BeefTalk: Good marketing essential to capture available dollars

Kris Ringwall, North Dakota State University Extension
Do not let big numbers fool you. With good marketing skills, heavy calves will capture more value. If there is one concept cow-calf producers have total control over, it is how they market their calves.
Do not assume a good, solid handshake and slap on the back means top dollar was achieved in marketing this year's calves. Public auction

Interpreting Data to Modernize Food Safety: Meet Dr. Joanna Zablotsky Kufel

Dr. Joanna Zablotsky Kufel discovered community and public health at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Afterwards, she worked in public health for a couple of years and then moved to Baltimore, Md., where she earned her Masters in 2003 and Ph.D. in 2009 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “After learning all about food safety at the state and local level, I still wanted to

CDC map suggests U.S. is no veggie nation

Fred Wilkinson
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recently released State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables 2013 provides state-by-state and other demographic information on fruit and vegetable consumption.
Its findings suggest Americans have a ways to go to reach the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “half your plate” fresh produce dietary standard. Or maybe Americans

Long-Term Agriculture Science Investment Pay-offs

Today, I am in Athens, Georgia, visiting the University of Georgia (UGA) and meeting with university leaders, faculty, and students to learn about the great work being done here to advance agriculture and solve some of our most pressing challenges.
NIFA has a long history of investing in agricultural science, and for much of the research it takes years to see the payoff. I’d like to highlight

Erosion Control Breakthrough

June through September is wildfire season in the United States and on June 18 there were already 16 active major fires consuming more than 102,000 acres. As much damage and destruction these fires cause, even more may be on the way when future rains cause mudslides from soil erosion on barren hills. That’s where “Woodstraw” comes in.

WoodStraw® is a wood-based erosion control product that was

Creating Modern Solutions to Environmental Challenges

Our farmers and ranchers are the most productive on earth, largely due to their innovation and their ability to adapt to new challenges. As new threats emerge for American agriculture, USDA will be there to provide assistance – and this week, we announced new steps to help producers create solutions to meet modern environmental threats.
We’re already seeing these new challenges emerge. Last

Desarrollos tecnológicos en la pigmentación de huevo y pollo

En algunos mercados, el color del pollo y la yema de huevo son de suma importancia para el consumidor. Además de afectar el color del pollo y huevo, los carotenoides también cumplen con diversos papeles metabólicos.

Conferencia presentada por Fernando Cisneros. DSM Nutritional Products. Suiza, durante el V Congreso CLANA, (Colegio Latinoamericano de Nutrición Animal) que tomó lugar en Puerto