Archive for April 2020
Using Vaccines This Spring? Keep ‘Em Cool.
Vaccines are effective tools against a host of cattle diseases but how they’re handled – from the time purchased to the time used – can significantly affect their efficacy. “It’s…
Read MoreOverhe(a)rd: Gen Z Farmers and Trump’s Packing Plant Executive Order
In Episode 1, Season 2 of Overhe(a)rd, we look at the future of farming with data about millennial and Gen Z farmers, talk about the nation’s banana bread obsession and…
Read MoreFuel Your Cows With Robust Grass
If you’ve built a powerhouse cow herd, its best fueled with robust grass. “We all understand that a ranch has to be economically viable in the short term to have…
Read MoreThe Widening Emerging-Developed Market Gap
What sets emerging markets apart in 2020 isn’t just the levels of debt but their near-term trajectory. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, the UK and US have announced stimulus/relief recovery…
Read MoreExecutive Order No Quick Fix For Bottlenecks
Cattle and pork industry groups praised President Trump’s executive order this week invoking the Defense Production Act to mandate that packing plants continue to function. It was a sign of…
Read MoreChoosing an Inoculant to Address Two Major Corn-Silage Concerns
Many common silage problems result from two common challenges: Poor fermentation during early ensiling Aerobic spoilage during feedout. The right forage inoculant can help address each of these concerns. Poor…
Read MoreDrones, Data Could Track Cattle Health
Building trust in food begins with empowering farmers through one of the largest and most diverse conservation- and sustainability-focused public-private partnerships in our nation’s history: America’s Conservation Ag Movement. To…
Read MoreSurviving COVID-19
Frustration levels were high in cattle country even before the worldwide coronavirus pandemic shuttered restaurants and other businesses, crippling the U.S. economy and hammering commodity markets. Indeed, many cattle producers…
Read MoreCOVID-19: A Complete Imbalance In Livestock And Meat Supply
The following commentary is from Dale R. Woerner, Ph.D., associate professor, and the Cargill Endowed Professor in Sustainable Meat Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas…
Read MoreConflicting Narratives
In the world of equities, the conflict is between optimism about reopening economies around the globe relative to the growing pessimism about the downsizing and cutbacks in many large companies…
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