Thursday saw plenty of economic data concerning the US economy. Thursday though was also the release date for the quarterly hogs and pigs report from USDA. Overall the report showed that the US hog inventory declined about 1% from where it was a year ago. Overall that is not a…
Families can expect to pay record high prices at the grocery store for turkey this upcoming holiday season thanks to the impacts of the bird flu and inflation. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed turkey and egg costs in their latest Market Intel. The retail price for fresh boneless, skinless…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — For many, the Konza Prairie located just south of Manhattan, Kan., has the best nature hiking trails in the Flint Hills, but it also serves as a biological research station and home to nearly 280 bison. For more than 30 years, Kansas State University researchers have conducted fire…
KEARNEY, Neb. — The 2022 Nebraska Beef Passport program will be wrapping up another successful season marking the end of the five-month long program. The last day to collect stamps will be September 30. The Nebraska Beef Passport program is sponsored by the Nebraska Beef Council and highlights over 40 restaurants across the state that serve outstanding beef…
And just like that, it’s time for fall processing. Let’s look closely at what we’ll need to give our weaning-aged calves a leg-up in their next stage of life. Vaccinations For our weaning-aged calves, fall processing is a valuable time to vaccinate them to help build up their immunity. They're…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Go to a family reunion and the keen observer can spot trait similarities in the way people look. Eye color, hair texture, face shape, etc. are just some of the features that tend to be passed through the generations. Just as with people, cattle also pass traits…
Livestock topping out on the chartsRecession fearsTop on Hogs?Supply issuesCorn, Beans & Wheat chop back & forthStock reports/WASDERussia/UkraineMacro head windsNot a lot of rallies in the stock marketArgentina is dry
There are three different types of thinkers. All are important and all should be recognized for their uniqueness. That was the underlying message of Temple Grandin’s presentation Monday to a packed house at North Platte’s Fox Theater. Grandin, who is autistic, has made it her mission to try to bridge…
Nearly a dozen U.S. senators recently wrote to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting support for the domestic sheep industry through a Section 32 purchase of American lamb. “We appreciate the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s support for America’s livestock sector during the volatile market conditions over the past two years.…
For years, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts have been instrumental in efforts to increase awareness of mental health challenges within the agricultural community. Most recently, two of these AgriLife Extension experts collaborated with the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education, also known as the Southwest Ag Center, to help…
