Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation highlights universities’ crucial contributions MANHATTAN, Kansas — A new report issued today showed how U.S. farmers — facing a surge of weather events and disease outbreaks — can increase production and revenues with innovations produced by federally funded agricultural research. The U.S. needs to increase its investment in agricultural research [...]

By Rachel Robinson   |   The American Angus Association® Board of Directors approved changes to the $Value Indexes during the February board meeting Feb. 18-21, 2019. Updated $Value Indexes will be available this June, and changes include revisions to Beef Value ($B), updating the Weaned Calf Value ($W) model to the new Maternal Value [...]

            Make plans to attend the first ever Stock Growers Field Day on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019.  The event will be highlighted by a market outlook from CattleFax and by a presentation on increasing production efficiency from the well-known reproductive physiologist, Dr. Rick Funston.  The field day, held in Beloit, Kansas, will be a collaboration [...]

2018 NAAB Members Report Record Year for Unit Sales The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) members report annual units for the categories of domestic sales, export sales, custom collected, imported units for dairy and beef breeds.  With 95% of the US AI industry represented by NAAB members, these annual statistics give an unprecedented reflection [...]

Jessica Petersen, UNL Animal Science Genetics & Genomics Brittle bone disease, or osteogenesis imperfecta, is a detrimental disorder in livestock.  Calves with the condition commonly suffer multiple bone fractures in utero or at delivery, and if able to stand, have lax tendons.  Depending on the cause, calves may also have blue coloration in what is [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2019 – The federal Biomass Research and Development (BR&D) Board today unveiled a multi-agency strategy to accelerate innovative technologies that harness the nation’s biomass resources for affordable biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. The Bioeconomy Initiative: Implementation Framework (PDF, 2.3 MB) was developed by the B&RD Board – an interagency collaborative which is [...]

By Sandra Avant Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus spreads much more aggressively in pigs than previous research suggests, according to a new study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. The study, recently published in Scientific Reports, shows that pigs infected with the FMD virus were highly contagious to other pigs just 24 hours after infection—long [...]

International Brangus Breeders Association 210-696-8231 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS…. Eddy Roberts, president of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA), announced that Dr. Darrell Wilkes will assume the role of executive vice president of the 70-year-old Brangus cattle breed registry.   Dr. Wilkes comes with an extensive list of credentials and experience over a career that spans stints [...]

Bozeman, MT – The American Simmental Association (ASA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2018-2019 Ring of Champions contest. The Ring of Champions program recognizes cattle that have been consistently successful at ASA’s major Progress Through Performance (PTP) shows, reflecting an industry reality where producers routinely balance between phenotypic evaluation and scientifically relevant [...]

by Brandi Buzzard Frobose, RAAA Director of Communications Why should Red Angus producers care about sustainability? Short answer: Because if you’re not sustainable, you’re not profitable. Longer answer: Consumers want sustainable beef, even if they don’t know exactly what that means, and as one of my favorite beef producers and role models, Debbie Lyons-Blythe said, [...]