Now that the mystery illness impacting some dairy herds has been revealed as the same strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza that has been impacting the U.S. poultry flock, pork producers are asking questions.
A Brazilian federal court on Friday granted the release from jail of Joesley Batista, former chairman of the world’s biggest meatpacker, JBS SA, according to court documents.
The European Union and Japan urged the U.S. on Saturday to grant them exemptions from metal import tariffs, with Tokyo calling for “calm-headed behavior” in a dispute that threatens to spiral into a trade war.
The Iowa chapter of Americans for Farmers & Families called on the Trump administration to enhance the tax cuts’ economic benefits for Iowa’s farmers and consumers through preservation of NAFTA.
As most people are well aware, there’s been a precipitous decline in the numbers of big cats around the world. But the solution proposed by the UN and its allies is simply dead wrong.
Chip Flory looks at a study from Iowa State that alleges Russia is meddling in U.S. public opinion on GMO's with Carolyn Lawrence-Dill. He also talks inputs and finances with Davis Michaelsen and Tanner Ehmke of CoBank
Alltech announced the passing of its founder and president, Dr. Pearse Lyons. Lyons died on Thursday, March 8, due to an acute lung condition that developed during his recovery from heart surgery. He was 73
Blizzards in the Dakotas and New England is bracing for its second nor’easter in a week make it seem as though warmer, drier weather might never make it.
Firefighters are battling dozens of wildfires in Kansas and Nebraska that have erupted since the weekend, even as calmer winds on Wednesday helped contain or extinguish most of them.
Switzerland sets a new bar for prevention of animal suffering. Two questions, though: Do they have the right to claim that moral high ground, and will a new law to that effect do any good?
When producers spot a sick animal, they often begin to closely monitor water and feed intake. That instinct is right on target based on what we know about animals’ immune systems.
The National Pork Producers Council elected new officers and members to its board of directors at its annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held recently.
Merck Animal Health, in cooperation with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), recently released findings of a large study of mental health and well being among veterinarians.
A delegation of South Dakota farmers have returned from a trade mission to Mexico to talk with their neighbor and customer to solidify this relationship.
The National Pork Board today honored Tom Baas with its Distinguished Service Award during the National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City. Baas is a former animal science professor at Iowa State University.
Industry leaders are honored for their impact on the pork industry with national honors at the National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City, Mo. this week.
World food prices rose in February from the month before, as rising prices for staple grains and dairy products more than balanced out lower values for vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
William F. "Bill" Brown comes to Texas Tech after serving as dean for research and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture.
AgriTalk Host Chip Flory ropes a very diverse trio of farmers at the Commodity Classic for this weeks Farmer Forum. He also gets good insight into what is going on with their operations back home.
This student-led initiative did not alter the menu items available through UI [University of Iowa]Housing & Dining. The menu items highlighted were simply part of the standard rotation available to students.
Two of the better-known indicators of the farm economy, Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index and The Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, have both turned higher in January, showing improved moods.
Equipment manufactures aren’t banking on a fully recovered market in 2018, but the hint of higher sales is providing a glimmer of optimism in the new year.
Yum! Brands Inc.’s KFC warned that a supply-chain breakdown that has shut more than half of its 900 U.K. outlets would persist for the rest of the week, continuing to deprive fans of their fried-chicken fix.