African Swine Fever - Focused on Feed

Aug 4 2019 A number of pigs roughly equal to the entire American annual pig production has been the victim of the disease, and indirectly the eradication and control efforts in China alone over the last year. Much attention has been focused on feed, feed ingredients and... more ›

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African Swine Fever Prevention

Apr 29 2019 USDA has been at the forefront of the effort to secure the US swine population. Efforts have included the training of detector dogs which have already been instrumental in the identification for seizure of approximately 1,000,000 pounds of pork product... more ›

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Encouraging Take on Milk Prices

Apr 22 2019 A fair number of "if's" have to fall the right way, but this is the most encouraging outlook for the relative position of milk prices as we move through 2019. https://www.farmprogress.com/d... more ›

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Waters of The United States

Feb 7 2019 The current administration is getting down to brass tacks in simplifying the definition of the EPA's Waters if the US, commonly referred to as WOTUS. Two months ago, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers published their proposed rule change to facilitate... more ›

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Give Skeptics the Boot!

Feb 5 2019 In the Strum & Drang of contemporary political discourse, this is a well written, cool evaluation of the role of international trade for agricultural producers, both currently and for the future. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/... - Save this... more ›

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Innovation in Plant Photorespiration

Jan 18 2019 Fascinating preliminary results of two year study at the University of Illinois in increasing plant yields through the manipulation of the plant's own biochemistry. This has some really huge implications if the early indications pan out and can be scaled. ... more ›

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Tough Times Continue for the Milking Parlor

Jan 14 2019 Dairy continues under high stress, with profitability more than elusive. Genetic development, better nutrition, constantly improving animal health management and production technology have all contributed to massive increases in efficiency - but even as dairy... more ›

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Moving Horses - It's All in the Loading

Jan 13 2019 This is a brief, commonsense article on the pros and cons of trailering horses. A calm horse is a safe animal, to itself, other animals, and the people around it. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6490303192117628928 more ›

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Genetic Selection - It's Natural!

Jan 9 2019 As IDEAL Agriculture & Marine Insurance has deepened our involvement in the poultry segment of animal agriculture over the years, we have seen firsthand the improvements in technology, nutrition, security, and animal welfare made. They have been... more ›

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Factory Farms? Nah!

Dec 20 2018 The Economic Research Service of the USDA has released an interesting report entitled, "America's Diverse Family Farms: 2018 Edition". Included with the report are myriad statistics which add great perspective to the ownership and production of American farms.... more ›

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