Tag: livestock
How to determine when a cow is in heat
Determining the optimum time to artificially inseminate your herd can reduce your calving intervals and decrease your semen expense.
Farmers brave frigid weather in Ohio
Area farmers say the chores are taking longer in this extreme cold, but conditions could improve by the weekend.
Animal power was a progression in time
Before the internal combustion engine was perfected or steam power became popular, animals were used to supplement human brawn as a power source.
How to prepare backyard chickens for winter
Backyard chickens need safe, healthy environments to survive cold weather. There are several ways you can make winter a little easier on your flock.
Livestock haulers get waiver from Hours of Service rules
The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted drivers who haul livestock a 90-day waiver from a regulation limiting time behind the wheel.
Dairy and veal farmers face new rules
Rules regarding tail docking of dairy cattle and the housing of veal calves will take effect Jan. 1
Court extends livestock emissions reporting deadline
A federal court has granted an exemption on livestock emissions reporting to the EPA, and producers now have until Jan. 22.
Using goats to improve pastures
Goats are great for cleaning up brush and unwanted vegetation prior to the initial investment of starting a new pasture and loading it with livestock.
Breeding resistant chickens for improved food safety
A new test developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists in College Station, Texas, could make it easier to breed pathogen-resistant chickens.
American Simmental Association announces new DNA program
The American Simmental Association has launched a new research project aimed at collecting female genotypes from whole herds.
