livestock | Morning Ag Clips

January 5, 2017

AG POLICY ...

Sheep industry lists priorities

American Sheep Industry sends priorities to Trump Administration

January 5, 2017

winter livestock

WINTER ...

Winter cold stressful for farm animals

Cold air and winds create dangerous periods of livestock cold stress

January 10, 2017

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT ...

Call for Good Farm Neighbor nominations

Award recognizes Iowa livestock farmers who take pride in doing things right

January 10, 2017

TRANSPARENCY ...

Guide to animal welfare certification

Consumer demand for higher animal welfare transparency is on the rise

January 10, 2017

Nolan Stone, President of the Colorado Livestock Association, is a fifth generation Colorado cattlemen who was raised near Karval, 17 miles southeast of Punkin Center. (Courtesy of Colorado Livestock Association)

THE FUTURE ...

On the horizon

CLA president shares thoughts about future of livestock industry

January 12, 2017

Ronald Erskine, professor of large animal clinic sciences will study herd-specific employee education and training for milk protocols. (Michigan State University)

ANIMAL AGRICULTURE ...

Increased research in animal ag industry

M-AAA will invest nearly $1.5 million to support research and outreach

January 15, 2017

ANIMAL HEALTH ...

Live Oak Co. fever tick update

Cattle fever tick eradication in Texas is a joint effort between TAHC & USDA

January 18, 2017

AG POLICY ...

USDA ignored concerns with organic rule

USDA AMS recently announced it will publish a controversial regulation

January 23, 2017

REGULATION ...

Chronic Wasting Disease rule

TAHC rule proposal has been republished, comment period now extended

January 24, 2017

cattle

INTERNATIONAL ...

Colo. hosts Mexican cattle buyers

CDA aims to generate robust sales in livestock and genetics