Livestock and Major Physical Risks

Dec 21 2021 Starting the weekend of December 11/12 and for the next few days, Mother Nature was not kind to central North America. A clash between warm, humid air and cold dry air occurring at an unusual time of the year caused weather events resulting in heavy damage... more ›

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WORLD DAIRY EXPO

Sep 14 2021 Excitement is building for this year's World Dairy Expo, the first since 2019. World Dairy Expo, COVID excepted, is held annually in Madison Wisconsin, creating the largest dairy-specific show in the world. Attendance includes thousands of international... more ›

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Congratulations

Jun 28 2021 IDEAL is very active in Kansas, so just a quick shout-out to Cow Camp Ranch of Lost Springs, Kansas. A long time breeder now in their fourth generation of family management, they were recently named Seedstock Producer of the Year by the Beef Improvement... more ›

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Foreign Disease - Not if but when!

Apr 23 2021 Thinking back to over a year ago I would have never thought that COIVD-19 would have ended up in the United States. Seeing all the news segments and watching the virus tear though Europe seemed so distant from our boarders that I didn’t give it too much... more ›

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Out of This World

Mar 17 2021 As a youngster in elementary school, I remember in early May of 1961 partaking in a special school assembly where a large (for the times) black and white TV was set up before us and we had the opportunity to watch the liftoff from Cape Canaveral of first US... more ›

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Plenty of Sunshine in the Forecast

Feb 22 2021 It seems like news is too often negative - employment gains slowing, fuel prices heading quickly up under the new administraiton, more talk of inflation - the list goes on. And while it is true farm incomes are down, keeping its relative drop in longer... more ›

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Increasing Food Security

Feb 18 2021 I just love stories like this. It is a real world example of how the state of humanity has continued to improve over the years, and at an increasing pace. https://www.morningagclips.com... Constructed by the Norwegian government almost four decades ago, it is... more ›

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