LINCOLN, Neb. — The Ag Pen Pal Program connects farmers and ranchers with classrooms to help students understand where their food, fiber, and fuel comes from. This link creates a personal connection between the classroom and a volunteer in the agriculture community. Volunteers come from across the Nebraska agriculture community and classroom participants come from […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Angus producers competed for top honors during the 2022 Cattlemen’s Congress Angus Carload & Pen Show, Jan. 7 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Three carloads and 14 pens-of-three were showcased. John Pfeiffer, Mulhall, Okla.; Chris Styles, Brentford, S.D.; and Kevin Yon, Ridge Spring, S.C., evaluated the bulls and heifers before selecting champions. Express […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sous-vide cooking inspired an idea that took promising technology out of the lab and into the barn. Researchers at Purdue University successfully developed an on-site bovine respiratory disease test that provides results within an hour. The team of researchers has been steadily advancing the point-of-care technology to address the disease, which […]