Livestock/Meat
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Pest Control, Education,

This is an excellent article on the current and historic situation with feral hogs.

Skyrocketing number of feral hogs in US has become ‘pig bomb,’ experts say

The illegal transportation of wild pigs on the “underground wild pig railroad” has caused a massive explosion in population for the animals in a term Zoologist John “Jack” Mayer has coined a “pig bomb.”

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09/27/2020 SOURCE: thehill.com

The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point

The Farm System Reform Act has won broad support from this diverse coalition of organizations — including advocates for workers’ rights, faith-based initiatives, animal welfare, environmental

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09/24/2020 SOURCE: ianrnews.unl.edu

Husker researchers linking cattle behavior to efficient beef production

Range cattle spend most of their time grazing, ruminating, resting and watering.

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09/21/2020 SOURCE: robbreport.com

You Can Now Buy American Wagyu Beef Directly from One of the Country’s Top Producers

In Kentucky, Black Hawk Farms is raising American wagyu that's richly marbled and selling cuts including ribeye, NY strip, Delmonico and more

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Soybeans, Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Disability and Agriculture,

AgrAbility Virtual State Fair Provides Resources, Information for National Agricultural Audiences - WOWO 1190 AM | 107.5 FM

Bill Field, professor and project director of the National AgrAbility Project, is shown with Evan Criswell, an Indiana farmer who has received AgrAbility services. During the month of October, AgrAbility projects from 19 states will participate in the inaugural AgrAbility Virtual State Fair (VSF) online to provide resources and information for farmers, ranchers and other […]

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09/15/2020 SOURCE: www.newsweek.com

Asian longhorned ticks found in Connecticut as species continues spread across U.S.

The ticks were spotted for the first time in the United States in 2017.

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09/15/2020 SOURCE: ocj.com

NFU urges FTC, USDA to strengthen meat labeling standards

For years, beef and pork that was born, raised, and slaughtered in another country but processed in the United States has legally been labeled as a “Product o

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