USDA has kicked off their Rural Tour: Renewing America’s Promise. They’ve not only got a website but are doing the whole social media thing. The Rural Tour is crisscrossing the country to listen to residents in small towns and get their thoughts on revitalizing our nation. Together, we can strengthen rural communities. We need your ideas to get the job …
NAFB Plambeck Award Deadline
It’s time once again for the NAFB Plambeck Award. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting invites you to submit your entry for the Plambeck Award for Creative Excellence. Named in honor of NAFB Past President and Hall of Fame member Herb Plambeck, this award gives recognition for the best single and series radio commercial(s) that air on NAFB stations and …
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Barry Flinchbaugh, professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, has been elected Chair of the Board of Trustees of Farm Foundation. The new H5400 Series crop mergers from New Holland merge swaths to efficiently match windrow width and density with forage harvester or baler capacity. The three new models are offered in 9-foot and 12-foot pickup widths, and require …
Food Expo Dives Into Obama’s Agenda
The American Meat Institute posting a press release of this upcoming event that will give food producers a better idea of the Obama administration agenda. Check it out, and let me know if you attend! Fox News Anchor Bret Baier will offer insights on what to expect from the Obama Administration and Congress at the Washington Insider Breakfast during Worldwide …
Check Out the Corn and Soybean Activities at Dakota Fest
A full slate of activities are planned to promote agriculture and South Dakota’s farmers at DakotaFest in Mitchell, Aug. 18-20. In addition to listening to Senator Thune and Representative Herseth-Sandlin in a panel, and taking in the beef booth, I plan to hit the following stops this week. I’m geared up for a fun time at DakotaFest to celebrate agriculture. …
#oink to Support America’s Pork Producers
The Twitterverse is oinking this morning as thousands of tweets are being posted with the #oink hashtag to show support for American pork producers who have been hurt by the incorrect labeling of H1N1 virus. Of course you’ve got your typical wackos using the opportunity to promote their vegan agenda or some website they want to promote that has nothing …
Precision Ag for Swine Production
Livestock producers could take a cue from their crop brethren and adopt some precision technology to be more efficient. That advice comes from ag economist and swine industry specialist Dennis DiPietre, who spoke at the Boehringer Ingelheim swine health seminar in North Carolina on Friday. “It’s a really interesting road map what has been going on with precision agriculture techniques,” …
Kid’s Cattle Blog
And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Malachi 4:2 I discovered upon one of the cutest blogs ever the other day, and I knew I had to share it with AgWired readers. It’s called the Kid’s Cattle Blog, and it’s hosted by the farm wife who shares the tales, good and bad, ugly and …
Oral Fluid Testing for Hogs
Testing saliva for human diseases has been around for as long as a century, but it was only about a decade ago that someone thought it might work for livestock as well. The swine industry is getting very close to being able to detect the presence of disease in a herd using a rope that pigs can chew on and …
Evaluating Prevention vs Treatment of Swine Diseases
Swine producers need to carefully evaluate the costs of prevention versus treatment when it comes to disease in their herds. “We need to try to categorize the different types of diseases, as to whether it has a real good type of treatment, a low cost type of treatment, or maybe a high cost animal health problem if we do get …