News Category: Livestock

Livestock Marketing Association Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients

Livestock Marketing Association Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS - Nine students have been selected to receive $2,500 scholarships from the Livestock Marketing Association, or LMA, Scholarship Program. The LMA Scholarship Program, now in its second year, was expanded to support more students with aspirations of using their careers to support the livestock and livestock marketing industry.…
Animal Science Discover Day- May 29

Animal Science Discover Day- May 29

All youth aged 8–18 years old are invited to the annual Animal Science Discover Day May 29, Wednesday 9:00am – 3:30 pm in Curtis, NE on the NCTA Campus. Activities will focus on several different aspects of various livestock production & careers. Participants will gain important life skills while attending…
Spring Thistle Control

Spring Thistle Control

Native Nebraska pasture plants such as Tall, Platte (prairie), Flodman, Yellowspine, and Wavyleaf (gray) Thistles can be beneficial for butterflies and provide seeds for songbirds. However, many ‘nonnative’ Thistle species such as Musk, Canada, Plumeless, Bull and Scotch are ‘Noxious Weeds’ that must be controlled depending on your Nebraska county.…
Engler remembered for generosity, entrepreneurial spirit

Engler remembered for generosity, entrepreneurial spirit

University of Nebraska alumnus Paul Engler, who died May 3 at age 94, believed the secret to successful entrepreneurship was to have “a fire in the belly” to find a better way of doing things. He credited that mindset for his accomplishments in the cattle industry and wanted to find…
Webinar Looks at Grazing During Disease Outbreak

Webinar Looks at Grazing During Disease Outbreak

Public lands grazers should make plans now to attend the Grazing Public Lands: Guidance and Resources in a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak webinar set for May 13 at 2 p.m. eastern time. Managing livestock grazing public lands in an FMD outbreak poses unique challenges for sheep and cattle ranchers. An effective…
Florida becomes first state to ban lab grown meat

Florida becomes first state to ban lab grown meat

Florida is going meatless-less. The state has set a groundbreaking precedent by being the first state to officially prohibit the manufacturing and sales of lab-grown meat, with other states considering similar measures.   This move follows opposition from politicians and meat lobbying groups like the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association who…
Dairy Organizations Advocate for More Trade Opportunities

Dairy Organizations Advocate for More Trade Opportunities

U.S. trade policy can strengthen supply chain resiliency and ensure that U.S. dairy continues growing as a global leader. That’s the testimony that Tony Rice, Trade Policy Director for the National Milk Producers Federation, gave at a hearing before U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The U.S. dairy industry exported more…