A Michigan-based veterinarian says a large decline in U.S. honeybee populations over the last year could impact the viability of food production. Terry Ryan Kane says beekeepers nationwide are seeing a 70 to 100% collapse in their colonies. “As our bee herd travels around the country, they’re assaulted by different diseases, different habitats, different climate,…… Continue Reading
Ethanol production, stocks, exports climb higher
U.S. ethanol production has increased for the third week in a row as producers wrap up seasonal maintenance. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.105 million barrels per day, up 49,000 on the week and 33,000 on the year. That week-to-week rise came with tighter, but still positive, margins for some producers and…… Continue Reading
Kansas winter wheat crop benefiting from rain
An extension agronomist with Kansas State University says recent rainfall could help increase winter wheat yields. Tina Sullivan, who covers northeast Kansas, says moisture in the last two weeks has improved crop conditions. “We were a little concerned when the USDA came out with that 40 to 50 bushels per acre and some of our…… Continue Reading
Chinese researchers charged with smuggling “potential agroterroism weapon”
A U.S. Attorney has charged two citizens of the Peoples’s Republic of China for smuggling a potential agroterroism weapon, conspiracy, and visa fraud. A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent arrested the couple for lying about smuggling Fusairum graminearum through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The criminal complaint alleges a University of Michigan postdoctoral fellow received Chinese…… Continue Reading
Co-infections make swine disease management more challenging
Boehringer-Ingelheim senior account veterinarian Dr. JD Fiechtner says recent studies reinforce a troubling truth for pork producers, health and performance outcomes in modern swine production are shaped by pathogen interplay. The post Co-infections make swine disease management more challenging appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
A potential shift in the cow herd
A livestock economist says there has been a decline in beef cow slaughter. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says, “Now certainly not 17% like it’s been so far, but that is a factor,” he says. He says producers culled cows at a higher rate in 2021, 2022, and 2023. “We’ve made some of…… Continue Reading
Feed additives provide multiple benefits for swine
Fortiva director of additives Stacie Crowder says getting pigs started is one of the biggest challenges facing pork producers. She tells Brownfield feed additives can support pigs through the tougher spots, like weaning and finishing. The post Feed additives provide multiple benefits for swine appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
NOVUS working to help piglets get off to strong start
NOVUS International technical services manager Alex Hintz says feed sanitation and feed biosecurity are hot topics in the swine industry. He tells Brownfield nursery pigs are the most vulnerable coming into the barn, and NOVUS can help get them on feed in a quick, safe, and clean manor. The post NOVUS working to help piglets…… Continue Reading
Swine diseases a concern for pork producers attending World Pork Expo
Domestic swine diseases are a concern for U.S. pork producers gathering in Des Moines for World Pork Expo this week. National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys says there continue to be outbreaks of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome. “I don’t know of a single pork producer that hasn’t struggled with this horrific disease that…… Continue Reading
Soybean seedling disease on the rise
Due to wet weather conditions across much of the Midwest, soybean seedling diseases are on the rise. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ohio State Extension’s Horacio Lopez-Nicora explains what farmers should be looking out for and what to do if they suspect disease. The post Soybean seedling disease on the rise appeared first…… Continue Reading
