ralph Griesbaum was practically born operating a tractor, it was like breathing, but hazards are always present in ag operations.

Celebrate With Beef on Memorial Day, National Burger & Brisket Days

Memorial Day festivities are the official start to summer, and a major time for beef consumption. May is Beef Month and National Barbecue Month—all fabulous reasons to promote the beef industry.

May is Beef Month and National Barbecue Month—all fabulous reasons to promote the beef industry.
Celebrate With Beef on Memorial Day, National Burger & Brisket Days

Memorial Day festivities are the official start to summer, and a major time for beef consumption. May is Beef Month and National Barbecue Month—all fabulous reasons to promote the beef industry.

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East Idaho Man Dies in Farm Equipment Accident

A farmer in Idaho has died after becoming entangled in a mixer wagon.

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BeefTalk: Summer Safety for the Farm and Ranch

Visitors may not be aware of the dangers on the farm or ranch.

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Cargill’s Friona Beef Plant Marks 6 million Worker Hours without a Lost Time Injury

Workplace safety sewn into cultural fabric for 2,000+ people.

Injured North Dakota Rancher Overwhelmed by Support

After an on the farm accident severely injured a North Dakota rancher an outpouring of help came his way.

Missouri Cattleman's Foundation Hosts Farm Safety School

Seven Missouri schools brought 236 students together to learn how to practice proper safety procedures on the farm.

Machinery Minute: Quiet Cattle Chute

The Silencer hydraulic chute is built on the idea that less noise leads to calmer cattle and less chance of injury.

Cattle Healthline

How to Protect High-Risk Calves.