Reducing Losses Caused by Liver Fluke

Twenty per cent of cattle in the UK that were sent for slaughter last year had their livers condemned by inspectors because of damage caused by liver fluke.
However, the damage to the livers is not the only loss that could result because of liver fluke.
Beef cattle can show a reduced weight gain and dairy cattle lower yields.
In the UK, with recent wet and warm weather conditions there is

Four steps to achieving performance goals on the farm

Measuring, recording and posting performance data can enable the whole team to achieve improvements on the farm.


by Phil Durst,

Michigan State University Extension

The goal was healthy calves. The farm owners determined that one of the most important factors in improving calf health was making sure that a sufficient amount of high-quality colostrum was given to calves soon after birth.

Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: How To Produce More

A policy known as sustainable intensification could help meet the challenges of increasing demands for food from a growing global population, argues a team of scientists in an article in the journal Science.

The goal of sustainable intensification is to increase food production from existing farmland says the article in the journal’s Policy Forum.
Lead authors Dr Tara Garnett and Professor

La Nueva Generación de Enzimas

Las enzimas exógenas son cada vez más utilizadas en dietas animales, en parte porque traen hoy una avalancha de evidencias basados en estudios de investigación, que aseguran la maximización de la digestibilidad de los ingredientes y consecuentemente lo mejor aprovechamiento de los nutrientes.

Investigaciones realizadas universidades de todo el mundo, muestran los beneficios de producir

Study: Hygiene a preharvest factor in spinach E. coli

Mike Hornick

The importance of worker hygiene for cutting the risk of pathogen contamination stretches back to the pre-harvest level, according to a new study of E. coli in spinach.
The study by researchers from Texas A&M and other universities was published in the July issue of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. It’s based on sampling done at a dozen spinach farms in Texas and Colorado.

Una mirada al futuro de los agronegocios

¿Cómo alimentaremos a más de 3 mil millones de personas en los próximos 40 años?

Un artículo publicado en la última edición del “International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Review" ofrece una nueva plataforma para abordar esta pregunta. Los autores Aidan Connolly, Vicepresidente de Cuentas Corporativas de Alltech y Kate Connolly-Phillips, Centro del Sistema Global de Negocios,

Grazing Land Management Helps an Arkansas Farmer Reduce Effects of Extreme Drought

Dale Courtney (left) visits with Randolph County NRCS District Conservationist Adam Eades near an electric fence and tire tank watering facility about the resilience a good prescribed grazing program offers during a drought.
Cattle producers across Arkansas faced many challenges during the extreme drought of 2012. Luckily, grazing management strategies helped farmers like Randolph County’s