The American National CattleWomen recognized Vicky Hartzler with an honorary lifetime membership for her dedication and commitment to agriculture. Congresswoman Hartzler has represented Missouri’s 4th congressional district since 2011. Ann Nogan, ANCW president, said Congresswoman Hartzler’s dedication to representing the hard working men and women of rural America is commendable. “As a farmer herself, Representative Hartzler has been a tremendous … Read More
VitaFerm Offering Free Fetal Development Wheel
VitaFerm has designed a unique Fetal Development Wheel to help producers successfully manage their herd’s nutritional needs during breeding, conception, and throughout the various stages of bovine fetal development. The free wheel is based on the work of Dr. Kim Vonnahme, an associate professor at North Dakota State University with expertise in reproductive physiology, nutritional impacts on fetal and placental … Read More
CRV Unveils Robot Breeding Values
Starting in April 2016, producers in the U.S. can now include the CRV robot traits in their breeding decisions to help increase efficiency with their automatic milking systems (AMS). The robot traits are broken down into three separate breeding values: Robot Efficiency, Milking Interval, and Heifer Habituation. Robot Efficiency indicates how efficiently a cow completes milking after entering the robot. … Read More
CRV Launches HerdOptimizer
CRV USA launches CRV HerdOptimizer to assist producers in reaching elite performance to maximize ROI on every animal in a herd during these times of fluctuating prices for milk, meat and resources. CRV is accepting 30 applicants to be the first U.S. HerdOptimizer herds. HerdOptimizer is an efficient and easy-to-use genomic herd management tool for dairy farmers who are innovators … Read More
Agrilabs Grants to Benefit Livestock Veterinarians
In an effort to encourage and fund recent veterinary school graduates in their post-graduate continuing education efforts, AgriLabs is offering an award to two veterinarians, one beef and one dairy, that will provide each with $5,000 for professional development training so these practitioners may better serve their producer-clients. The awards are donated in collaboration with the American Association of Bovine … Read More
Cattle Raisers Convention Right Around the Corner
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) 139th Cattle Raisers Convention is set for April 8-10 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The annual event will offer multiple School for Successful Ranching sessions for ranchers and anyone interested in learning more about the industry. Twenty-eight sessions will provide practical insights on topics from range management, animal health, nutrition, lease … Read More
France Confirms Isolated BSE Case
The French Ministry of Agriculture released a statement this morning confirming that a single case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad-Cow Disease, had been detected in a five-year-old cow from the country’s Ardennes region. The diagnosis was confirmed on March 23 by the Reference Laboratory of the European Union (LRUE). This single, isolated case is the third … Read More
NCBA Names New CEO
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has named Kendal Frazier its new chief executive officer. I spoke with after the announcement to learn more about his priority issues leading the cattlemen and women forward. “My priorities as CEO will be working with NCBA’s stakeholders and other organizations to vigorously oppose the continued assault by the government on private property rights; … Read More
Angus Announces Routine Calibration of GE-EPDs
American Angus Association® and Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) will release newly calibrated genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) in mid-April. The process is the fifth of its kind since introducing GE-EPDs in 2010, and further refines how DNA test results are incorporated with pedigree, performance measures and progeny data into the selection tools released through the Association’s weekly National Cattle Evaluation … Read More
Cattle Health – Your Opinion Needed in NAHMS Survey
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) asks their members to participate in USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) beef industry cow-calf study in 2017. In order to craft the most informative survey possible, and to derive data that will be most beneficial to the cattle industry, NAHMS is asking producers to take a preliminary survey by answering 10 short … Read More