Hog Production
Summer internships are the first exposure for students to the real world.
Bri Osborne returned in 2019 to help her father manage their family farm, overseeing 1,000 acres and 7,000 hogs while expanding their dragline manure and spray drone businesses.
The pork community is in the crosshairs right now for the animal rights extremist community. Here’s what you need to know.
The laying hen industry shares similar risks to the pork industry regarding disease prevention. Versova’s Craig Rowles shares practical examples from the egg industry that could work on your farm.
Brazil is seeing a sudden shift in weather with heavy rains now forecasted over the next two weeks. While it will bring relief to drought areas, it could cause harvest delays and issues planting the safrinha corn crop.
Jim Douglas and his son, James, are navigating the joys and hurdles of succession planning.
You’ve taught your kids how to drive tractors, herd cattle and identify weeds. But have you passed on your money and management skills?
On a percentage basis, beef packer margins declined significantly last week. It’s all relative, of course, since the starting point from the previous week was stunning.
Dry conditions spurred by La Nina weighed on areas of the Corn Belt in 2022. As La Nina fades, and El Nino starts to make a return, meteorologists say the weather shift could also signal better crop production in 2023.
As farm shows and meetings portray a crowd that seems to be aging, is there a shortage of young farmers threatening the future of ag? John Phipps explains why an abundance of young farmers may not be on the farm today.