Tag: livestock
Penn State researching new housing for chickens
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will help farmers convert from traditional caged housing to noncaged systems.
How to decide when to sell cull cows
Cull cow value is determined by supply and demand, carcass quality, and percentage of lean meat yield per carcass.
Select Sires bull hits 1 million units
Select Sires' Holstein bull 7HO11314 Mountfield SSI Dcy Mogul-ET (EX-93-GM) has exceeded 1 million units in sales at seven years of age.
Cargill acquires Southern States
Cargill has closed on its agreement to acquire the animal feed business of Southern States Cooperative.
Determine how many replacement heifers you need
Knowing your cost of production and need for replacements can help determine how many heifers you need on the operation.
4 steps to develop a high-quality feed program
Silage testing is a fundamental tool for the farm to continuously evaluate quality and adjust to feed the best-possible forages.
How to tag livestock properly
Tagging livestock is an important part of animal identification but must be done properly to keep the animal from losing its tag or getting an infection.
Top ram brings $1,300 at Pa. performance sheep and goat sale
Pennsylvania sheep and goat producers received $66,000 for 106 elite animals during the 39th annual Performance Tested Ram Lamb and Meat Goat Buck Sale.
United Producers and AgriClear link
United Producers Inc. is teaming up with AgriClear to enhance its digital livestock marketing.
ESFs may improve gestation feeding programs for sows
Electronic sow feeding systems have been able to monitor individual intake of gilts and sows housed together and could eventually improve feed efficiency.
