Antibiotics are expensive for livestock producers and many times, they fail to stop infections. University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment scientists have observed antibiotic failure in cattle is associated with behavior changes in the first days after treatment. Finding a way to predict antibiotic success or failure before treating dairy calves could save producers money and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Read MoreKentucky goat producers and industry stakeholders joined Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles today as he signed a proclamation declaring April as Goat Month in Kentucky.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has clarified the definition of a spot market sale and hog eligibility under the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP), which assists producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1, 2020.
Read MoreThe Ukraine-Russia war is straining an already stressed global supply chain and increasing volatility in commodity markets.
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court at its Mar. 25 conference agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) against California’s Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s “arbitrary” production standards.
Read MoreFarmers and the commodity organizations that represent them celebrated National Agriculture Day in a variety of ways. Those active in the Kentucky Livestock Coalition braved the rainy forecast to serve up hamburgers, pork chops, chicken and goat/lamb brats to those who work in the state Capitol and Annex. The rain held off, the smell of charcoal and grilling meat filled the air, and the crowd turned out – to the tune of approximately 500 people fed.
Read MoreOver the past two decades, Kentucky cattle producers have risen to the point of having one of the best quality cow herds in the country and the biggest east of the Mississippi.
Read MoreAfter a two-year pause on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade missions, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles participated in two international trade development opportunities in an effort to show Kentucky and the United States are ready to accelerate trade talks to benefit farmers.
Read MoreShared traumatic experiences can bring people closer together, even if they are normally miles apart. That was the case recently in the Muhlenberg County community of Bremen as Northern Kentucky livestock producers helped Western Kentucky livestock producers repair fences destroyed by the Dec. 10 tornado outbreak.
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