USDA and States Collaborate on H5N1 Prevention

Will Jordan Cattle, Dairy, Industry, USDA-APHIS

United States Department of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, has said that his department and states are increasing collaborative efforts to stifle H5N1. USDA’s Rod Bain Reports. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Three Things to Know About HPAI in Dairy Cows

Will Jordan Industry, Livestock, Livestock News, USDA-APHIS

Some consumers and livestock producers alike have concerns when it comes to H5N1. USDA’s Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack share three things to keep in mind. Click here to learn more from USDA APHIS. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Efforts in H5N1 Control

Will Jordan Cattle, Industry, Livestock, Livestock News

The novel H5N1 virus facing animal agriculture has been in the spotlight recently as it transferred from poultry to other livestock. United States Department of   Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses the collaboration between federal agencies and other stakeholders in light of cases of H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in dairy cattle. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, …

Update: HPAI Cases in Livestock 

Will Jordan Cattle, Dairy, Industry, Livestock, Livestock News

Producers still have concerns about HPAI detections in livestock. Find more information from USDA APHIS here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Florida’s Beef, Dairy and Allied Industries Generated Billions in Revenues in 2017

Dan Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Economy, Florida, Industry News Release, Research

As Florida approaches the 500-year anniversary of the introduction of cattle to her shores in 1521, a new report from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) demonstrates just how important beef and dairy production have become to the state’s economy – and shows a recent upswing in Florida cattle industry exports. In 2017, Florida’s combined …

Winter Storms Causing Dairy Cow Deaths in Eastern Washington State

Dan Cattle, Weather

The continuing severe winter weather is killing dairy cows in parts of Eastern Washington State and the storms keep coming. Gary Crawford has the story.   USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says dairy operators in the Northwest are battling severe winter weather which they are not accustomed to and are not equipped to handle. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed …

Two Years After Birth, Cows from Heat-Stressed Cattle Produce Less Milk

Dan Dairy, Industry News Release, Research

If lactating dairy cattle get too hot, they don’t produce as much milk, and that can add up to economic losses of more than $1 billion a year in the U.S. alone, University of Florida researchers say. This loss can easily double if dry cows — those in late pregnancy that are not lactating — suffer from heat stress. That …