November 22, 2024

The director of beef cattle technical services at Purina Animal Nutrition says using value-added nutrition programs can maximize a producer’s return on investment. Ted Perry says demand for beef continues to be strong.  “Through genetic selection and just the management, we’ve really created that huge demand for high quality beef,” he says. “We’ve got to […] The post Maximizing ROI in beef appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A district director for Minnesota Farm Bureau suggests Congress has enough time but maybe not the willingness to pass a farm bill this year. Fran Miron farms near Hugo and says producers need the certainty of a new farm bill… “There’s certainly enough time,” he says. “I think the issue is the willingness. We’re seeing […] The post No willingness to pass a farm bill? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The animal health commissioner for the Kansas Department of Agriculture says a vaccine could be available soon to guard against H5N1 in dairy cattle. Justin Smith tells Brownfield… “It’s not available yet, it’s efficacy hasn’t been proven, but we’re on the way,” he says. Four cases of H5N1 were confirmed in Kansas herds earlier this year, […] The post Kansas animal health commissioner says H5N1 vaccine getting closer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Newman University has added an ag tech management degree to meet the needs of students in southwest Kansas. Director David Lehman tells Brownfield the program is focused on students at Dodge City, Garden City and Seward County Community Colleges. “There’s a lot of students that don’t want to leave their local community to get a […] The post Newman University adds ag tech management degree for southwest Kansas students appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The general manager of FS GRAIN says a bountiful harvest and low commodity prices means a lot of grain in the countryside. Cory Winstead says the northern Illinois-based cooperative is operating at peak capacity this fall. “In some areas we thought it was going to be better than it ended up, but all in all […] The post Bountiful harvest brings full bins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical services veterinarian at Pharmgate Animal Health says maintaining animal health should remain a priority in the winter months. Nicholas Lauterbach says it’s a good idea for farms to have a good biosecurity plan in place. “What are we doing today, what can we be doing differently that’s going to be more successful,” he […] The post Keeping animal health a priority appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo courtesy of Syngenta Syngenta has announced a new collaboration that aims to improve the sustainability of beef production. Chris Cook, head of sustainable business solutions at Syngenta North America, says they have partnered with Lopez Foods and McDonalds to increase feed efficiency and help reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released per pound […] The post Syngenta partners with McDonalds, Lopez Foods appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story