Livestock News

Corteva Agriscience Submits New Pasture Herbicide to EPA

New herbicide features season-long residual control and a low use rate

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Butterflies and Biogas A Focus of Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods plans to harvest prairie grass, along with hog manure, for methane generation, while also planting monarch butterfly habitat.

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Back to the Farm: Why Tim Schwartz Switched from Pharmacy to Pigs

This Minnesota sow farm manager sees a bright future for his generation.

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Machinery Insider

Truck Tractor Price Trends

By Machinery Insider

The premiums being paid for pre-tier 4 trucks appear to have softened with the exception of top-end vehicles.

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Repair and Maintenance

Simple Leak Detection on Farm Equipment

By Repair and Maintenance

Leaks are an unwanted visitor that will eventually affect most machines, engines, or drivelines.

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Women in Agriculture

Fall Colors on the Farm

By Women in Agriculture

I’ve been watching leaves on our soybeans change every day as I drive down our driveway. The bright green leaves have matured to a beautiful yellow.

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Massive Losses in China Could Mean Big Rewards in U.S.

Christine McCracken at Rabobank spells out the upside and downside for pork producers.

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‘Cell-Based Meat’ Sees a Truce

The U.S. meat industry and its emerging competitors in the field of lab-grown meat struck a truce in a letter to the White House.

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North Carolina Ag Losses From Florence Soar to $2.4 Billion

Governor Roy Cooper earmarked $235 million for agriculture out of a proposed $1.5 billion in state spending for recovery from Hurricane Florence “and future storm resiliency” on Wednesday.

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‘Dairy Was a Deal-Breaker’ in Writing NAFTA’s Successor, Says President

The pact should aid the flow of wheat, poultry, eggs and dairy exports, said President Trump, adding that for U.S. negotiators, “Dairy was a deal-breaker.”

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Canada to Eliminate Class 7 Barrier, Allow More U.S. Access to Dairy Market

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement that will succeed NAFTA includes the elimination of Canada’s Class 7 dairy price system and greater U.S. access to the Canadian dairy market.

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African Swine Fever: What You Need to Know

One of the deadliest swine viruses on earth, African swine fever (ASF), has spread for the first time to the world’s largest pork producing country, China. Here is what we know.